Re: Suggestions for Squeezebox player replacement for a non-techie longtime SB user

Goodsounds wrote: 
> I've been a Squeezebox user for a long time, dating back to my first
> player, an SB3, that I picked up in person at the Slim Devices office in
> Mountain View, CA.
> 
> I've managed to buy a few spare players used through EBay, some of which
> have already been put into service. My "collection" is 4 devices in use
> at my primary residence and 2 at a second home. 
> 
> Thinking forward to the day when used players in reasonable condition
> will no longer be available, what recommendations are there for ersatz
> Squeezebox players that are convenient, have a small form factor,
> produce acceptable sound and are as close to plug and play as the
> originals? I don't want anything requiring a screwdriver, the assembly
> of parts (even if they come in a kit), the need for hands-on usage on my
> part of Linux anything, or the like. Is the easiest path forward simply
> something like a small Android device with the player app running and
> output through the headphones socket? Awkward but functional, something
> I could manage but maybe more than my wife would want to use regularly.
> Or trying to find used Chromecast Audio devices that I know can be
> streamed to with a plugin?
> 
> Thanks in advance

Android tv sticks have chromecast.  You need to use Bluetooth to a
speaker/headphone otherwise sound goes to TV.



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