kut_class Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 I live in a flat n solved this cheaply.. I turn the volume up on my hifi and leave the room doors open. I did have to compromise on sonic fidelity while doing the washing up , but I guess ill have to try to live with the consequences of my actions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supacuts Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 http://sourceforge.net/projects/shairport4w/ It is a little glitchy I have found, despite me running tip-top condition kit. I will investigate and will let ya know my findings. Lemme know if anybody else has any free, more robust software. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Symatic Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 i just spotted some android phones for £70 on CPC farnell's website. you could do that android method i posted about with those i guess??? http://cpc.farnell.com/fonerange/frruggedv8/mobile-phone-android-rugged/dp/TE0719662?Ntt=TE0719662&CMP=NLem3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doppelkorn Posted February 11, 2014 Author Share Posted February 11, 2014 Thanks but I can't (as far as I can tell) stream music of traditional playing devices using that method. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kut_class Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 ^^ im guessing its the same problem we have with wanting to do online qna , there isnt really a way of capturing, encoding and streaming without lag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doppelkorn Posted February 12, 2014 Author Share Posted February 12, 2014 Lag wouldn't be too much of an issue, even if it was >1000ms. I'm just playing music. Anyway panic over lads. Mrs. dopp wants to swap bedroom 1 and bedroom 2 around so that she can have a dressing table. This means a big rethink on everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djdiggla Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 What's a dressing table? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doppelkorn Posted February 12, 2014 Author Share Posted February 12, 2014 https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=dressing+table&espv=210&es_sm=122&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=r4b7Uq74A4Tb7Abg44CIAg&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1280&bih=899 I'm thrilled! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savwar Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 you allow her to get dressed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 L-ron is def in charge in that house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doppelkorn Posted May 25, 2014 Author Share Posted May 25, 2014 Coming back to this after a few months and I'm thinking Sonos is the only way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deft Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Get wireless headphones and leave them on 24/7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motosega Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 if you *can* connect it with a cable, connect it with a cable. wireless is for situations where you *can't* use a cable. otherwise you are just inviting unnecessary pain and suffering into your life. even if you don't already have the tools and skills you need, you can buy the cables, tools, fuck up and do it all again for less than what a wireless system would cost. you can even buy flat cables that fit inside doorways and under carpets. considering that the cheapest possible wireless system is probably ((raspberrypi + wifi + usb soundcard) * rooms) + netjack streaming.. probably about 55 -60€ per node, think how much audio cable you could buy for that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doppelkorn Posted May 27, 2014 Author Share Posted May 27, 2014 Have you seen the diagram bruv? I think wireless is the way to go (especially re. laptops), although I'd be interested to hear you expand on this Raspberry Pi thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motosega Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 raspberry pi is just a little linux computer that cost about 30€ it has ethernet and hdmi video/audio out. you can connect it up to a usb keyboard and hdmi monitor, set everthing up so it runs on startup, then put in in a little plastic box and forget about it. just about anything you can do on a regular linux computer you can do on a raspberry pi. but obviously you need to get your hands dirty. they have an active community of people who will help you get stuff working. i'm sure people have already done streaming audio systems with it using jack audio /netjack i'm skeptical about audio over wireless networks, especialy if your using the same network for watching movies. its going to end up about as skip free as youtube. cabling a house isn't that difficult, depending on where the doors are, what kind of flooring you have if you want to drill holes in the wall, or if you have a ceiling that you can pass cables through. yeah, you can definatly do it with wireless, but when your editing config files(for the cheap way), or handing over your credit card(for the easy way) you'll be wishing you'd just laid some cable and got out your soldering iron. cables just fucking work, wireless dosen't. you'll get all sorts of crazy problems with wireless, like having to find a channel your neibours arent using, finding out that your mircowave fucks it all up. etc etc. i use wireless microphones all the time, some days they work great, others they just cause pain. soundchecks are no indicator of what will happen during the show, and sometimes 1k mics fail when 200€ mics keep working. over the years i just got used to it.it's a become a natural reflex to memorise the radio blackspots on stage and avoid them.every time i set up for a show, i'm looking for radio mics that can be replaced with cables. maybe i'm overeracting for your "listneing to stuff in different rooms at home" question its not that much of a big deal if lionel ritche's greatest hits skips every so often. all i know is that i avoid wireless like the plague. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Here's a 20% discount code on Kindle accessories: 20KINDLE Several Sonos items are considered Kindle accessories: - http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/feature.html/ref=br_lf_m_1000791273_grlink_1?ie=UTF8&docId=1000791273&plgroup=1 You can only buy 1 Sonos item using that code, but you can use multiple accounts if you want more than 1 item. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 These look quite promising, for considerably less money than the Sonos stuff: - http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/sound/1401239/philips-spotify-multiroom-speakers-could-be-the-best-value-multi-room-streaming-system Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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