We are long-time fans of Squeezebox and have followed the SqueezeAMP, and in particular the Squeezelite-ESP32 project, with great interest.
These efforts have inspired us to design and build our own new hardware to run Squeezelite-ESP32 software. Our idea was to manufacture an inexpensive music streamer along the lines of the now discontinued Chromecast Audio puck, but with much better sound quality and running Squeezelite, so it can be used as a fully-fledged Squeezebox Player.
We also benefit from a significant advantage, because we have all of the equipment to manufacture and test the product in our facility just outside Berlin Germany. This has been key to enabling us to keep the selling price really low at just 50 including VAT. This includes a complete fully assembled and pre-flashed product in a neat housing which is ready to use out-of-the-box. The package also includes a DC jack to USB-A cable to connect to a USB power supply of choice (a power supply is not included)
The design is based around an ESP32 module which feeds a PCM5122 DAC and runs on Squeezelite-ESP32 software. A lot of attention has been paid to internal filtering and fine tuning the layout for optimal HiFi performance. DAC32 also supports file formats of up to 24/192 resolution. Listening tests, backed up by measurements using our own audio analyser, confirm that these objectives have been met. We are particularly proud of achieving an outstandingly low signal to noise ratio of -110dB
The analogue line output is via a pair of gold-plated RCA phono sockets and is designed to connect directly to a HiFi amplifier, active speakers or soundbar.
The DAC32 Music Streamer will start shipping early March 2021
https://polyvection.com/en/product/dac32/
These efforts have inspired us to design and build our own new hardware to run Squeezelite-ESP32 software. Our idea was to manufacture an inexpensive music streamer along the lines of the now discontinued Chromecast Audio puck, but with much better sound quality and running Squeezelite, so it can be used as a fully-fledged Squeezebox Player.
We also benefit from a significant advantage, because we have all of the equipment to manufacture and test the product in our facility just outside Berlin Germany. This has been key to enabling us to keep the selling price really low at just 50 including VAT. This includes a complete fully assembled and pre-flashed product in a neat housing which is ready to use out-of-the-box. The package also includes a DC jack to USB-A cable to connect to a USB power supply of choice (a power supply is not included)
The design is based around an ESP32 module which feeds a PCM5122 DAC and runs on Squeezelite-ESP32 software. A lot of attention has been paid to internal filtering and fine tuning the layout for optimal HiFi performance. DAC32 also supports file formats of up to 24/192 resolution. Listening tests, backed up by measurements using our own audio analyser, confirm that these objectives have been met. We are particularly proud of achieving an outstandingly low signal to noise ratio of -110dB
The analogue line output is via a pair of gold-plated RCA phono sockets and is designed to connect directly to a HiFi amplifier, active speakers or soundbar.
The DAC32 Music Streamer will start shipping early March 2021
https://polyvection.com/en/product/dac32/