• Not audiophile, as I'm not overly fussed about quality* but what's a fairly cheap and easy solution to get a UI for the following in one place?

    Internet radio streams
    podcasts
    local music library
    Streaming services (probably spotify)

    *local music is ripped to flac so I'd like to get the most out of that, I don't have a NAS, but could quite easily get one. Does something like a QNAP have a decent interface to handle the above?

    Edit, if this could all go in to my reciever/amp via one HDMI, that'd be ideal as it would mean I'd only have to switch inputs for records or TV

  • I'd also be interested in the answer to this. When I was looking I couldn't find anything great.

    Main two options I've ended up with is a chromecast audio or bubbleupnp (mainly playing to a Pi Zero with Volumio and a DAC but bubbleupnp can push to loads of different players).

    Bubbleupnp is more versatile in playback devices but isn't great for podcasts and is a little clunky. Both also rely on your phone as an interface as well.

  • Does Plex do that? I only use it to listen to music on the go and for movie content at home but it handles it well and has streaming with Tidal. Was £99 for life last year which seemed good value for what it does. Running Plexamp on a phone it picks music from your home network wherever you are, you can save the cost of entry on iphone storage.

  • An iPad.

    • Spotify for music and podcasts
    • Apps for internet radio, i.e. KEXP app, or TuneIn
    • Plex for local media

    Get a cast device or equivalent... and from all of the above cast to the device.

  • Money no object.. I think Roon does all this but has got increasingly spendy.

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