CD playback over USB

[pieterv1]

As the title says: it would be nice to add support for CD playback from a simple generic USB CD drive. Additionally a way to rip the audio to any attached storage device would be a cool bonus. Retrieval/displaying of the artwork and metadata of the web even more so.

 

[castalla]

Best to just check the second hand market and look for the port at the back

It's a cheap & effective solution, but like I said: most dvd player show somewhat limited info on the display making it harder to use without a tv.

Most I've seen could hardly be described as 'compact'. Something like this is compact in my book

 

[Chopin]

The smallest I know is this one with 230 x 39 x 194 mm.
edited: Coax out only.

https://www.sony.de/electronics/blu-ray-disc-player/bdp-s1700/specifications

 

[pieterv1]

Most I've seen could hardly be described as 'compact'. Something like this is compact in my book

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I feel like we're kind of running in circles here because that's exactly the kind of USB disc drives I was referring to in my original post.

Obviously they will be a lot smaller than a DVD player because they don't have a screen, buttons or video/audio outputs. For the WiiM Ultra this would be ideal because it already has the touchscreen controls & audio outputs.

 

[castalla]

Well, I use Lyrion Music Server (LMS) on a win10 mini pc with a usb cd. The cd-play plugin gives full access to the disc. Plays to any connected player/ device (eg. Mini, Wiim pro, etc.).

 

[pieterv1]

Well, I use Lyrion Music Server (LMS) on a win10 mini pc with a usb cd. The cd-play plugin gives full access to the disc. Plays to any connected player/ device (eg. Mini, Wiim pro, etc.).

Yes you've said so already, but again that's not a solution for those without a dedicated streaming pc, NAS or Raspberry Pi to act as a server (and the whole setup process)

After all, I posted my request specifically in the WiiM Ultra forum - I'm not asking how to stream CD's to a WiiM device.