streaming - Broadcast foobar2000's audio output as a (local) stream

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2014-07
  • Roland

    My main entertainment machine is a windows 7 pc, where I use foobar2000 to listen to music.

    In the same network, I have a raspberry pi (with raspian), and I am curious what's the easiest way to get the music I'm listening to on the rPi.

    My current rough plan is to set up a private shoutcast server (along the lines of http://www.hydrogenaud.io/forums/lofiversion/index.php/t49261.html) and use sox on the rPi to grab the stream. Will this actually work?

    Are there other ways to stream the output of my foobar to the rPi? Maybe easier ways to broadcast from foobar to sox?

    I've considered samba shares, too, but this would need the maintenance of two different audio streams.

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  • Adam Haile

    I was looking into setting up a bunch of Apple Airport Express devices (the old 802.11g models) around my house so that I could stream music to any room.... however these are a bit more expensive then I was hoping (around $50-60) or a used one. Are there any other good, inexpensive options out there for streaming audio wirelessly around the house?

    I'm fine with them all playing the same thing, I don't need separate "zones". Also it would be great if they could just stream what ever happens to be playing on the host computer (Windows 7 in my case)... so basically I could just play audio from any application and it would be heard from each device.

    Any thoughts?


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  • Donald Burr

    Found two current options, and one that appears to be no longer available (but you might be able to find it somewhere or perhaps Ebay)

    Linksys WMB54G Wireless-G Music Bridge - $75. Not sure if this is expandable (i.e. you can have multiple endpoint units).

    Creative Labs Xmod Wireless Music System with X-Fi Technology 70SB083000004 ($56.99 for a base station + single receiver) - this one is expandable beyond a single receiver unit, and you can purchase additional receiver units separately, though I can't seem to find any on Amazon at the moment.

    Radio Shack 2.4GHz Audio Link with USB Connection - not sure how much these are (can't find a price online), nor am I certain that you can expand them past a single receiver unit, but you might want to investigate it... if you have a Radio Shack (ahem, I mean "The Shack") location nearby, maybe they have some stashed away in a back room or on the clearance table.

    Sorry I can't be of more help, but this might be a starting point. Googling "wireless music streaming" or "wireless music system" or some such might be helpful as well.

  • Zulu

    This is what you may need: Belkin Music Receiver.

    http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-F8Z492TTP-Bluetooth-Music-Receiver/dp/B0047T79VS

    Read about that sound quality drops at small distances.