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got a new computer and for the amount of music stored on the old one I might as well start again.

I want to be able to rip cds, download off www, creates playlists etc.
music will be stored on NAS and I want to play it through ps3, android phones and one day a sonos or similar.

what is recommended?

thanks!


 
Posted : 29/12/2012 2:29 pm
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no one?? 🙁


 
Posted : 29/12/2012 3:25 pm
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think i used windows media player to rip my cds to flac, stored on laptop (you can stick yours on a nas)
i play this through a squeezebox (you can use sonos)

mediamonkey was recommended to me once but i didnt really get on with it, so just use windows software already on my laptop.

EDIT: if you wanted the same music on android phone, id be ripping seperate files to mp3 as well as flac for the nas. mp3 on phone, flac on nas.


 
Posted : 29/12/2012 3:35 pm
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flac is higher quality I assume?

hadn't thought of media player!


 
Posted : 29/12/2012 3:46 pm
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Doubletwist?


 
Posted : 29/12/2012 3:47 pm
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*googles*


 
Posted : 29/12/2012 3:50 pm
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Is the nice thing about double twist is having a nice app that means you can listen to your tunes on your phone via wifi?

If so would that work using a NAS? or would the laptop have to be on? hoping to avoid that really.


 
Posted : 29/12/2012 3:55 pm
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Windows? [url= http://www.dbpoweramp.com ]dbpoweramp[/url] for ripping CDs

flac is higher quality I assume?
FLAC is a 'lossless' audio converter...basically a zip file for choons. It's bit perfect, so there is no loss of information / audio quality. Apple lossless in iTunes does the same.


 
Posted : 29/12/2012 5:26 pm
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will my ps3 play flac?

just ripped a cd to the nas using media player and played it on my phone using the android wd ap whilst viewing pics on the ps3... this might not seem like a huge achievement to most but for me???

i'm chuffed to bits!


 
Posted : 29/12/2012 5:57 pm
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good work man 🙂


 
Posted : 29/12/2012 5:59 pm

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