On 19/10/17 17:26, Huge wrote:
On 2017-10-19, RJH wrote:
On 19/10/2017 12:46, Huge wrote:
On 2017-10-18, Arthur Quinn wrote:
On 2017-10-18 16:56:45 +0000, RJH said:

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I haven't really been following this thread but have you considered a
Logitech Squeezebox? The server software is open source and runs on macOS,
there are soft and hard clients, and although it's obsolete, the hardware
is easily available on eBay and there's a large enthusiast community.


Thanks - happy to give it a go. Just looking at wikipedia/ebay I see a
number of versions. I think the SB3 should do it? I don't think I need a
display.

That should be fine. There's a smartphone controller client, too, so you
can drive the whole thing from the comfort of your armchair. Or you can
use the web interface on the server.

Why did Logitech scrap this product, I ask yet again!?


The installation and administration of LMS was too geeky for the
mainstream, I suspect.

The system also needed an 24/7 application server with power and noise
issues, where other media streaming devices were content with using just
SMB or DNLA (yuk) on simple NAS things.

As well as Logitech ditching the squeeze hardware line, another sadness
for me is the loss of the remote hosted (and LMS integrated) MusicIP
service that acoustically fingerprinted all of my (and others) music and
enabled an auto-DJ function with uncanny good selection tastes. The
iTunes Genius function is pants in comparison.

But, it's still a worthwhile product for me. Some time ago I even
contributed some software for it. I'm currently building something
in-wall dashboard like to put my SB3 straight in my eyeline while
wibbling on this computer. The current location on the equipment pile
isn't optimally visible from my seat.

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Adrian C