Seeking Validation: Liberating from Sonos with a Future-Proof Wiim Expansion Architecture

[dtc]

So I rediscovered Media Monkey 5 as I had already installed it years ago for cleaning up Tags on classical music sets.

I use JRiver Media Center as a DLNA server. The chief developer also does Media Monkey on the side. It is a great way to serve your PC files to the Wiim devices. You can also play from Media Center to your Wiim device through DLNA if you like a PC interface for playing your local files.

 

[Zphvrq]

I will take a look at JRIVER Media Center.. you believe the developer of that is also the developer of Media Monkey? That's a cool insight?
Thanks for your comments.
Jeff

 

[KNVPStudios]

I like two things about Sonos. I like the streaming apps and the fact that I don’t need a computer server. Sort of. Sonos requires a server or NAS for the local library. They forgot to put a USB port on the Port. A Shame, because the $80 Roku has a USB slot and good media player.

I have a SiriusXM subscription for the car, and it works for home streaming at no extra cost. I have Sonos playlists that combine stuff from Spotify, local library, and Sirius. No Roon subscription required. I organized my library with Media Monkey and fixed the metadata. It’s good enough for me. Despite the app fiasco, I have found ways to continue using my playlists.

So here’s the missing pieces: a digital input from the TV, a decent phono preamp, a remote volume control that doesn’t require fumbling with a phone. Automatic input switching would be nice.

WiiM fills most of the gaps with the Ultra.

Hi. How do you create a Sonos playlist using SiriusXM as a source? Can you give me an example please? Thanks!

 

[KNVPStudios]

With LMS you would bypass the Sonos app and play to the Sonos players as UPnP devices.

Is this how Roon integrates magically with Sonos devices? Via UPnP?