The Dude Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 I know everyone likes their higher end music streamers, but I'm looking for some for a 2nd zone as my Integra only allows analog for 2nd zone. Normally I just hook up the laptop/dac, but that gets cumbersome. I am looking to see if anyone has had good results with something below $100 that I can stream via wifi from my phone with volume control. I came across this on Amazon, but thought I would see what else everyone else maybe using. Sent from my SM-G986U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brl0301 Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 i run a raspberry pi zero with a dac tophat. Maybe 50 bux for everything. Not quite plug and play but pretty straight forward and sounds great for a second system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted May 22, 2021 Author Share Posted May 22, 2021 i run a raspberry pi zero with a dac tophat. Maybe 50 bux for everything. Not quite plug and play but pretty straight forward and sounds great for a second system. I have a raspberry pi, at the time, I couldn't stream Spotify to it. Is that possible now, easily configured with Kodi? Also what DAC are you using? I will more than likely us my Schiit Modi, but wouldn't mind using that for another system. Sent from my SM-G986U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brl0301 Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 1 minute ago, The Dude said: I have a raspberry pi, at the time, I couldn't stream Spotify to it. Is that possible now? Sent from my SM-G986U using Tapatalk yup, i run raspotify on the pi without issue. Can use my phone or pc to control spotify. I believe you need a paid spotify account for it to work though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiva Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Nice review on this Pi Dac/streamer. Allo Boss 2 https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/allo-boss2-review-stereo-streamer.22916/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted May 25, 2021 Author Share Posted May 25, 2021 Got the Raspberry pi up and running. Had perform an update to Kodi Openelec and when I did, something must of went wrong as it wouldn't boot. I think I am going to wipe that card and start over. But for now, I had an additional card and gave Volumio a try. So far everything seems to be working, but not a fan of how the app access Spotify as I can't seem to control Spotify via their app, but can with the Volumio app, which isn't terrible, just not as fast as I'd like.But all in all it's a simple solution that didn't cost me anything and puts the Pi to use.Sent from my SM-G986U using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted June 3, 2021 Author Share Posted June 3, 2021 Changed my network, now I need to go back in and re configure Volumio. Anyways, just came across this today. If I wasn't already utilizing my Raspberry PI, I would give it a try. https://www.parts-express.com/Dayton-Audio-WBA31-Wireless-Wi-Fi-Bluetooth-Audio-Receiver-with-IR-Remote-300-597?gclid=Cj0KCQjw--GFBhDeARIsACH_kdY1Ra8k49W2cQHjsMTngiHmqLNexhzw4B0D021WrjdRRznkyqbg6EkaAqlqEALw_wcB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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