MMM Hive-
I'm stuck on what to do for my home music library set-up and I figure many of you have grappled with this and come up with serviceable and hopefully low-cost solutions.
What I want:
I would like to be able to both access my mp3 library (I have maybe 20 GB) and stream web-based music (I have been using Amazon Prime lately, both for streaming past purchases and adding free streaming albums, but I've used Pandora in the past too).
I have:
- 1 airport express (free from a friend) but if possible I would like to stay away from committing fully to the "apple ecosystem" due to price.
- 2009 macbook pro which functions as main home computer, but doesn't have complete mp3 library on it
- 2 small radios with aux inputs (kitchen, bedroom)
- 1 big old heavy stereo with wired speakers and aux input (living room)
- mobile phones running android (ideally used as remote controls for the system)
- wi-fi router (with USB port)
I am only moderately computer skilled (so setting up a Linux-based streaming home server may be out of my depth) and honestly need DW (less confident with computer skills) to be able to use it too, so it can't be too complicated.
What should I try?