Post by Owen Y on Jul 13, 2020 10:56:58 GMT 12
Turning a RASPBERRY Pi into a music streamer + music server with: - 'Gapless' playback - Virtual 'Squeezebox Touch' style music player - ROON-alternative music library interface - Mobile device (or Raspberry Pi Touchscreen) as remote control - 'Offline' capability for out-of-house streaming - Software is FREE - All up for a 'crazy-cheap price' (Euro 50-150)   See DARKO report.And DARKO 5 more thoughts.
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Post by jon on Jul 13, 2020 18:49:12 GMT 12
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Post by garym on Jul 14, 2020 11:23:39 GMT 12
Turning a RASPBERRY Pi into a music streamer + music server with: - 'Gapless' playback - Virtual 'Squeezebox Touch' style music player - ROON-alternative music library interface - Mobile device (or Raspberry Pi Touchscreen) as remote control - 'Offline' capability for out-of-house streaming - Software is FREE - All up for a 'crazy-cheap price' (Euro 50-150) See DARKO report.And DARKO 5 more thoughts.Beware of Darko. He's just a noise. He pissed off most of his followers on Facebook over the last few months with endless provacative posts and then a very questionable rape joke. Got unfollowed big time after that.
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Post by Owen Y on Jul 14, 2020 12:05:53 GMT 12
Sorry, I do my best not to support FB/Zuckerberg. Are Darko's views on audio questionable, do you think? (Aside from his Kallax-Fi obsession  )
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Post by garym on Jul 18, 2020 19:05:26 GMT 12
The general opinion behind the scenes is that there is a lot of ego behind his activity. I know people who know him directly from Oz.
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Post by garym on Jul 18, 2020 19:06:58 GMT 12
Sorry, I do my best not to support FB/Zuckerberg. Are Darko's views on audio questionable, do you think? (Aside from his Kallax-Fi obsession ) And on the Facebook front... You know that pretty much anyone who is anyone in audio is active on there? And there are many specialist interest groups? (just like forums)
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Post by Owen Y on Jul 18, 2020 20:19:20 GMT 12
Yup, I've had an account for way too long I think. Aside from Zuckerberg, the ads are getting super irritating. No one younger than 35 is on FB.
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Post by cartridge on Jul 18, 2020 21:41:48 GMT 12
Darko is rated by many in the industry both in NZ and Australia - however if his opinions don't mesh with the way someone sees the HiFi industry, then he is disliked.
It's obvious stuff really.
Also, who cares about ego, anyone who is featuring in an online channel is 'about the ego'.
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Post by michaelw on Jul 19, 2020 15:17:26 GMT 12
Yup, I've had an account for way too long I think. Aside from Zuckerberg, the ads are getting super irritating. No one younger than 35 is on FB. plus many fb pages haven't seen an update in years,
why bother to setup a page if it's not going to be maintained ?
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Post by belbo on Aug 5, 2020 2:05:38 GMT 12
The Allo Digi-One is also getting a lot of positive publicity - to be used together with the Raspberry Pi.
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Post by Owen Y on Mar 18, 2021 12:31:23 GMT 12
John DARKO continues his enthusiasm for Raspberry Pi computer audio. " I'm a massive fan of Raspberry Pi. " Given the recently-announced SPOTIFY HiFi streaming service, in this video DARKO expands & expounds in this Beginner's Guide to Spotify Connect on the Raspberry Pi: - Volumio - music player software - Spotify Connect - streaming app - On-board DAC vs HAT DAC vs out-board DAC comparisons - How to connect DACs via USB, S/PDIF or Toslink - Dongle DAC comparison (Audioquest Dragonfly Red vs HELM Bolt) - AUDIOPHONICS RaspDAC Mini vs VOLUMIO Primo streamers - Chromecast Spotify vs Spotify Connect
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Post by Owen Y on Mar 19, 2021 10:47:17 GMT 12
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Post by Owen Y on Mar 19, 2021 14:21:25 GMT 12
A $70 Roon Ready Streamer:TWITTERING MACHINES (Michael Lavorgna) pairs up the Raspberry Pi 4 (below, US$66.90) with the following DACS:  HELM Bolt dongle DAC (US$100)  AUDIOQUEST DragonFly Cobalt dongle DAC (US$299.95)  BLUESOUND Node 2i (US$$549)  DENAFRIPS Ares II (US$780)  " Is the RPi a giant killer? If we consider the Bluesound Node 2i a giant, the answer is no. It’s more like a giant’s cousin’s kid brother. "
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