Anyone know of any projects to build something like this based on Pi or something else:
[The goal would be to have 1u of 4 x 2ch of flexible audio processing to pair with a 2u 8ch amp (e.g. Buckeye) as part of a housewide multiroom setup that could be controlled from a phone or a media server of some sort (e.g. Roon)]
Internet > ETH > [[Some device presenting 4 streaming endpoints (Airplay 2, Chromecast)]] > DSP processing > DAC > 8 channels analog out > Amp > speakers
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There's the Arylic M400 4-Zone Preamp that comes pretty close, but it doesn't look like you could load any DSP / room correction software onto the device.
Even cheaper than that (& more capable?) would be to put 4 Arylic Up2Streams into a chassis, but I'm still wondering how to do DSP before the DAC.
I'm guessing there are reasons others aren't solving this problem, so please let me know if this is a silly question.
Thanks!
Jeff
[The goal would be to have 1u of 4 x 2ch of flexible audio processing to pair with a 2u 8ch amp (e.g. Buckeye) as part of a housewide multiroom setup that could be controlled from a phone or a media server of some sort (e.g. Roon)]
Internet > ETH > [[Some device presenting 4 streaming endpoints (Airplay 2, Chromecast)]] > DSP processing > DAC > 8 channels analog out > Amp > speakers
?
There's the Arylic M400 4-Zone Preamp that comes pretty close, but it doesn't look like you could load any DSP / room correction software onto the device.
Even cheaper than that (& more capable?) would be to put 4 Arylic Up2Streams into a chassis, but I'm still wondering how to do DSP before the DAC.
I'm guessing there are reasons others aren't solving this problem, so please let me know if this is a silly question.
Thanks!
Jeff
@thirdicomplex - I love the MiniDSP lineup, but I'd need 4 of those for what I have in mind, 1 for each room/zone/streaming endpoint. And, it doesn't have any streaming capabilities, that would need to be in a separate product that would need ethernet input, a bunch of extra external cabling, etc.
Here's another example of something closer to what I'd like - the Bluesound B400S / NAD CI580 V2, but a) it lacks options for room correction prior to internal DAC, b) overpriced, c) ... not DIY!
Here's another example of something closer to what I'd like - the Bluesound B400S / NAD CI580 V2, but a) it lacks options for room correction prior to internal DAC, b) overpriced, c) ... not DIY!