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?

 

[d6jg]

Edit. This is to stream to Chromecast devices.

It is built in.
Playback / Renderer

 

[Zap Rekowski]

For everyone, who wants to use foobar with the foo_upnp plug in but thinking foobar has an old user interface/optic, i can recommended the following skin. Easy to install, nice to use:

GitHub - TT-ReBORN/Georgia-ReBORN: A Clean · Full Dynamic Color Reborn · Foobar2000 player

A Clean · Full Dynamic Color Reborn · Foobar2000 player - TT-ReBORN/Georgia-ReBORN

github.com

My installation:

foobar2000, ver. 1.6.18 (latest version before 2.x)

Old versions of foobar2000

foobar2000

www.foobar2000.org

foo_upnp plugin

foobar2000: Components Repository - UPnP/DLNA Renderer, Server, Control Point

foobar2000

www.foobar2000.org

Georgia Reborn
See link above (updated)

Works flawlessly since years, with fun

 

[Zap Rekowski]

Edit. This is to stream to Chromecast devices.

It is built in.
Playback / Renderer

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I tested it a lot of years ago and I remember, that gapless playing was not possible. I am interested, is it now gapless?

 

[Valentino]

^Installing Squeezelite-X gives you the possibility of running the Squeezelite player on the PC, but you don't have to enable it. Squeezelite-X without the local player enabled functions as a very good controller for the Squeezelite player on your WiiM.

 

[slartibartfast]

^Installing Squeezelite-X gives you the possibility of running the Squeezelite player on the PC, but you don't have to enable it. Squeezelite-X without the local player enabled functions as a very good controller for the Squeezelite player on your WiiM.

Material skin is already part of LMS. So again you don't need Squeezelite-X

 

[Valentino]

...unless you're happy with running it in a browser.

 

[slartibartfast]

...unless you're happy with running it in a browser.

Why is Squeezelite-X better than a browser? You don't need to use your PC at all to control it of course, you can use a phone or tablet.

 

[harkpabst]

We might have lost @xxubiqts on the way.

Fact is, there is no single universal solution, no switch that just needs to be flicked.

 

[simbun]

I tested it a lot of years ago and I remember, that gapless playing was not possible. I am interested, is it now gapless?

VLC seems only to support Chromecast so isn't gapless.

If you were looking to use it as a UPnP control point then upplay is a much better option, although just as graphically challenged

 

[Zap Rekowski]

VLC seems only to support Chromecast so isn't gapless.

If you were looking to use it as a UPnP control point then upplay is a much better option, although just as graphically challenged

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That's true, my mistake.

For streaming from PC, I'm really happy with foobar, no reason for change it .

If I'm listening on PC/HTPC (not streaming) MusicBee is my favorite SW/App.

...but I'll check out upplay, next weekend. Thanks!