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    Please recommend proper device

    Update: I installed streamers at 6 locations around my house. I initially tried Arylic and had issues (see post #14). I then tried the WiiM Pro. It had the same issues, but after about 1.5 hours, I tried it again before returning it and it was mostly working properly. I had a spare router and...
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    Please recommend proper device

    OK, I ordered and tried the $80 device (S10) and just returned it. It met ALL of my needs and initial sound quality was fine, but I just tested it for a short time. I was easy to install and found my network drive library via the app. The device was not meant to have physical contact for daily...
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    Please recommend proper device

    hmmmm..... I will google those. I appreciate your help and suggestions!
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    Please recommend proper device

    I tried those per your reply but it asked to join my PC share, not my network drive. I probably didn't understand it. I think I need a dedicated streamer device, and I tried one yesterday which was a major fail! I will post about that below in another post. Thanks for your reply!
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    Please recommend proper device

    Can you point me to a few of those Android apps that will work with a NAS? Thanks.
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    Please recommend proper device

    It seems like accessing your own files does not seem popular anymore. It's all about streaming now. I do have several video streaming services and my internet company never complains about usage, but I just like having my own music library. The apps I have on my phone for the music on my chip...
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    Please recommend proper device

    As an example, after asking my question, I found this: https://www.amazon.com/Preamplifier-Multiroom-Radio-Arylic-S50-Pro/dp/B083ZR4SKR/ref=sr_1_9?crid=BAX2Y696VDW5&keywords=Wireless%2BStreamer&qid=1680296936&s=electronics&sprefix=wireless%2Bstreamer%2Celectronics%2C128&sr=1-9&th=1 There are...
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    Please recommend proper device

    Hi, I am new here. I'm old school with a home CD player and RCA cables going to my amp. I have ripped my extensive CD collection to FLAC files on my computer and have for years accessed my library in my car from it's head unit via a thumbdrive by Artist, Album, Track, something we could only...

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