Full use without a smartphone

[slartibartfast]

What's wrong with a phone, just get basic one, lock it down, only have that app. Work out what version of android you need

He already has a Controller

 

[rccarguy]

Pretty sure my son would be able to find some way to get past any 'lock it down' safeguards I managed to add to the phone

You can lock any outgoing just keep it within the WAN (your router)

 

[baroquedub]

If you can return the Ultra I believe Eversolo's offerings allow you to control LMS, so maybe look at those? I don't own one personally, so just going by what I've heard on the Lyrion forum.

These seem quite a bit more expensive again. Not sure I'd want to just take a punt on one after my mistake with the Ultra. Thanks for the info though

 

[baroquedub]

You can lock any outgoing just keep it within the WAN (your router)

Appreciate the advice. It would definetely have to be a bit of a learning project for me as it's not something I've done before. As @slartibartfast mentioned, using the old Controller might be an easier route.

 

[rccarguy]

Appreciate the advice. It would definetely have to be a bit of a learning project for me as it's not something I've done before. As @slartibartfast mentioned, using the old Controller might be an easier route.

It's pretty darn slow, I wouldn't bother.

 

[mrehorst]

If your son is anything like mine, he'll find a way to get a friend's phone to use for whatever nefarious purposes you are hoping to prevent.

FWIW, I have a Slim Devices squeezebox that I'd part with for a few $. It's from before Logitech bought the company. I believe it's the first SB I bought, probably 25 years ago. I don't have the remote control, but that's probably pretty cheap via ebay. I do have the original manual. Something changed in WiFi about 6 or 7 years ago that keeps old squeezeboxes from maintaining the wifi connection with modern routers. Someone wrote a fix (see the LMS forums) but I never got it to work. If you connect via ethernet cable it works fine.

You could put the LMS server in the kid's room, and don't connect it to the internet. Add a $90 SMSL SU-1 DAC and he can play files using SqueezeLite or directly from the HDD.