Digital Audio Player Appliance for Home Stereo?

[Kor]

Hey all

Looking for suggestions for buying a device to add to my home stereo. Would like something with a built in display that plays Mp3 as well as Lossless audio files, has a built in hard drive or SSD, wifi to load songs onto it. Don't want it to need a TV or Computer monitor to be the interface, ideally it has its own remote control and own display and volume knobs etc.

Most of the ones out there seem to be geared at video/movies and require an onscreen interface on the TV or require that you use your computer to run them? I don't own a TV so this is purely going to be for music.

Ideas?

[shconer]

Re: Digital Audio Player Appliance for Home Stereo?

This is a good website. http://www.computeraudiophile.com/

http://www.logitech.com/en-us/speake...s/devices/5745

[cam_wmh]

Re: Digital Audio Player Appliance for Home Stereo?

Hey all

Looking for suggestions for buying a device to add to my home stereo. Would like something with a built in display that plays Mp3 as well as Lossless audio files, has a built in hard drive or SSD, wifi to load songs onto it. Don't want it to need a TV or Computer monitor to be the interface, ideally it has its own remote control and own display and volume knobs etc.

Most of the ones out there seem to be geared at video/movies and require an onscreen interface on the TV or require that you use your computer to run them? I don't own a TV so this is purely going to be for music.

Ideas?

Oh man. You should build one.
I've been slowly building an arcade machine.. slowwwwllyyyyyy.. and it's quite similar..

this is the source of my info. i love this site. haha nyar.
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/inde...oard,28.0.html

[RONDAL]

Re: Digital Audio Player Appliance for Home Stereo?

do you have an ipad or iphone?

[Stonewall]

Re: Digital Audio Player Appliance for Home Stereo?

An old ipod with a dock that has a IR remote control is likely your cheapest and easiest bet. If you where into the sort of thing there are ton's of designs to make your own in the internet but most take a rather in-depth knowledge of electronics or a willingness to learn.

[The Brice]

Re: Digital Audio Player Appliance for Home Stereo?

I got this for the iphone and it is fantastic...
http://www.apple.com/airportexpress/

[Kor]

Re: Digital Audio Player Appliance for Home Stereo?

Building my own isn't a bad idea except for the interface part if I don't want to use a TV. I'd have to find a case with a touchscreen or something like that. $$$

<$1000 would be the budget for sure. I was hoping there would be something more pre-built.

[Kor]

Re: Digital Audio Player Appliance for Home Stereo?

Just realized I have an old 8gb iPod Touch lying around. Does anyone know if I could use this as a remote control to control something like an Apple TV connected to a NAS? I see Apple TV has Ethernet, does it play music? I don't really follow Apple products.

Edit: I did some research and it seems that Apple TV can't stream music off of an attached NAS.

I don't have an iPad or iPhone or iPod so not keen on just using a dock. Would like something self contained.

[MusicalGenius]

Re: Digital Audio Player Appliance for Home Stereo?

Apple TV does do that, the NAS box would be your issue. Unless you set up a shortcut from the iTunes library to the NAS box for where it's pulling data from. Alternatively you could jailbreak the Apple TV and get more flexibility that way as well, but then if something goes awry you're on your own.

[Kor]

Re: Digital Audio Player Appliance for Home Stereo?

Long story short, I decided to order a Logitech Transporter SE from eBay then got screwed over already by the buyer, have a dispute going with PayPal, and am out $1000+ until it gets resolved :/ Buyer already got paid from Paypal then said that he decided not to sell, but so far no refund...

[aliencurv]

Re: Digital Audio Player Appliance for Home Stereo?

Hey all

Looking for suggestions for buying a device to add to my home stereo. Would like something with a built in display that plays Mp3 as well as Lossless audio files, has a built in hard drive or SSD, wifi to load songs onto it. Don't want it to need a TV or Computer monitor to be the interface, ideally it has its own remote control and own display and volume knobs etc.

Most of the ones out there seem to be geared at video/movies and require an onscreen interface on the TV or require that you use your computer to run them? I don't own a TV so this is purely going to be for music.

Ideas?

why not be a real hax0r and run a media center with a web interface so you can use your cell phone? no more needing to turn on the tv yo. the one i wrote has a built in web server, but it doesn't work when a porsche is in the drive way :( sorry. you can also look at some of the media boxes (like western digital, etc). i think they might have web interfaces too. i suspect you use an android phone due to your 1337377337373ness, so u can use that in the house over your wifififififis.

[Stonewall]

Re: Digital Audio Player Appliance for Home Stereo?

Pioneer also makes a receiver now that has a web app and iphone app for control. Not sure if you can control music over network yet as I haven't looked that deeply into it but it maybe an option.
Edit: This new pioneer receiver is also out now too http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20040155-1.html

[longsock]

Re: Digital Audio Player Appliance for Home Stereo?

Hey all

Looking for suggestions for buying a device to add to my home stereo. Would like something with a built in display that plays Mp3 as well as Lossless audio files, has a built in hard drive or SSD, wifi to load songs onto it. Don't want it to need a TV or Computer monitor to be the interface, ideally it has its own remote control and own display and volume knobs etc.

Most of the ones out there seem to be geared at video/movies and require an onscreen interface on the TV or require that you use your computer to run them? I don't own a TV so this is purely going to be for music.

Ideas?

no tv???

[shconer]

Re: Digital Audio Player Appliance for Home Stereo?

Purist stereo set ups don't have a TV, it's all about the sound.

[aliencurv]

Re: Digital Audio Player Appliance for Home Stereo?

Pioneer also makes a receiver now that has a web app and iphone app for control. Not sure if you can control music over network yet as I haven't looked that deeply into it but it maybe an option.
Edit: This new pioneer receiver is also out now too http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20040155-1.html

that is actually a real cool unit.

Oh also KORaxoxoxor, I bought a philips remote control that is RF. It has a little screen on it and displays the index of your media center or windows media files. It's "okay" but i don't use it for the file indexing anymore. I think most of those LCD screen remotes have control over popular media center libraries.