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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.
- Spotify for music and podcasts
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If not Ipad is it worth considering an android device with SPDIF out which would let you use your choice of DAC?
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+1 for iPad or similar tablet is probably the best option in terms of function and ease of use.
I have a Mac Mini connected via usb to my dac going into the hifi. I use a Macbook Air essentially as a remote control via screen sharing for Spotify and FLAC etc or I can control spotify via the app on my phone.
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I'm also setting up something similar.
But I've got different requirements.
I've got some flac files lying around and Tidal HiFi I'd love to stream to my Atmos receiver which is relatively old and doesn't support it (only Spotify, but has local network support)
TV also supports Atmos and eARC, which meant that, so far, I've been able to play Tidal on a Firestick 4k which supports Atmos thru my TV and thus the receiver.
But doesn't solve local files and it's cumbersome (the Tidal Android app on the Fire is just plain horrible)So my plan now is to build a Raspberry Pi4 as my media manager (which, incidentally, could work as a local gaming streaming device off my gaming PC onto my OLED TV, which is nice). Roon should work nicely on it, but bit on the expensive side added to Tidal subscription, so now looking at alternatives.
Strawberry 🍓 on Linux does support Tidal with a hack, and should support local streaming to (off my gaming PC perhaps or off a USB stick stuck into my Fritz!Box).I'd love to have a nice fullscreen media app, possibly with universal remote support off HDMI tho. So now looking for that into the open source world.
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anidel
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