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Post by tim1750 on May 2, 2018 15:12:51 GMT
Hi Folks, i'm in need of advice and a unit recommendations at a reseanable priced and you haven't steered me wrong yet.
I have a hard drive with music files on wav/mp3's and I want to listen to them thru my hifi setup and be able to go into folder etc the only thing is i'm to far from my pc to hook it up that way and i'm unable to use my tv for the menu options,any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Happy listening
Tim
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Post by MikeMusic on May 2, 2018 15:14:11 GMT
Is this a Raspberry Pi application guys ?
(Mr Not Technical)
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Post by Slinger on May 2, 2018 15:29:43 GMT
Hi Tim. Is the hard drive with the music files on actually a part of your PC, or is it an external drive?
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Post by tim1750 on May 2, 2018 15:57:30 GMT
Hi Slinger in an 1tb external drive
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Post by Slinger on May 2, 2018 16:14:37 GMT
Hi Slinger in an 1tb external drive In which case I'd say it's definitely a job for the Raspberry Pi. I'll leave it to someone better versed in the subject to 'sort you out' but the good news is you would be able to control your playback via your PC, and tablet, and phone. It's a good solution and a relatively inexpensive solution. If you've already got an outboard DAC then it just got even cheaper.  |
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Post by tim1750 on May 2, 2018 16:19:46 GMT
Hi Slinger in an 1tb external drive In which case I'd say it's definitely a job for the Raspberry Pi. I'll leave it to someone better versed in the subject to 'sort you out' but the good news is you would be able to control your playback via your PC, and tablet, and phone. It's a good solution and a relatively inexpensive solution. If you've already got an outboard DAC then it just got even cheaper. I do have an outboard DAC so anyone body else out there can be kind enough to point me in the right direction. Many thanks for your help Slinger |
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Post by MartinT on May 2, 2018 16:50:04 GMT
Raspberry Pi can take your USB drive and send the contents to an external DAC via, say, S/PDIF co-ax or optical. Almost any of the builds will do this, so choose your software according to taste. You can control it all from your listening position using a phone or tablet.
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Post by tim1750 on May 2, 2018 17:04:29 GMT
Raspberry Pi can take your USB drive and send the contents to an external DAC via, say, S/PDIF co-ax or optical. Almost any of the builds will do this, so choose your software according to taste. You can control it all from your listening position using a phone or tablet. Martin to the rescue again, thanks for your help Martin do you mind giving me a model to buy I will be using it from a tablet also I place to buy it from ? |
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Post by MartinT on May 2, 2018 17:11:55 GMT
Hang on, just before you jump in the deep end. Tell us about your DAC and what inputs it has.
What networking do you have? Wi-Fi?
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Post by Slinger on May 2, 2018 17:16:57 GMT
And how easy would it be to sling a cable from your router (assuming you have wi-fi) to your hi-fi?
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Post by tim1750 on May 2, 2018 17:23:28 GMT
I have the SEG Dac and the best way to connect would be via s/pdif or even better a usb cable I could run a long lead from my router to a pi board if that helps.
Anything else you guy's need to know ?
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Post by Slinger on May 2, 2018 17:32:38 GMT
I'll turn things over to Martin. It gets much too confusing when multiple people are trying to talk you through the same thing.  |
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Post by tim1750 on May 2, 2018 17:34:33 GMT
I'll turn things over to Martin. It gets much too confusing when multiple people are trying to talk you through the same thing. Ok ,thanks for all your help Slinger  |
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Post by MartinT on May 2, 2018 19:32:04 GMT
Ok, the SEG sounds much better with co-ax S/PDIF input. That means a DigiOne (premium) or Digi+ (budget) add-on board. Next: can you get cable ethernet to the Pi, or will it have to be wi-fi? This is so that you can control it from your phone/tablet.
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Post by tim1750 on May 2, 2018 20:32:19 GMT
Thank you for you help Martin ,I'll look into in deeper in the morning mate.
All the best
Tim
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Post by tim1750 on May 2, 2018 21:25:28 GMT
Ok, the SEG sounds much better with co-ax S/PDIF input. That means a DigiOne (premium) or Digi+ (budget) add-on board. Next: can you get cable ethernet to the Pi, or will it have to be wi-fi? This is so that you can control it from your phone/tablet. Sorry Martin I misread your post it would have to be wi-fi mate |
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Post by tim1750 on May 3, 2018 18:12:19 GMT
Hi Martin I've decided to run a cable from my router so sorry about my last post mate
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Post by MartinT on May 3, 2018 18:49:02 GMT
Ok. Possible shopping list:
Raspberry Pi 3 plus PSU
Allo DigiOne or HiFiBerry Digi+ S/PDIF card plus correct case
Belden 1694A S/PDIF cable
Volumio/Moode/Rune build according to your preference
Something to write to microSD card
Something to control the Pi
That will get you started with plenty of scope to upgrade later.
Others please join in!
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Post by ChrisB on May 3, 2018 19:11:18 GMT
The Pi board is about £32 If you want to go for a Digi+, they are about the same sort of price, but members here who have gone for the DigiOne may have an old Digi+ they could sell you. Alternatively, the DigiOne is about £100 Software is free - Downloads with instructions here: VolumioMoode
RuneA case will cost you from £4 to about £30, depending on what S/PDIF card you choose and how fancy you want it to look A PSU could be a wall-wart that you already own to get you going, £8 for a kosher Pi one. Phone booster batteries are good and cheap, other batteries like Martin and John's motorbike approach are cheap too but maybe a step too far for part of a starter kit. |
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Post by tim1750 on May 3, 2018 19:20:48 GMT
Thank you so much for your help Martin and Chris your a real pair of diamonds.
Happy listening
Tim
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