Hi guys! Need some advice on setting up a multi room wifi music setup for my new place. I've searched through threads but thought it would be best to ask the many gurus here for your tailored opinions.
My intended setup is as follows:
1) Living Room: A windows based PC setup running Vista connected via USB to an EE Minimax and amp to run speakers. Music files are AppleLossless or FLAC and played via iTunes or Foobar. This setup will be connected to my living room TV screen to run movies as well as to serve as the overall server feeding music signals (if possible movies too) to other rooms in my house wirelessly.
2) Room #1 Main Bedroom: Digital signal via wifi to be fed into another DAC --> amp to run a set of small bookshelf speakers and headphones (most important :) !)
3) Room #2 and #3 Wife's Study and Kitchen: Digital signal via wifi to be fed into active small speakers, ceiling mounted and used purely for ambient music.
Parameters:
1) Will make sure there is a strong wifi signal throughout the house
2) Need to have a good aesthetically pleasing remote interface via 3 iPhones and an iPad interchangeably
3) Rooms #1: Digital music signals received via wifi in other rooms will need to be as high res as it was fed from my sitting room server
To save cost, music signals received in Rooms #2 and 3 can be "normal" res (if there is such a term).
4) Am open to changing my sitting room music server system to a Mac Mini if necessary.
Would you be able to help me with the following questions please:
1) Is it advisable to go with an Airport Express setup or a Squeezebox setup? What are the benefits of one over another?
2) Is there a resolution cap if I use an Airport Express setup? Is Airport Express limited to only Mac OS systems?
3) Am I able to run the same music to 2 or 3 rooms simultaneously?
4) Am I able to run independent music selections to multiple rooms simultaneously for multiple users?
5) Any other wireless music streaming hardware which can be recommended? Are there any which can stream video too?
Thanks again for reading this and your help. It's my first time doing such a setup so my knowledge on this subject is very limited and purely theoretical, gained only from reading up internet articles.
Edited by Blurpapa - 11/12/11 at 12:32am
