Xenthar wrote: > Without server software Sonos can't do any streaming, but it can seek in > the file on the remote location so that would resemble streaming. This is not true. There is no Sonos "server" that needs to run full time - it is a lot simpler than Squeezebox in that respect (but also a lot less capable).
There is a simple setup program that you use to "point" the players at the place where you hold your music files. That can be a PC, Nas, laptop - whatever. Of course that repository needs to be switched on and available on the network for the streaming to work, but it does not need to run any kind of server software. The best option for a Sonos user is therefore a cheap and cheerful NAS that you can leave switched on 24/7. Each Sonos player holds an index of your music files (with a maximum of around 65,000 tracks IIRC). I gather there is some kind of feature which makes sure that all the players are using the same index too. I have three friends with various levels of Sonos installations. None of them stream their own music, they all use either Spotify or Napster (Rhapsody). Needless to say none of them could in any way be called "audiophiles"! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TheLastMan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96188 _______________________________________________ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
