Options for multi-room audio?

[haggis999]

(01-07-2015 23:32)simoncn Wrote:  See this post for a much cheaper alternative that uses the Linn Songcast protocol. Another alternative is MediaPlayer by PeteManchester.

Hi Simon,
Thanks for the very interesting response.

Both your suggested solutions appear to depend on Linn Songcast for synchronised multi-room operation. However, Linn's website defines Songcast as "an open source application that allows you to send any audio from your computer to your Linn DS player and get better sound from your music services and web pages". That seems to imply that it is only relevant to owners of a Linn DS. Is this a case where the open source community has found an application for Songcast beyond those of its original creator or did it never have any specific association with the Linn DS, beyond the obvious marketing connection?

I'm assuming that that Songcast does not degrade the audio signal in any way and that sound quality will be entirely dependent on the choice of the amp and speakers in each room. Is that correct?

While I was aware of the existence of the Raspberry Pi, I know next to nothing about it. Can you recommend an off-the-shelf version of the Raspberry Pi in a reasonably well made case? If not, I'm sure that Google will eventually lead me to a suitable source.

David