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

[Steve Pillings <byronsp@xxxxxxxxx>]

Noel

Just had a thought. Spotify supports AirPlay so you should be able to
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Steve

On 28 Mar 2011, at 18:11, "noel" <noel@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> Thanks all some good advice. Definitely not a fan of the htpc route
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> Squeezebox is a possibility, I'd love to go Sonos but think it will be
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us her having Sonos before me tho!!!
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> Alternative idea ive just thought of is to use an iPod touch (1st gen
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ll capacity would do) plugged directly into the amp either with a cable
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> Extra step on that might be to add an airport express into the
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> Anything else I should be Thinking about?=20
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> Ideal solution would be if an xstreamer or apple tv could do all this!
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> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Neil Ball" <neilball@...>
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>> Sonos would probably be the easiest to use and deploy. Do bear in
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>> Sonos requires a wired Ethernet connection for the first device
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>> work wirelessly for additional devices should you later want to
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>> Napster and Spotify both require monthly subscription, Spotify
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>> Sonos using the =C2=A310/month premium service. However it tends
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>> WAF too (certainly in my house where my boys of 5 & 8 are also
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>> Neil B.
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>> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf O=
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>> 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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>> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
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>> Of noel
>> Sent: 28 March 2011 13:14
>> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>=20
>> 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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