Hi,
My iTunes library currently sits on a Synology NAS, and I'm looking for options to play this music via my amp.
The main functionality for me is to be able to play this music with just the NAS, streamer and amp on i.e. I don't want to have the Mac, TV etc on to play the music. At the minute I stream the music using my PS3 but obviously I need the NAS, amp, PS3 and TV on for that.
Using my iPad as a controller would also be a huge advantage!
The most obvious answer (to me anyway!) to buy a Sonos Connect, however this has had mixed reviews, is quite expensive, and aligns me to the Sonos ecosystem which I'm not convinced is the way I want to go.
One option I've considered is to move my music to the cloud via Match then use Apple TV connected to my amp to play the music, however (as is currently the case with the PS3) I don't want to have the TV on when listening to music.
So the question I have is in this set-up (Cloud - Apple TV - amp) could I leave the TV off and use my iPad to control the Apple TV?
I might be completely on the wrong tracks or overly complicating it here so any advice would be gratefully received, however essentially I would like to listen to my iTunes library as per one of the following...
* NAS - Connector/Streamer - Amp
* Cloud - Connector/Streamer - Amp
Any thoughts?
Thanks in advance
John
My iTunes library currently sits on a Synology NAS, and I'm looking for options to play this music via my amp.
The main functionality for me is to be able to play this music with just the NAS, streamer and amp on i.e. I don't want to have the Mac, TV etc on to play the music. At the minute I stream the music using my PS3 but obviously I need the NAS, amp, PS3 and TV on for that.
Using my iPad as a controller would also be a huge advantage!
The most obvious answer (to me anyway!) to buy a Sonos Connect, however this has had mixed reviews, is quite expensive, and aligns me to the Sonos ecosystem which I'm not convinced is the way I want to go.
One option I've considered is to move my music to the cloud via Match then use Apple TV connected to my amp to play the music, however (as is currently the case with the PS3) I don't want to have the TV on when listening to music.
So the question I have is in this set-up (Cloud - Apple TV - amp) could I leave the TV off and use my iPad to control the Apple TV?
I might be completely on the wrong tracks or overly complicating it here so any advice would be gratefully received, however essentially I would like to listen to my iTunes library as per one of the following...
* NAS - Connector/Streamer - Amp
* Cloud - Connector/Streamer - Amp
Any thoughts?
Thanks in advance
John