play music all over house

kingofbeers

Hi,
I have almost 2000 albums in mp3 format on one pc. but i would like to access it in all my rooms without having to move pc everywhere.maybe even playing it from my pc and have the sound all over my house. any thoughts. i dont mind spending a few pound if i thought i could get a good set up.

MediaTank

The Sonos system may fit the bill. Even cheaper if you own an iPhone or iTouch as you don't need a controller. www.sonos.com

MT

Idleater

store all the files on a DLNA/UPnP enabled NAS and connect to it using compatible equipment.

I have done this and have set up directly a second (wired in) zone 2 from my amp (audio only), I was also thinking of sending zone 3 using something like a slingbox (audio & video) over ethernet to another room.

The TV supports DLNA, so I can stream to that, as does my phone, so I can walk about listening to music if I want.

My amp supports 4 independent concurrent zones, so you can really go mad if you want, but DLNA/UPnP is the easiest way to stream media around the house.

There are many ways of doing this, and it really depends on your budget, interest, and capability for installing devices throught the house.

I.e. wired in is much nicer, but costs more, and could be slightly more complex.

randomer

I would also recommend Sonos. It is a really good system, and you can play different songs in different rooms. It is also expandable up to 16 different zones as far as I remember.

MediaTank

32 zones but who's counting And it's DLNA and UPnP compliant.

Homer

and they have finally sorted out the Irish radio stations