mayhem13 Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Raspberry Pi 2 on sale now at $35 | Raspberry Pi Looks like it has the capabilities to create a serious server of streamer for not a lot of coin. With i2s DAC compatibility could make for a nice all in one client/player. Link to comment
Guidof Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Perhaps some enterprising CA member with more IT knowledge than I have can figure out how to use this device as a replacement for the Logitech Squeezobox Touch, now that John Swenson' Wandaboard based project was apparently shot down in a volley of mysterious, bizarre, and unexplained legal injunctions. Guido F. For my system details, please see my profile. Thank you. Link to comment
mayhem13 Posted February 3, 2015 Author Share Posted February 3, 2015 Perhaps some enterprising CA member with more IT knowledge than I have can figure out how to use this device as a replacement for the Logitech Squeezobox Touch, now that John Swenson' Wandaboard based project was apparently shot down in a volley of mysterious, bizarre, and unexplained legal injunctions. Guido F. Well Father Sarducci, I see an Ubuntu install with an i2S Dac for starters......and a nice case of course, maybe with a slot loaded CD Rom drive. There's some cool DAC boards with display panels on Ebay from Weiliang that people over at DIYAudio rave about. Link to comment
hatfield101 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Well Father Sarducci, I see an Ubuntu install with an i2S Dac for starters......and a nice case of course, maybe with a slot loaded CD Rom drive. There's some cool DAC boards with display panels on Ebay from Weiliang that people over at DIYAudio rave about. Like this? Wolfson Audio Card ID: 1761 - $34.95 : Adafruit Industries, Unique & fun DIY electronics and kits Or is it something different? It supports 24/192 as well according to the manual. Link to comment
chip_ Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 This information covers most models of the Raspberry Pi devices. Note that some DACs only work with certain RP versions as well as cases. Software for Audio playback Volumio RuneAudio SqueezePlug PiCorePlayer PiMusicBox Mopidy Sound Cards For The Raspberry Pi HiFiBerry DAC+ - RCA or Phone Jack, Dedicated 192kHz/24bit high-quality Burr-Brown DAC Pi-DAC+ - Audiophile TI Burr Brown 32-bit/384kHz DAC (TI PCM5122) Wolfson Audio Card for Raspberry Pi Revision 2 Model A and B IQaudIO.com Pi-AMP+ 2x20w Class D amp for ... Durio Sound - PCM5102 DAC chip , 24-bit 192kHz ultimate sound quality Hifimediy ES9023 I2S DAC for Raspberry Pi mod B 192Khz/24bit Raspberry Pi i2s DAC: why this sounds so good [Guide] List of I2S DACs for Raspberry Pi HiFimeDIY Sabre U2 Asynchronous USB DAC Hifime 9018 in the works - HiFime 9018 Asynchronous High resolution USB DAC Cases Flirc Raspberry Pi B+ Case Adafruit cases Raspberry Pi Starter Kits CanaKit Raspberry Pi B+ Complete Starter Kit with WiFi (Raspberry Pi B Plus + WiFi + Original Preloaded 8GB SD Card + Case + Power Supply + HDMI Cable) CanaKit Raspberry Pi B+ Basic Kit (Raspberry Pi B Plus + 2.5A Micro USB Power Supply) Articles Raspberry Pi as Hi-Fi Player with RuneAudio Turn Raspberry Pi into audiophile music player Raspberry Pi Entertainment Guide Link to comment
Guidof Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Thank you! Really appreciate your supplying these links. Lots of material to digest. Any article specific to a Squeezebox replacement that uses LMS protocol and is controllable via iPeng and SqueezePad? For my system details, please see my profile. Thank you. Link to comment
Skip Pack Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 I have followed most of those DAC references, and none of them mention the possibility of DSD either native or via DOP. Is there such a DAC for direct RPI I2S connection available or close? thanks, Skip Link to comment
chip_ Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 I saw this mentioned - I2S DACs support out of the box. R-pi DAC, Hifiberry & Hifiberry DIGI, Iq-Audio Pi DAC, Raspy3Play. Just connect them, and activate the proper driver from the i2s selector. Reboot and enjoy. Link to comment
mayhem13 Posted February 10, 2015 Author Share Posted February 10, 2015 I saw this mentioned - I2S DACs support out of the box. R-pi DAC, Hifiberry & Hifiberry DIGI, Iq-Audio Pi DAC, Raspy3Play. Just connect them, and activate the proper driver from the i2s selector. Reboot and enjoy. Some Pi developers and users have been...em.....not so happy with I2S compatability and report frequent drop outs and lock ups. Of course I haven't followed the discussion enough to discover the cause, but is suspect from the frequency of reports, I2S is not yet a plug and play option. Link to comment
Richard Dale Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Some Pi developers and users have been...em.....not so happy with I2S compatability and report frequent drop outs and lock ups. Of course I haven't followed the discussion enough to discover the cause, but is suspect from the frequency of reports, I2S is not yet a plug and play option. I haven't heard about these problems with I2S. I've tried Raspberry Pi Model Bs with the IQAudio Pi DAC and the Wolfson DAC and they both worked very well indeed. I preferred the sound of the IQAudio DAC with the Volumio music oriented Linux distribution. I lent a non-audiophile friend the IQAudio DAC/Pi combination when I visited the UK at Christmas time, and this is the latest I heard from him: "Am enjoying music massively!!!". So I personally think a Raspberry Pi with an I2S DAC works great, and is less problematic that using them for USB audio. System (i): Stack Audio Link > Denafrips Iris 12th/Ares 12th-1; Gyrodec/SME V/Hana SL/EAT E-Glo Petit/Magnum Dynalab FT101A) > PrimaLuna Evo 100 amp > Klipsch RP-600M/REL T5x subs System (ii): Allo USB Signature > Bel Canto uLink+AQVOX psu > Chord Hugo > APPJ EL34 > Tandy LX5/REL Tzero v3 subs System (iii) KEF LS50W/KEF R400b subs System (iv) Technics 1210GR > Leak 230 > Tannoy Cheviot Link to comment
jriver Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Our software may be available for ARM at some point. We released a test build last night. JRiver Media Center demo 20.0.66 for Debian ARM Jim Hillegass / JRiver Media Center / jriver.com Link to comment
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