diff --git a/sound/mpd/Makefile b/sound/mpd/Makefile
index f1e3ff5faa..6547d729e6 100644
--- a/sound/mpd/Makefile
+++ b/sound/mpd/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (C) 2007-2011 OpenWrt.org
+# Copyright (C) 2007-2014 OpenWrt.org
 #
 # This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
 # See /LICENSE for more information.
@@ -8,12 +8,13 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=mpd
-PKG_VERSION:=0.16.8
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_VERSION:=0.17.6
+PKG_RELEASE:=4
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2
-PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://www.musicpd.org/download/mpd/0.16/
-PKG_MD5SUM:=b412a9d0b3457bea1bb87904a8f80c04
+PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://www.musicpd.org/download/mpd/0.17/
+PKG_MD5SUM:=0a42ed81ff298c12e22c16be31097e4c
+PKG_MAINTAINER:=Ted Hess <thess@kitschensync.net>
 
 PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)-$(BUILD_VARIANT)/$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
@@ -31,8 +32,8 @@ define Package/mpd/Default
   CATEGORY:=Sound
   TITLE:=Music Player Daemon
   URL:=http://www.musicpd.org/
-  DEPENDS:= +glib2 +libcurl +libpthread \
-	+libflac +BUILD_PATENTED:libmad +libvorbisidec
+  DEPENDS:= +glib2 +libcurl +libpthread $(ICONV_DEPENDS) \
+	    +libflac +BUILD_PATENTED:libmad +libvorbisidec
 endef
 
 define Package/mpd/Default/description
@@ -42,14 +43,13 @@ define Package/mpd/Default/description
  gmpc (gnome), phpmp (php), etc...
 endef
 
-
 define Package/mpd-full
 $(call Package/mpd/Default)
   TITLE+= (full)
   DEPENDS+= \
 	+AUDIO_SUPPORT:alsa-lib \
 	+libaudiofile +BUILD_PATENTED:libfaad2 +libffmpeg +libid3tag \
-	+libmms +libogg +libshout +libsndfile +libvorbis
+	+libmms +libogg +libsndfile +libvorbis
   PROVIDES:=mpd
   VARIANT:=full
 endef
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ define Package/mpd-full/conffiles
 /etc/mpd.conf
 endef
 
-
 define Package/mpd-mini
 $(call Package/mpd/Default)
   TITLE+= (mini)
@@ -84,7 +83,6 @@ define Package/mpd-mini/conffiles
 /etc/mpd.conf
 endef
 
-
 CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
 	$(call autoconf_bool,CONFIG_IPV6,ipv6) \
 	--disable-debug \
@@ -95,11 +93,11 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
 	\
 	--disable-ao \
 	--disable-bzip2 \
-	--disable-cue \
+	--enable-cue \
 	--disable-ffado \
 	--disable-fluidsynth \
 	--disable-gme \
-	--disable-inotify \
+	--enable-inotify \
 	--disable-iso9660 \
 	--disable-jack \
 	--disable-lame-encoder \
@@ -116,11 +114,11 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
 	--disable-solaris-output \
 	--disable-sqlite \
 	--disable-twolame-encoder \
-	--disable-wave-encoder \
+	--enable-wave-encoder \
 	--disable-wavpack \
 	--disable-wildmidi \
 	--disable-zzip \
-	--with-zeroconf=no \
+	--with-zeroconf=auto \
 	\
 	--enable-curl \
 	--enable-flac \
@@ -137,7 +135,7 @@ CONFIGURE_VARS += \
 	$(if $(CONFIG_BUILD_PATENTED),MAD_LIBS="$(TARGET_LDFLAGS) -lmad") \
 
 TARGET_CFLAGS += -std=gnu99
-TARGET_LDFLAGS += -Wl,-rpath-link=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib
+TARGET_LDFLAGS += -Wl,-rpath-link=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib $(if $(ICONV_FULL),-liconv)
 
 # use gcc instead of g++ to avoid unnecessary linking against libstdc++
 TARGET_CXX:=$(TARGET_CC)
@@ -156,12 +154,12 @@ ifeq ($(BUILD_VARIANT),full)
 	--enable-oggflac \
 	--enable-pipe-output \
 	--enable-recorder-output \
-	--enable-shout \
+	--disable-shout \
 	--enable-sndfile \
 	--enable-vorbis \
-	--enable-vorbis-encoder \
+	--disable-vorbis-encoder \
 	--with-faad="$(STAGING_DIR)/usr" \
-	--with-tremor=no \
+	--with-tremor=yes \
 
 endif
 
diff --git a/sound/mpd/patches/100-compile-fixes.patch b/sound/mpd/patches/100-compile-fixes.patch
index 60b8b01bfa..9cfdd6dba5 100644
--- a/sound/mpd/patches/100-compile-fixes.patch
+++ b/sound/mpd/patches/100-compile-fixes.patch
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 --- a/configure
 +++ b/configure
-@@ -8803,6 +8803,7 @@ fi
+@@ -9821,6 +9821,7 @@ fi
  # Check whether --with-faad was given.
  if test "${with_faad+set}" = set; then :
    withval=$with_faad;
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
  fi
 --- a/src/input/file_input_plugin.c
 +++ b/src/input/file_input_plugin.c
-@@ -79,10 +79,6 @@ input_file_open(const char *filename, GE
- 		return false;
+@@ -82,10 +82,6 @@ input_file_open(const char *filename,
+ 		return NULL;
  	}
  
 -#ifdef POSIX_FADV_SEQUENTIAL
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@
 -#endif
 -
  	fis = g_new(struct file_input_stream, 1);
- 	input_stream_init(&fis->base, &input_plugin_file, filename);
- 
+ 	input_stream_init(&fis->base, &input_plugin_file, filename,
+ 			  mutex, cond);
diff --git a/sound/mpd/patches/200-allow-float-samples-ffmpeg.patch b/sound/mpd/patches/200-allow-float-samples-ffmpeg.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..620a47c90a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sound/mpd/patches/200-allow-float-samples-ffmpeg.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+--- a/src/decoder/ffmpeg_decoder_plugin.c
++++ b/src/decoder/ffmpeg_decoder_plugin.c
+@@ -370,6 +370,13 @@
+ #endif
+ 		return SAMPLE_FORMAT_S32;
+ 
++#if LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT >= AV_VERSION_INT(52, 94, 1)
++	case AV_SAMPLE_FMT_FLT:
++#else
++	case SAMPLE_FMT_FLOAT:
++#endif
++		return SAMPLE_FORMAT_FLOAT;
++
+ 	default:
+ 		g_warning("Unsupported libavcodec SampleFormat value: %d",
+ 			  codec_context->sample_fmt);
diff --git a/sound/mpd/patches/210-support_raw_pcm_streams.patch b/sound/mpd/patches/210-support_raw_pcm_streams.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..280082b321
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sound/mpd/patches/210-support_raw_pcm_streams.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+--- a/src/decoder/ffmpeg_decoder_plugin.c
++++ b/src/decoder/ffmpeg_decoder_plugin.c
+@@ -387,6 +387,13 @@ ffmpeg_probe(struct decoder *decoder, st
+ 
+ 	unsigned char *buffer = g_malloc(BUFFER_SIZE);
+ 	size_t nbytes = decoder_read(decoder, is, buffer, BUFFER_SIZE);
++
++	if ((nbytes > 0) && (nbytes < 1024))
++	{
++		// Gobble some more data if header is small
++		nbytes += decoder_read(decoder, is, buffer + nbytes, BUFFER_SIZE - nbytes);
++	}
++
+ 	if (nbytes <= PADDING ||
+ 	    !input_stream_lock_seek(is, 0, SEEK_SET, NULL)) {
+ 		g_free(buffer);
+@@ -683,6 +690,7 @@ static const char *const ffmpeg_mime_typ
+ 	"audio/qcelp",
+ 	"audio/vorbis",
+ 	"audio/vorbis+ogg",
++	"audio/wav",
+ 	"audio/x-8svx",
+ 	"audio/x-16sv",
+ 	"audio/x-aac",