To ask how you play music at home?

[hopelesslynaive]

This is going to sound naïve, but we don't listen to much music, and for the last few years our only music playing device around the house has been an ipod nano, in an ipod docking station. I have all our old CDs transferred to my pc in iTunes, which I've been selectively syncing to the to the ipod, space permitting.

But, now the ipod is broken!!! I only realised when I was putting up the Christmas Tree - I went to put on some Christmas tunes, and the navigation buttons no longer function.

So, what next? The world has moved on since we bought the ipod nano. Do people just use their phones to play music these days or is there an obvious "must have" device? If you use phones do they plug into your speakers using a wire or do you dock them? Our ipod dock does have an "audio in" hole at the back, so presumably it can be used as a traditional speaker too.

We all have Android phones, so if we were going to use those I guess we would need to use Google Play, yes? Or is there something else that's better? Does everyone just keep their music in the Cloud, and download it selectively to their phones if they're playing it regularly?

Please, help me navigate this .....

Sonos speaker, one in lounge one in kitchen, they can link and play together.
I stream Apple Music or amazon stuff

I play music from the computer via YouTube. Or through the TV via YouTube. Sometimes we'll play it through Spotify on our phones to Bluetooth speakers.

Watching .. Sorry I can't be of much help. I have an old iPod touch that's on a docker but it's on its way out too. I have music on my phone that I play over Bluetooth to a small rechargeable speaker or I plug it into the docker via aux cable - but it's very quiet then and unbalanced (can barely hear vocals, not sure why when its fine with the iPod). My problem is I hate iTunes, just can't get my head around it for some reason. And can also no longer transfer cds onto iTunes as they won't play on my pc anymore .

Spotify. Phone linked to stereo.

Cd player or utube via ipad. Just got allthe xmas cds outand been dancing to them

Amazon echo.

Bose soundtouch. Have several in different rooms as can link up and play together if needed. Use deezer for music

iPhone and dock here

Spotify account linked to Sonos

We have a radio/cd/Bluetooth combination

I have a radio, music on phone and imac, a vinyl record player and we can put the phone music through the record player's speakers.

CDs, downloads and apple music on the phone so can pretty much have anything we want.

iPod with dock, phone with Bluetooth speaker, YouTube or cds. I think we’ll get Spotify in the new year.

Spotify mainly, through tv/surround sound via ps4 or through phone to surround sound by Bluetooth.

Sonos. Controlled via phones and tablets around home, we got prime so use amazon music (because it is free with it). Otherwise I would like Spotify if it’s not so pricey!,

Spotify on phone plugged into stereo, or radio in kitchen or tune in radio on TV depending on what I'm doing.

DS is currently treating me do a selection of tunes from Zelda ... played haphazardly on the piano.
But that probably is pretty niche.

Bose Bluetooth/WiFi speakers

Sonos - soundbar, sub and spot speakers in lounge (also run the tv surround sound through those), spot speaker in the kitchen and upstairs. All runs from phone apps and you can have different music playing in each zone at the same time. Not cheap but worth it.

Amazon music on phone Bluetooth to Sony speakers, but hoping for an echo for Christmas so I can listen in the kitchen too (speakers are too big to move).

Amazon Echo using Amazon music and my daughter's Spotify.

But if I'm in the rear sitting room then I use my record player for our vinyl collection

Use Deezer on my phone linked via Bluetooth to a wireless speaker or my car stereo. Or via my Google home speaker.

You could buy a Bluetooth adapter for the Apple 30 pin connector and just stream from your phone to your current speaker for now.

My most favourite way to play music is through my record player! Sounds amazing.
I have Spotify on my phone otherwise I rely on the tv for the radio

Spotify and Bluetooth speaker

Phone has radio and all songs on it and we have a Braven speaker, they're awesome.