Just purchasing first house and the boring stuff is really boring, so I thought I'd start worrying about the REALLY important stuff. I'm looking to put together a wireless music system that I'll be able to upgrade and add to without having to start again from scratch. I was thinking of:
- Laptop and hard drive holding FLAC files for now with view to upgrading to NAS or similar, plus streaming from Spotify/Youtube/Whatever
- Reciever/renderer for said FLAC files playing through Marantz PM6004 (via HRT Music Streamer II DAC) in living room that I already own, plus another receiver connected through old Cambridge Audio amp in other room
- Ability to watch films on Netflix on laptop screen (it's a small living room) with audio coming wireless and as latency free as possible through Marantz amp, with a view to upgrading to projector at later date. Doesn't matter if need wired connection to projector from laptop
- Use Windows Phone as controller for all the above
I'd like to achieve the best balance between sound quality, low-latency and ease of use possible at an entry-level-ish budget, but would consider more expensive if it was a long-term solution. What kit should I consider, bearing in mind I can purchase in stages provided that I have a working solution at the start that can be improved on?
Alternatively, I was just thinking of getting an Arcam miniBlink for both rooms and be done with it.
Cheers, Ned.
- Laptop and hard drive holding FLAC files for now with view to upgrading to NAS or similar, plus streaming from Spotify/Youtube/Whatever
- Reciever/renderer for said FLAC files playing through Marantz PM6004 (via HRT Music Streamer II DAC) in living room that I already own, plus another receiver connected through old Cambridge Audio amp in other room
- Ability to watch films on Netflix on laptop screen (it's a small living room) with audio coming wireless and as latency free as possible through Marantz amp, with a view to upgrading to projector at later date. Doesn't matter if need wired connection to projector from laptop
- Use Windows Phone as controller for all the above
I'd like to achieve the best balance between sound quality, low-latency and ease of use possible at an entry-level-ish budget, but would consider more expensive if it was a long-term solution. What kit should I consider, bearing in mind I can purchase in stages provided that I have a working solution at the start that can be improved on?
Alternatively, I was just thinking of getting an Arcam miniBlink for both rooms and be done with it.
Cheers, Ned.