W. London streamer bake-off

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It seems that for many of us the final piece in our hi-fi jigsaw is a streamer. We all know the talents and shortcomings of AIR, and we know there are quite a few new products out there that have garnered praise.

My plan is to host a streamer bake-off at my place in mid-June.

Venue: Chiswick, London W4.
Time: probably the evening of Mon 15 or Tues 16 June.

This thread is the place to:
1. express interest;
2. offer to bring kit;
3. make suggestions for the format of the event.

Numbers will be limited (max. probably around 10). In the unlikely event that the bake-off is oversubscribed, I'll give priority to (i) the kind folk who run this forum, (ii) people who can bring relevant kit, (iii) people who have good ideas about the format, (iv) an arbitrary fourth category that I'll make up as I go along.

There is wheelchair access.

Oh, and it doesn't matter how bonkers your views about hi-fi are. That's all part of the fun, isn't it?  

Matt

Hi Matt,

Sounds like a great idea. Not too sure whether my W4S is classed as a "streamer" as it has its own built in SSD, but it is controlled via an internet connection to my home PC router (it has wi fi capability, but not successful in my home environment, so I "hard Ethernet wired" it). Music files can be loaded either using the W4S built in CD "ripper" or I can "drag and drop" hi res music files stored on my home PC, including DSD format files. Remote control is via iPad using, in the main, iPeng 8.

Would like to be involved if I can make it - we are off to France on 18 June, so will be taking caravan down to Dover on 17 June - so 15 June may be better for me, if my kit qualifies!


David

PS - I should have added that the W4S does give me access to "streaming", but at present I limit it to the plethora of Internet Radio stations available - some very good stations out there broadcasting a very wide range of music (also found one broadcasting end to end Goon Shows - for those of us of a certain age!). I have not yet subscribed to any of the dedicated music sites such as Deezer, Spotify, Napster or Qobuz.