Re: Box for the lounge to play music, spotify etc

["noel" <noel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks all some good advice. Definitely not a fan of the htpc route
for thi=
s instance, definitely needs a high waf!=20

Squeezebox is a possibility, I'd love to go Sonos but think it will be too
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much cost wise, will look into zp prices on eBay.  Would be a touch
jealous=
her having Sonos before me tho!!!

Alternative idea ive just thought of is to use an iPod touch (1st gen
small=
capacity would do) plugged directly into the amp either with a cable direc=
t or using a dock with line out.=20

Extra step on that might be to add an airport express into the equation to
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allow the iPod touch to be used wirelessly altho that might be  an
unnecess=
ary complexity.=20

Anything else I should be Thinking about?=20

Ideal solution would be if an xstreamer or apple tv could do all this! In
t=
ime either plex or xbmc on apple tv 2 will probably answer this I guess=20

Noel

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Neil Ball" <neilball@...> wrote:
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> Sonos would probably be the easiest to use and deploy. Do bear in mind
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> Sonos requires a wired Ethernet connection for the first device and
can t=
hen
> work wirelessly for additional devices should you later want to extend
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> Napster and Spotify both require monthly subscription, Spotify only
works=
on
> Sonos using the =A310/month premium service. However it tends to get a
hi=
gh
> WAF too (certainly in my house where my boys of 5 & 8 are also big
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> Neil B.
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> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Mark Gardner
> Sent: 28 March 2011 13:31
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Box for the lounge to play music, spotify etc
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> Cost may be a limiting factor, but how about a SONOS S5 with the
iPhone
> controller? Plays Spotify.
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> Or without builtin speaker a SONOS ZP90?
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
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> Of noel
> Sent: 28 March 2011 13:14
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> Subject: [ukha_d] Box for the lounge to play music, spotify etc
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> Hi all,=20
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> My relatively non techie swmbo needs something for her lounge
primarily
> to play music.
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> Mainly looking to play spotify and online radio but ability to play
> itunes library might be useful in future. Movie/iplayer playback would
> be a nice bonus but not essential.
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> Cost as ever is the limiting factor, control through tv with remote
> would be preferable, iPhone remote be good too.
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> So.....options??? I've had a quick look round and cant see much that
> does spotify. Sound will be output through an amp so no inbuilt
speaker
> needed.
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> Thanks in advance
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> Noel
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