Neal, I re-read this and I think we are both correct and simply looking at it from slightly different perspectives;Neal wrote:Well not AFAIK, You can add other streaming devices to use the same music library at the same time. I did this when testing the Sonos system, it ran in parallel with the squeezeboxes and there's no reason you couldn't directly attach something like an HRT to the media server if it's a PC.....
What you're saying is that multiple solutions can utilise the same library of audio, let's say FLAC, files. I have also done as you describe, running Asset UPnP media management software to serve a DLNA renderer and squeezeserver for a SB Touch. They co-habited OK though I suspect a couple of times I found one or other of them not running was because of a conflict.
What I was saying was that you can only connect SBs to squeezeserver because of the proprietary nature of the solution whereas you can connect a variety of devices to a solution using DLNA (such as Asset UPnP).
My preference is to not run multiple applications to manage/serve the media library, based on the KISS principle to avoid potential conflicts
but also to get the same look and feel to the control point, whether I'm playing music on the main system, upstairs or the telly system.
I have chosen to go the DLNA route and I'm happier with the results than with my previous squeezebox experiences though I acknowledge that with a little work, such as Steve's efforts, you can get some very good sound from a SB via an external DAC.
Ray