popej
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I use AVR for music, it has build-in streamer and does all I need except playing multichannel music from local files. My cheap streamer is a solution for that one purpose - play multichannel audio without the involvement of the TV.
I'm using Chinese TV box Vontar X4 with CoreELEC (standalone Kodi derivative). TV box has USB 3.0 input and SD slot, both can be used for local media. Music is send to AVR by HDMI. Control is done by Kore app on smartphone. I can switch on TV and use BT/IR remote too. I have to say, that I don't like Kodi or Kore, but they work nevertheless.
Out of curiosity, I checked what CoreELEC/Kodi offers to suit your needs and I have foud party mode:
I'm using Chinese TV box Vontar X4 with CoreELEC (standalone Kodi derivative). TV box has USB 3.0 input and SD slot, both can be used for local media. Music is send to AVR by HDMI. Control is done by Kore app on smartphone. I can switch on TV and use BT/IR remote too. I have to say, that I don't like Kodi or Kore, but they work nevertheless.
VONTAR X4, with Amlogic S905X4 and 4GB of RAM, another bargain this 11.11
Great price this 11.11 of AliExpress for the Android Box VONTAR X4 that stays at $32.45 in its version with 4/64 GB thanks to the direct discount.
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Kore - Official Kodi Wiki
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Out of curiosity, I checked what CoreELEC/Kodi offers to suit your needs and I have foud party mode:
Party Mode - Official Kodi Wiki
kodi.wiki