A follow-up on the conversation so far...
Folks,
First post here!
I am looking to replace my SONOS system in the house with some Raspberry Pi based devices, and i thought I would do this as a DIY approach ne cause it's more fun this way! However, It's been a bit of time since I've done any DIY, so I need a bit of a refresher on a few items.
Here is what I was originally planning--->
Raspberry Pi ---> IQaudIO DigiAMP+
This has the nice TPA3118 chips on it, and it is a fairly easy solution overall. (plug and play!).
I would then put it all in a decent case, including the power supply, so there is no wall wart.
My thought now is to go toward using separate pieces rather than the DigiAMP+, utilizing the mono amps that were mentioned:
TPA3118 PBTL mono digital amplifier board 1X60W 12V 24V POWER AMP-in Amplifier from Consumer Electronics on Aliexpress.com | Alibaba Group
It would require that I resolve the 5v power for the Pi and also the power supply for the two amps, but I'm up for the challenge.
Can anyone provide feedback on how these two solutions might compare?
The DigiAMP+ solution is certainly easier and probably a little cheaper in the long run, but the alternate will have more power and possibly sound better? I don't really need much power in them, mostly driving in-ceiling speakers.
Thanks,
---Michael
Folks,
First post here!
I am looking to replace my SONOS system in the house with some Raspberry Pi based devices, and i thought I would do this as a DIY approach ne cause it's more fun this way! However, It's been a bit of time since I've done any DIY, so I need a bit of a refresher on a few items.
Here is what I was originally planning--->
Raspberry Pi ---> IQaudIO DigiAMP+
This has the nice TPA3118 chips on it, and it is a fairly easy solution overall. (plug and play!).
I would then put it all in a decent case, including the power supply, so there is no wall wart.
My thought now is to go toward using separate pieces rather than the DigiAMP+, utilizing the mono amps that were mentioned:
TPA3118 PBTL mono digital amplifier board 1X60W 12V 24V POWER AMP-in Amplifier from Consumer Electronics on Aliexpress.com | Alibaba Group
It would require that I resolve the 5v power for the Pi and also the power supply for the two amps, but I'm up for the challenge.
Can anyone provide feedback on how these two solutions might compare?
The DigiAMP+ solution is certainly easier and probably a little cheaper in the long run, but the alternate will have more power and possibly sound better? I don't really need much power in them, mostly driving in-ceiling speakers.
Thanks,
---Michael
You would be better served by starting your own topic I feel.
IQAudio DIGIMAP+ uses TAS5756M and is an "all in one" DAC/DSP/Amp. As is the Polyvection PlainAMP. (Polyvection have some interesting code on github starting to use the DSPs).
Smallest "Pi" package is likely to be achieved by using the IQAudio unit, as it supplies the Pi power negating the need for an additional wall wart. He's also thought to provide access to digital encoder (volume) and infrared (volume plus whatever).
IQAudio DIGIMAP+ uses TAS5756M and is an "all in one" DAC/DSP/Amp. As is the Polyvection PlainAMP. (Polyvection have some interesting code on github starting to use the DSPs).
Smallest "Pi" package is likely to be achieved by using the IQAudio unit, as it supplies the Pi power negating the need for an additional wall wart. He's also thought to provide access to digital encoder (volume) and infrared (volume plus whatever).
Do you have any resources you can suggest about how to "solder a few wires"? I'm interested in going this route. I have a general idea of what I need to do, but have to admit I'm a little out of my element here.
Thanks in advance!
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