Music Library

PrazVT

best app for android for what? playback? I typically use Poweramp since it plays all my hi res FLAC files w/o any issues. If you're streaming from your NAS, probably MediaHouse Pro + Poweramp.

I actually just migrated all my blu-ray rips and my FLAC collection to a Synology DS413 NAS (4 x 3TB); it has LMS for the Squeezeboxes, media server, video / audio station for direct streaming, and even supports Airplay via Android.

So +1 for the NAS

bigaudiofanatic

PrazVT wrote: »

best app for android for what? playback? I typically use Poweramp since it plays all my hi res FLAC files w/o any issues. If you're streaming from your NAS, probably MediaHouse Pro + Poweramp.

I actually just migrated all my blu-ray rips and my FLAC collection to a Synology DS413 NAS (4 x 3TB); it has LMS for the Squeezeboxes, media server, video / audio station for direct streaming, and even supports Airplay via Android.


So +1 for the NAS

Playback flac and my ripped uncompressed movies and dvd's

PrazVT

bigaudiofanatic wrote: »

Playback flac and my ripped uncompressed movies and dvd's

Connecting to your DLNA server, browsing your media: MediaHouse Pro

FLAC Playback: Poweramp Pro

MKV/M2TS/AVI/MPEG2 (dvd): MX Player or BS Player

You browse in MediaHouse and when you click on a file, it'll ask you which app you want to open the file with.

bigaudiofanatic

THe only problem with Media House is it looks for a server, sense the hard drive is just seen as a shared folder through my router it does not detect it. I am working on a solution for this now.

Over the next week or so I will be doing a complete write up on my story and success with transferring out of itunes. What would be some things you guys would like to know about in the write up?

bigaudiofanatic

Lasareath wrote: »

I currently have 4 zones of SONOS's in my house. I use my iTunes library shared from my main PC that is always on and rdio.com

It's been working great! rdio.com has 95% of what I want to listen to. what they don't have I have in CD form and I rip it and add it to the library that's on my PC.

...this who thread is about ditching itunes?

Can SONOS stream FLAC?

tonyb

bigaudiofanatic wrote: »

Can SONOS stream FLAC?

Yep.....but it won't do hi-rez files. You can however upsample by any good dac.

EndersShadow

tonyb wrote: »

Yep.....but it won't do hi-rez files. You can however upsample by any good dac.

Yup, its stuck at 44.1/92 but for me personally thats not a problem. All my stuff is that format anyway.

PrazVT

bigaudiofanatic wrote: »

THe only problem with Media House is it looks for a server, sense the hard drive is just seen as a shared folder through my router it does not detect it. I am working on a solution for this now.

Over the next week or so I will be doing a complete write up on my story and success with transferring out of itunes. What would be some things you guys would like to know about in the write up?

Ahh - was under the impression you had a DLNA server running. OK, then use BSPlayer in 'LAN Mode'. You just add the ip of the NAS (and any login required) and you can browse the shared folder(s).

transmaster

bigaudiofanatic wrote: »

My library is stored in iTunes _______________:arrowl:insert joke here all in Apple Lossless. With my next purchase being a windows computer I am considering moving it out of iTunes. So I will probably have to convert them too FLAC.
Am I going in the right direction? Also what is a good music library interface, if I decide to leave iTunes but is similar?

I have 4 terabytes of music so I have been there and done that. You are on track for storage, I would consider network storage or home Cloud Storage which makes your files available in to many other devices through your home network both wired and wireless. But there is no need to convert your collection from Apple Lossless it is a lossless format just like FLAC, and APE. I also have a love/hate relationship with iTunes lately mostly hate. What you want to do is load up MediaMonkey it sync's with iPhones, iPads, iPod Touch, etc so you can manage your local files with it. You will only have to sync with iTunes for purchases, App's, updates, and podcasts exclusive to iTunes. Now for conversions there is really only one in my opinion and the is dbpoweramp http://www.dbpoweramp.com/dmc.htm I have used it for years. I have used their batch converter to convert as much as 36 gig's worth of music files all at once it is very fast using each core of your CPU to convert an individual file.

Video files; a video card with an HDMI interface can plug right into a modern HDTV. Windows 8 Media center can be used to control things

Lost240

Why bother converting to FLAC? Apple lossless is fine and will work in itunes on Windows. You can get add ons for itunes that will make it sound better.