@mtraesbo I do like the suggestion of using my laptop (or phone) as the remote control. I already have all the hardware required in that case. I do not even need a wireless streamer. All I need is the right software to make the phone or laptop act as a wireless remote control. Unfortunately, that is where I keep running into a roadblock because I don't want to get involved with any of the commercial solutions I have seen such as Roon.
I want a solution that is totally local with no meta data or any other private information going to some third party. I'm checking to see if any of these options meet my requirements:
10 Best Media Server Software for Linux in 2018 https://www.tecmint.com/best-media-server-software-for-linux/
In regard to Tidal, some of the media servers listed at the above link offer it, but I don't need any streaming services. I will only be playing my own music which is stored locally.
My "temporary" and free solution has been working well. It's the solution based on PulseAudio. It does stream wirelessly from my laptop to my DAC / preamp (Onkyo P-3000R). In that regard, it is not as good as your suggestion. If I can shift to using my laptop only as a remote control, then the next step I would like to implement is multi-room playback.
I can currently do multi-room playback with PulseAudio, but because it is streaming uncompressed PCM data to multiple rooms, I am having a few minor quality issues. I may be able to solve those, but I will still need a wireless remote control, as per your suggestion.
Alternatively, I might have to revisit my original idea, the Yamaha WXC-50 and their MusicCast system.
I want a solution that is totally local with no meta data or any other private information going to some third party. I'm checking to see if any of these options meet my requirements:
10 Best Media Server Software for Linux in 2018 https://www.tecmint.com/best-media-server-software-for-linux/
In regard to Tidal, some of the media servers listed at the above link offer it, but I don't need any streaming services. I will only be playing my own music which is stored locally.
My "temporary" and free solution has been working well. It's the solution based on PulseAudio. It does stream wirelessly from my laptop to my DAC / preamp (Onkyo P-3000R). In that regard, it is not as good as your suggestion. If I can shift to using my laptop only as a remote control, then the next step I would like to implement is multi-room playback.
I can currently do multi-room playback with PulseAudio, but because it is streaming uncompressed PCM data to multiple rooms, I am having a few minor quality issues. I may be able to solve those, but I will still need a wireless remote control, as per your suggestion.
Alternatively, I might have to revisit my original idea, the Yamaha WXC-50 and their MusicCast system.