There is still the old Logitech SqueezeCenter server and plenty of
SquezePlayer servers/clients out there to make your whole home audio.  I
run a SqueezeCenter Server on my synology with all my audio tracks there,
and then you just add Squeezeplayer hardware clients that act as your
speaker output in each room to play individually, or synchronize multiple
rooms.  The hardware died in the mid 2000's, but the software never did...

These clients can be RPi's with Squeeze software, in my case, a bunch of
old/repurposed android cell phones with a Squeeze Player server software,
going to various old iphone speaker docks, 2.1, and 5.1 systems acquired
from goodwill's around the house and connected via mic jacks.  I also
picked up a few chinese DLNA network players that worked ok too in this.
My Pioneer Elite receiver also shows up in the inventory for room control,
my buddy I setup uses his with two Onkyo's.

Wireless audio sync on my android player servers is always a problem with
delay differences between rooms, but if wired, it works just fine.

There are various player clients for choosing tracks from your library and
control, ala sync across devices.  I had to buy one for my ipad, but plenty
free on android, and better ones less free.  You can even control via the
web ui on the server, in my case my Synology.

HTH!

-mb


On Sun, May 31, 2020 at 1:40 AM der.hans via PLUG-discuss <
plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:

> moin moin,
>
> with all the time spent at home, the family is asking for some upgrades.
>
> Aside from packing some pis with speakers all over the house, any
> suggestions on how to use Free Software that doesn't want to ping out?
>
> I buy my music, download oggcasts, etc., so no need for speakers to be
> checking in with a license server.
>
> There's a Free Software project for building a home assistant. I'd rather
> avoid that right now and prefer a setup without microphones and camaeras.
>
> Wired or wireless can work.
>
> ciao,
>
> der.hans
> --
> #  https://www.LuftHans.com   https://www.PhxLinux.org
> #  Im Zweifelsfall wähle das am interessantesten. --
> der.hans---------------------------------------------------
> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org
> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:
> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss