Re: MP3 palyers suitable for Whole House Audio Systems

[AJL]

I have 6 slimp3 network mp3 players/streaming units and they are
fantaastic - they are fully open architecture and have some very clever
plugins available. The new model is called a squeezebox and can be bought
in wifi versons - you can see them at www.slimdevices.com

Drew
MC > wrote in message
om...
> I have a 6 zone whole house audio system controlled by keypads and
> remote. I am using the Rio Receiver to play mp3s for a couple years
> and it works pretty well. I am thinking of upgrading due to a few
> limitations, but am not sure if anything better is out there. Due to
> my circumstances, it needs to:
>
> 1) Be able to be controlled w/o seeing the unit or a tv. This means
> being able to spell out song/artist/genre/playlist names out via
> remote so I can do so with the keypads. Many require you to look at a
> TV, the unit itself, or browse by up/down keys.
>
> 2) Preferably use an ethernet connection to my PC. Some have
> standalone hard drives (more $$$s and have to transfer music anyway)
> and some have wireless connections only (why possibly introduce
> glitches when you have the wiring).
>
> What are other people using for installations like this that is
> reasonable in cost?

[Michael Dryja]

I'll second the slimp3's -- we have two and they are great!


"AJL" > wrote in message >...
> I have 6 slimp3 network mp3 players/streaming units and they are
> fantaastic - they are fully open architecture and have some very clever
> plugins available. The new model is called a squeezebox and can be bought
> in wifi versons - you can see them at www.slimdevices.com
>
> Drew
> MC > wrote in message
> om...
> > I have a 6 zone whole house audio system controlled by keypads and
> > remote. I am using the Rio Receiver to play mp3s for a couple years
> > and it works pretty well. I am thinking of upgrading due to a few
> > limitations, but am not sure if anything better is out there. Due to
> > my circumstances, it needs to:
> >
> > 1) Be able to be controlled w/o seeing the unit or a tv. This means
> > being able to spell out song/artist/genre/playlist names out via
> > remote so I can do so with the keypads. Many require you to look at a
> > TV, the unit itself, or browse by up/down keys.
> >
> > 2) Preferably use an ethernet connection to my PC. Some have
> > standalone hard drives (more $$$s and have to transfer music anyway)
> > and some have wireless connections only (why possibly introduce
> > glitches when you have the wiring).
> >
> > What are other people using for installations like this that is
> > reasonable in cost?

[Heath Roberts]

(MC) wrote in message >...
> I have a 6 zone whole house audio system controlled by keypads and
> remote. I am using the Rio Receiver to play mp3s for a couple years
> and it works pretty well. I am thinking of upgrading due to a few
> limitations, but am not sure if anything better is out there. Due to
> my circumstances, it needs to:
>
> 1) Be able to be controlled w/o seeing the unit or a tv. This means
> being able to spell out song/artist/genre/playlist names out via
> remote so I can do so with the keypads. Many require you to look at a
> TV, the unit itself, or browse by up/down keys.
>
> 2) Preferably use an ethernet connection to my PC. Some have
> standalone hard drives (more $$$s and have to transfer music anyway)
> and some have wireless connections only (why possibly introduce
> glitches when you have the wiring).
>
> What are other people using for installations like this that is
> reasonable in cost?

You should also check out the Audiotron from Turtle Beach:

http://www.turtlebeach.com/site/products/audiotron/producthome.asp

I think they're more suited than the slimp3 to putting two or three in
a rack and sharing them across a whole-house system.

I don't think you can control it out-of-the-box without seeing the
display, but there is a web interface that's kind of klunky, which
means you can write whatever software you want to talk to it. There
are other PC front ends that are easier to use, and I think I've seen
a Crestron software interface module on the web.

Regards,
Heath

[Lucas Tam]

(Michael Dryja) wrote in
m:

> I'll second the slimp3's -- we have two and they are great!


Are they wall mountable?

I have an intercom in my living room with RCA outputs and I wish to place
once of these devices underneath.


TIA.


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[Brian W. Antoine]

On 26 Feb 2004 10:40:29 -0800, (Heath Roberts) wrote:

(MC) wrote in message >...
>You should also check out the Audiotron from Turtle Beach:
>
>http://www.turtlebeach.com/site/products/audiotron/producthome.asp
>
>I think they're more suited than the slimp3 to putting two or three in
>a rack and sharing them across a whole-house system.
>
>I don't think you can control it out-of-the-box without seeing the
>display, but there is a web interface that's kind of klunky, which
>means you can write whatever software you want to talk to it. There
>are other PC front ends that are easier to use, and I think I've seen
>a Crestron software interface module on the web.

There's also a plugin for HomeSeer for it now and the AT mailing
list has links to all sorts of third party programs for it.

[Chuck Yerkes]

Lucas Tam wrote:

> (Michael Dryja) wrote in
> m:
>
>
>>I'll second the slimp3's -- we have two and they are great!
>
>
>
> Are they wall mountable?
>
> I have an intercom in my living room with RCA outputs and I wish to place
you mean inputs, yes?

> once of these devices underneath.


Everything's wall mountable with enough joint compound :)

Go look for yourself.

Given that you want to work it with a remote, you may want it
near your stereo and run a wire to the i'com.