mrdrew Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Curious if anyone has hacked these boards into better boxes. The clear acrylic stuff, for me, has a low WAF (Wife Acceptance Factor). There are a few blinky lights on the RaspberryPi, oddly shaped box, and there's about to be two of them. I love Allo's attention to audio quality. I haven't looked too closely at the Allo stuff, but I'm no soldering slouch. Doing some de-soldering, and re-soldering would give me some flexibility to put the connectors, switches, and lights on the exterior of the new enclosure. With a larger box, I could even jam the wall-warts into the enclosure, and run a single power cable and hook it up in parallel in the box. Course I don't want to destroy anything either. I'm liking the etsy option below the best so far. 1. Volt Plus D 2. BOSS DAC 3. RaspberryPi 3b $195 ghent audio, from China https://www.ghentaudio.com/kit/ncore-nc502mp.html $44 Raspberry Pi 4B Desktop Computer Case https://www.etsy.com/listing/890956138/raspberry-pi-4b-desktop-computer-case?gpla=1&gao=1& $25 Pi Juice, from UK https://www.ebay.com/i/223949887879?chn=ps&mkevt=1&mkcid=28 Link to comment
firedog Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 I have a nice aluminum one similar to the Aragon. I don't see any reason not to put in a different box if you think you can handle it. One note: the Pi4 especially runs hot. Have to be sure it has enough cooling - either passive or active. Main listening (small home office): Main setup: Surge protector +>Isol-8 Mini sub Axis Power Strip/Isolation>QuietPC Low Noise Server>Roon (Audiolense DRC)>Stack Audio Link II>Kii Control>Kii Three (on their own electric circuit) >GIK Room Treatments. Secondary Path: Server with Audiolense RC>RPi4 or analog>Cayin iDAC6 MKII (tube mode) (XLR)>Kii Three . Bedroom: SBTouch to Cambridge Soundworks Desktop Setup. Living Room/Kitchen: Ropieee (RPi3b+ with touchscreen) + Schiit Modi3E to a pair of Morel Hogtalare. All absolute statements about audio are false Link to comment
JPW Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 I was thinking of putting my Allo Volt+d in one of the two cases shown below. I could go with the black or silver motif. Both cases are about $25, but the walnut end pieces increase the price by about $40. I Both cases are available from Hammond Mfring. https://www.hammfg.com/electronics/small-case I must say that I like the notion of a RPi4 with Volumio (using a case), Topping E30 DAC, and the Allo Volt+d. I am using this setup currently with a Cambridge Audio CXA-60 with 40 year old Celestion Ditton 33 speakers. Sounds great! Link to comment
mrdrew Posted December 13, 2020 Author Share Posted December 13, 2020 I like where you're at @JPW I forgot about those enclosures at Hammond. Excellent option. I have some pretty hardwood laying around I could slap some ends on there myself. There are parts called surface mount RCA, ah chassis mount. I'll probably use stuff like that to hack the boards into a larger prettier chassis. https://www.parts-express.com/parts-express-chassis-mount-rca-jack-pair--091-1120 I'll update this thread in a few months! Link to comment
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