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Web Controllable HiFi - Any suggestions? (lemmy.tr00st.co.uk)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/selfhosted

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Summary first - I'm looking for software to use for web-controlled music playback. Main requirement is playback via a DAC on the hosting device and a half-decent UI for it (though streaming would be nice...).

Hardware-wise, I've currently got a Pi Zero W paired with a HiFiBerry DAC+ Zero, which has been fine for me quality-wise, routed as an aux input to an old HiFi. That, plus plenty of space elsewhere to host split apps - currently running Emby as a main streaming host for other media, and the media is just on a NAS pulling over NFS.

I've been using Volumio for a while, but have been frustrated with a few things (UI, playlist management, etc) so I'm looking for a change. Streaming from Emby/Jellyfin via DLNA looks like it might be a decent fallback, but I'm wondering if there are any nicer ways to handle it.

Any ideas? Open to switching a few bits of infrastructure around, of course :)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I have a pi with a hifi berry hooked up to my stereo. It runs mpd and mounts my music over nfs from my server.

I have a few ways to play music:

I have an RFID reader and have a bunch of RFID cards with artwork printed on them. Tapping the reader causes that album to play
I also wrote a simple web server in elixir + live phoenix so I can select and control stuff using a tablet or phone.

The wife and kids love the RFID cards.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The RFID tags do sound like a fun idea - though I'm not sure it's worth it just for me... Interesting mid ground between physical media and stored files though!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah, it started off as a fun way for the little kids to play their favorite songs. Then it turned into a fun way to allow my guests to DJ at parties. Now I use it as a way to explore my digital collection. Truthfully, my digital collection has gotten so large, I tend to forget about things. Being able to scan and flip through organized physical cards has been a neat way to explore.