Tagging classical music

[Alpina_Lux]

(30-04-2014 22:58)DavidHB Wrote:  A salutary reminder. We agreed a couple of days ago that adding a streamer to one's music system can be a game changer. Things have come a long way in the seven years since Linn brought out their first network player.

I am only beginning to realise this, and I fully agree. I only just got my first streamer (Pioneer N-30 S) a few days ago, and already find it incredibly useful. Mind you, I'm only using it with an iPod / iPhone or USB stick right now as the network still needs to be installed in my house, but this is already giving me an excellent idea what to expect. To be able to browse - even on the very limited iPod screen - a few hundreds of CDs and being able to play them immediately without rummaging through my CD collection is very good. Then, putting a few live recitals recorded from radio (e.g. Nelson Freire's recital from La Roque d'Anthéron last year or Martha Argerich playing with Evgeny Kissin in Paris in 2012) on a USB stick and - snap! - playing them without needing to laboriously transfer them to a CD (and swearing when the recital was too long to fit on one CD...), proves already very useful.

I can't wait to implement the next steps, hooking the streamer up with the NAS and starting to get familiar with MinimServer and a control point (whichever that may be; I'm also thinking about Lumin due to the lack of an Android device right now).

On a sidenote, my wife was totally enthusiastic about the streamer and its possibilities. Even if that means being exposed to country music, let no one say women aren't technically interested!