No sure if the parent (grandparent?) would find this helpful: but here’s the setup I use that provides a cool amount of options.
I use a Yamaha receiver (R-N803) that has their MusicCast software on it. And I use these various inputs:
- CD
- Phono
- USB. A little teensy usb loaded with music I’ve collected for the last 25 years - however, I’ve cleaned it up so it’s not filled with random things that makes my wife go “what is all this stuff! I just want to see MY music!”
- I have a Navidrome server running on a pi, with a hardrive connected to it. It basically contains the USB + all the other random stuff. This is played via the bluetooth input and Play:Sub app on my phone.
- Likewise I play the bandcamp app via Bluetooth through the receiver, and spotify as well (I mostly use spotify for listening to the back catalogs of established artists).
- Net Radio. Access thousands of radio stations, worldwide, that stream their service. It’s pretty cool!
There’s more. But, point is the setup is cool and diverse and it’s pretty easy to use.
