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how to use tablet pc to controll multiple pcs with jrmc
JimH:
Start with Library Server. Start with two machines.
paps:
got it - it's perfect - thx!
until today i was a big fan and owner of SONOS systems.
but SONOS can not play/stream 24/192 flac files.
after some days of intensive research and a lot of try outs i found jrm14 the best solution for a high end multi room sound system.
the only thing missing is implementation of Napster.
may be you jrm guys can do this soon.
now i set up a cabled lab-net with 3 mac minis (win7), archos9 as controller and jrm.
tomorrow i will try to do it wireless.
24/192 files need 400KB/s to be streamed, a bit different from 15KB/s what 16/44.1 needs.
o happy day!
JimH:
--- Quote from: paps on November 13, 2009, 01:26:03 pm ---... the only thing missing is implementation of Napster.
may be you jrm guys can do this soon.
--- End quote ---
The Performer Store in MC has a similar library. It's the same library that powers the Zune store.
melkiades:
Hi there,
Could you explain a bit more how you setup your multi-zone system with MC alone?
How do you send your music to the other rooms? I guess you could dedicate a small notebook to the task and connect it to either standard PC speakers or to your amplifier, but then you'd need to start Windows each time on that notebook, which is a superb annoyance.
Wouldn't it be much better to have a device that's always on and connected to your speakers, ready to spurt sound at any time without having to reboot hardware AND an OS?
cheers
alain
--- Quote from: paps on November 13, 2009, 01:26:03 pm ---got it - it's perfect - thx!
until today i was a big fan and owner of SONOS systems.
but SONOS can not play/stream 24/192 flac files.
after some days of intensive research and a lot of try outs i found jrm14 the best solution for a high end multi room sound system.
the only thing missing is implementation of Napster.
may be you jrm guys can do this soon.
now i set up a cabled lab-net with 3 mac minis (win7), archos9 as controller and jrm.
tomorrow i will try to do it wireless.
24/192 files need 400KB/s to be streamed, a bit different from 15KB/s what 16/44.1 needs.
o happy day!
--- End quote ---
MrHaugen:
--- Quote from: melkiades on December 07, 2010, 11:25:17 am ---Hi there,
Could you explain a bit more how you setup your multi-zone system with MC alone?
How do you send your music to the other rooms? I guess you could dedicate a small notebook to the task and connect it to either standard PC speakers or to your amplifier, but then you'd need to start Windows each time on that notebook, which is a superb annoyance.
Wouldn't it be much better to have a device that's always on and connected to your speakers, ready to spurt sound at any time without having to reboot hardware AND an OS?
cheers
alain
--- End quote ---
Yes, it would probably be better. It all depends. I love to have full client functionality on my HTPC. Could not do with simply DLNA client. But again, that is my living room. It does not matter much if I have a quiet PC there. But you do have plenty of alternatives. One of them is Squeezbox as a DLNA device, fast boot and playback. Other alternative is to equip the server with several sound cards or Sound Blaster surround cards with multiple stereo channels, and pull the audio cables directly to some speakers at each room.
In the long run, I plan on using small PC's in the bathroom, kitchen and other bedrooms. As long as I can get small enough PC's with good enough GPU's to handle the Theater View though. If not, I think I would try Zones, soundcards on the server as well as some remote pads or phones. It's also dependent of how long I can place the cables for audio and video. The apartment I'm living in now is not suited for good cable management, so I think I have to figure out a way to have small PC's on most locations.
I'm not exactly an expert when it comes to multi zones though. Just barely tried it yet. I've not used the server functions much before. It all ended up less than ideal at every attempt. But J River have made some great changes to the server lately, so I can finally start realizing my big plans. So I hope I can test them out soon :)
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