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I'm looking for a good idiot-proof streaming audio player that works with Apple music. Ideally something small with a display that will easily interface with the apple music app and output to an amplifier or be an amplifier itself. The whole system will be playing streaming music the majority of the time, but also needs to be able to receive Bluetooth audio from a projector. This will be connected to two outdoor speakers that are in a small back yard. Something like the echo show would be great except that it doesn't support audio out.
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Feb 21, 2024 07:07
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I am more than happy to tinker, but I am setting this up for a friend who is not at all technically inclined. I want external controls so that in a pinch rather than troubleshooting apps and connections there is a display and a big dumb knob to turn.
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Feb 21, 2024 16:55
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mariooncrack posted:https://www.amazon.com/WiiM-Mini-Multiroom-Preamplifier-Assistants/dp/B09HC5GRKY This doesn't say it supports apple music. My understanding is that airplay is an audio connection over wifi and the phone app still does all the processing. I'm looking for something that will continue to function even if it loses connection to her phone.
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Feb 21, 2024 19:25
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Yeah, my own research is showing me devices with native apple music support essentially don't exist. I feel like such a boomer trying to find something that does what I want that also has buttons and a volume knob as a backup and isn't a complete overkill home theater receiver.
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Feb 21, 2024 20:00
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The setup right now is two unamplified speakers mounted outdoors with wires traveling indoors. They key problem is the person I am setting this up for. She is a dear friend but she has an infuriating habit of wanting a futuristic smart home but being unwilling to either spend the tens of thousands of dollars for a complete professional integrated system or to spend the time to learn how to operate the various consumer grade pieces of equipment necessary to do it herself. Previously, the outdoor speakers were connected to her home theater receiver that technically supports three zones, but not well. I want to set up something as bone-simple as possible that will reduce possible frustration and random calls to me when it doesn't work. The device that was recommended will likely work, as she is familiar with airplay and it looks like it has the added benefit of being a Bluetooth receiver for the projector audio. I was just hoping for something swankier. Give me a jank budget, get jank.
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Feb 21, 2024 20:40
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