Yes, I have a couple of those in the boxes upstairs, but more importantly, a Roku TV that does without even opening the box if I want to listen to the TV speakers.
Sounds like you are rooting the phone and installing custom software, which doesn't seem different than a pi with a small screen.
However, any time you feel like it, come on over and set up your preferred solution here at the house and teach the wife and kids to work it, I won't get in your way.
Sounds like you are rooting the phone and installing custom software, which doesn't seem different than a pi with a small screen.
However, any time you feel like it, come on over and set up your preferred solution here at the house and teach the wife and kids to work it, I won't get in your way.
Not fun to have music interrupted by alerts and phone calls. Truthfully I wish I could route all my music through my RPi.... still trying to figure out a way to stream Youtube to it.
Hey this is exactly what i was talking about. A SH passive celeron of this type is around 50-60 bucks, and it will run everything you want +streaming every platform you want. A thinkcenter m700 with i3 6000 series with ddr4 will cost you SH around 80-100bucks AND its user configurable like tons of rams at wich freq you want and wich type of hdd you want. No ofence to rpy comunity but this is just a bargain....
The pics bellow will show you what i mean. It costs around 70bucks in RO wih 8gb Ddr4 and 250gb hdd. You cant beat that at the moment. The same situation for an intel nuc. Its because of these i dont want a rpi 4.
In my humble opinion for what it is the rpi4 shouldnt cost more than 100eur with 8gb ram and a sd of at least 64gb. I would buy a nuc or thinkcenter SH at any hour compared to a rpi4...
Nowadays i think there are diy solutions for noise reductions so no excuse to try out the competitors.
Your choice.
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I picked up a Lenovo Thinkcentre this week for US$70.
It has an i7 processesor, 8gb RAM, and 120gb hdd. Current plan is to limit its use for streaming Tidal. Will control with Tidal Connect.
It has an i7 processesor, 8gb RAM, and 120gb hdd. Current plan is to limit its use for streaming Tidal. Will control with Tidal Connect.
You apparently have different expectations. I want bit perfect uncompressed audio, low noise and distortion DACs to feed my 1000 w monoblocks and Magnepan speakers. Cell phone feeding a Bluetooth device not cut it
As a former power supply automated test engineer, I can assure you every regulator on a MB Intel makes is tested for output noise, along with dynamic loading respose, et cetera. I'd have to believe the folks at HP, Microsoft, Dell, Asus - et cetera - are at least up to such a standard.
The sheer abundance of audio-worthy compute power just laying around (at least here in the US) makes me wonder why if one particular platform get a little difficult, there's not ample solutions to be easily had. My digital source is an old Dell i3, 3k level laptop with a sick hinge. Never use the keyboard, mouse pad - or screen except to see if Daphile finds the network and gets an address when it boots; it sits closed the rest of the time.
Been solid as a rock for months at 100% duty cycle, 98% of that time just sitting there doing nothing. Interface is just another browser window on my ThinkPad.
The sheer abundance of audio-worthy compute power just laying around (at least here in the US) makes me wonder why if one particular platform get a little difficult, there's not ample solutions to be easily had. My digital source is an old Dell i3, 3k level laptop with a sick hinge. Never use the keyboard, mouse pad - or screen except to see if Daphile finds the network and gets an address when it boots; it sits closed the rest of the time.
Been solid as a rock for months at 100% duty cycle, 98% of that time just sitting there doing nothing. Interface is just another browser window on my ThinkPad.
I have made a few I2S DAC hats and it would be great if I put them in some housings, alongside the RPi head of course, but RPi4 became prohibitve, so I have to find alternatives.
I just received today RPi3 A+, which seems to be a good candidate, no great, but good, at about EUR 32, including VAT and shipping. This low price is a big plus.
Touchscreen displays are not as responsive as on RPi4, I have tested 5 inch DSI and 5 inch HDMI versions. I consider this a big minus.
It won't play DSD128 files and above, but I only have such files for testing purposes only, so this is a very small minus.
Maybe this electronic chips hysteria will end and RPi turns back at its targeted price.
I just received today RPi3 A+, which seems to be a good candidate, no great, but good, at about EUR 32, including VAT and shipping. This low price is a big plus.
Touchscreen displays are not as responsive as on RPi4, I have tested 5 inch DSI and 5 inch HDMI versions. I consider this a big minus.
It won't play DSD128 files and above, but I only have such files for testing purposes only, so this is a very small minus.
Maybe this electronic chips hysteria will end and RPi turns back at its targeted price.