Streaming to WiiM over WiFi (Windows)

[xxubiqts]

I previously owned a Macbook and would stream music from iTunes to my WiiM over WiFi.

I now own a Windows laptop and would like to stream music from MusicBee, my preferred media player, to my WiiM over WiFi.

Put even more simply, how do I send my PC audio to WiiM over WiFi? Please tell me this is possible. Why oh why did I switch to Windows?

 

[Doublej]

Why did you switch to Windows? Most folks I know are going to Macs from Windows. You'll need to use Bluetooth and pair your Windows laptop to your WiiM.

 

[Mr Smith]

You could install Emby on your pc and as long you enable dlna in Emby you will be able to send to Wiim from the pc. Alternatively, you can access your files via the WiiM app on a phone or tablet

 

[eByGum]

Windows can stream over wi-fi. Media player has a 'cast to device' option. Ultra shows dlna connection. The missing capability may be with MusicBee.

 

[rubato]

Disclaimer: I don't have a Windows PC and can't test any of this. That said, here is one way to do it:

Stream your personal music library with Windows Media Player

Or the Windows version of iTunes supports Airplay, so you could try downloading that. There's also a commercial product called AirParrot. Google tells me that MusicBee has plugins for Airplay and Chromecast, but appears that neither one of them is being maintained now.

 

[Burnside]

I previously owned a Macbook and would stream music from iTunes to my WiiM over WiFi.

I now own a Windows laptop and would like to stream music from MusicBee, my preferred media player, to my WiiM over WiFi.

Put even more simply, how do I send my PC audio to WiiM over WiFi? Please tell me this is possible. Why oh why did I switch to Windows?

Which WiiM device do you have?

 

[simbun]

You could try MusicBee with SWYH.

foobar2000 and MediaMonkey work well, although neither do gapless playback properly i.e. they concatenate tracks to produce a single stream meaning that track metadata is not available to the renderer (same with SWYH).

 

[harkpabst]

There is a UPnP plugin for MusicBee, but unfortunately this is no longer actively supported. It might stop working with any new release of MusicBee and bugs will not get fixed. It supports server mode (exposing the MB library to DLNA clients) and controller mode (streaming from MusicBee to another device, just as you would like to).

If this still sounds like an option, here is a link to what might be the most current relevant post to get things going:

UPnP/ DLNA device support

UPnP/ DLNA device support

getmusicbee.com

 

[GusGusNFT]

I use Audirvana.

 

[Saponetto]

Jriver works flawlessly via DLNA.

 

[Zap Rekowski]

There is a UPnP plugin for MusicBee, but unfortunately this is no longer actively supported. It might stop working with any new release of MusicBee and bugs will not get fixed. It supports server mode (exposing the MB library to DLNA clients) and controller mode (streaming from MusicBee to another device, just as you would like to).

If this still sounds like an option, here is a link to what might be the most current relevant post to get things going:

UPnP/ DLNA device support

UPnP/ DLNA device support

getmusicbee.com

...no gapless playback (you need to use continious stream, then without track information/selection).

Best experience with foobar < 2.0, with foo_upnp plugin

 

[harkpabst]

...no gapless playback (you need to use continious stream, then without track information/selection).

Best experience with foobar < 2.0, with foo_upnp plugin

I don't know, I never used this plugin. OP had explicitly asked for MusicBee (that's why I mentioned it), but not for gapless playback.

 

[Zap Rekowski]

I don't know, I never used this plugin. OP had explicitly asked for MusicBee (that's why I mentioned it), but not for gapless playback.

You're correct No gapless, only meant as an additionally hint.

 

[Valentino]

Install LMS and Squeezelite-X on the PC. Lets you stream local files lossless to all WiiMs bar the Mini.

 

[Burnside]

Install LMS and Squeezelite-X on the PC. Lets you stream local files lossless to all WiiMs bar the Mini.

And the Mini if you use the UPnPBridge plugin

 

[slartibartfast]

Install LMS and Squeezelite-X on the PC. Lets you stream local files lossless to all WiiMs bar the Mini.

You don't need Squeezelite-X unless you want a player on the PC.

 

[d6jg]

You don't need Squeezelite-X unless you want a player on the PC.

I was going to say exactly this. I’d recommend Material plugin though to allow easy control of the WiiM (as I’m sure others would).

 

[slartibartfast]

I was going to say exactly this. I’d recommend Material plugin though to allow easy control of the WiiM (as I’m sure others would).

I think Material is default now even though the old default is still called default

 

[d6jg]

I think Material is default now even though the old default is still called default

I haven't installed from scratch for a while but I think you may be correct.

 

[Wiewlod]

...brak odtwarzania bez przerw (trzeba użyć ciągłego strumienia, bez informacji o utworze/wyboru).

Najlepsze doświadczenia z foobar < 2.0, z wtyczką foo_upnp

It works ...is there also a plugin for VLC?