Spotify will connect to your existing NAS and let you control and stream that audio though their player to Chromecast etc.
CZ is the exception to any music thread 😉
Spotify will connect to your existing NAS and let you control and stream that audio though their player to Chromecast etc.
Is that including android or just windows/mac? got a 4tb NAS with some mp3s I cant get on spotify.
I like using my tablet for spotify and streaming to hifi.
Why are you switching off your Pi NAS? The whole idea of a NAS is to be kept on 24/7. I would check the command it is using for Shutdown, SD's do corrupt if the Pi is not shutdown correctly.
I am using LMS & PiCorePlayers (they have Airplay and a few other features) around the house. I then use a VPN to connect to the house network to access all the music.
I also use Plex for video, but this requires a decent machine to transcode on the fly.
I read it as he has a nAS and a PI running Voluminous as a separate client, and it was this client he kills power to in order to switch it off.
There is a software power off in Volumio ... You don't need to just pull plug. Alternatively get one of the various PIUPS bits that cleanly power down PI when it loses the 5v, although maybe tricky if you have a DACHAT on the pins. Also Volumio has a GPIO plugin....can that be configured to a physical switch that triggers the Volumio Software Off.
theres a long thread on one of the audio groups i'm on with facebook about the latest pi as a player using a plug in dac (hi fi berry or something, i'd have to look) and its really rated.
but if you want a cheap and cheerful dac a behringer uca202 is what i was recommended on here and i really can't fault it.
