My two 400-disc CD changers finally crapped out. They’re over a decade out of warranty, and Sony stopped making replacement parts five years ago.
Other than plugging my MP3 player into the AUX input on my A/V receiver, I have no clue how to transition from all CDs to all-digital files.
What I would like is to sit on my couch with a wireless keyboard, type in an musician’s name, see all his or her albums and tracks on my TV screen, scroll to a choice, click Play, and have it play on my living room speakers.
I did a bit of research, and an thinking about the MXQ for Android, along with two Toshiba Canvios What do you think of this solution?
Also, will KODI software allow me to hunt for artists, tracks, albums onscreen? Some of my CDs are old imports; is track information always available when you rip? With KODI, can I, for example, instruct the software to put all tracks by Metallica into a “Metal” group?
I have 1,000 CDs. I read that I should rip them to lossless FLAC, and store two copies — hence the two Canvios. Is that a good idea? Any suggestions for the best way to hire somebody to do the ripping at a reasonable cost?