Again - BIG THANKS to the entire piCorePlayer team. What a great contribution.
My goal was to replace several Dell DAR players, looking for good (not fanatic) quality, with an integrated amp in most cases. I have a LMS running on a server in the basement. I didn't care much about the display or remote, but I can see how those features can easily be supported.
First try was from a Google AIY Voice kit, pi Zero WH + Google voice hat. It worked easily, but I wanted more.
#2 is a Allo miniBoss hat on a pi Zero WH in the Allo miniBoss case connected to an existing SMSL Q5 amp . About US$65, and other than the ALSA setup (which required going far to the right to set some parameters) it was very to put together and setup.
#3 is a Merus 40w amp hat on a pi Zero WH. The hat sits right on top of the pi Zero (makes me uncomfortable, so I will get an extender header with proper pins to put it 5mm or so higher). Again, just follow a little configuration (see this post: https://forums.slimdevices.com/showt...6-0-0&p=993971) and follow the ALSA limiter setup instructions, connect speakers, and away you go. About US$52 and good quality and sound power.
I still have a few things to try, but I wanted to report my success and to say very nice things about the piCorePlayer team.
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BHA
My goal was to replace several Dell DAR players, looking for good (not fanatic) quality, with an integrated amp in most cases. I have a LMS running on a server in the basement. I didn't care much about the display or remote, but I can see how those features can easily be supported.
First try was from a Google AIY Voice kit, pi Zero WH + Google voice hat. It worked easily, but I wanted more.
#2 is a Allo miniBoss hat on a pi Zero WH in the Allo miniBoss case connected to an existing SMSL Q5 amp . About US$65, and other than the ALSA setup (which required going far to the right to set some parameters) it was very to put together and setup.
#3 is a Merus 40w amp hat on a pi Zero WH. The hat sits right on top of the pi Zero (makes me uncomfortable, so I will get an extender header with proper pins to put it 5mm or so higher). Again, just follow a little configuration (see this post: https://forums.slimdevices.com/showt...6-0-0&p=993971) and follow the ALSA limiter setup instructions, connect speakers, and away you go. About US$52 and good quality and sound power.
I still have a few things to try, but I wanted to report my success and to say very nice things about the piCorePlayer team.
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BHA
