Spotify Box
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Spotify Box
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#2I was wondering what the advantage is to building something like this, compared to just using a bluetooth adapter that connects via RCA cables (like this box does).
I suppose one advantage is that if you walk far away from your stereo, you can loose bluetooth connection and drop audio, where this device has it's own WiFi connection and pulls Spotify audio directly, and is just manually controlled via your phone.
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#3If you are in the apple ecosystem an airport express provides a similar feature set (airplay to analog stero line out) and can output to multiple airports (in different rooms) simultaneously.
Granted its not as headless. a iDevice (or airplay compatible source) needs to be running.
I have analog stereos in a few rooms and the airport express provides a nice way for anyone in the house to cast music from whatever app they like. and with modern iOS you can even output to different zones for different apps.
The airport expresses are roughly $50 a pop, less if you are patient.
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#4I was wondering what the advantage is to building something like this, compared to just using a bluetooth adapter that connects via RCA cables (like this box does). I suppose one advantage is that if you walk far away from your stereo, you can loose bluetooth connection and drop audio, where this device has it's own WiFi connection and pulls Spotify audio directly, and is just manually controlled via your phone.
That seemingly small advantage is great for me. Bluetooth is too short range.
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#5Wow this is a super impressive project. I was originally expecting a device built around a Raspberry Pi, but this is a completely custom designed linux board!
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#6If you are in the apple ecosystem an airport express provides a similar feature set (airplay to analog stero line out) and can output to multiple airports (in different rooms) simultaneously. Granted its not as headless. a iDevice (or airplay compatible source) needs to be running. I have analog stereos in a few rooms and the airport express provides a nice way for anyone in the house to cast music from whatever app…
Shame they don’t sell Airport Express anymore.
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#7I was wondering what the advantage is to building something like this, compared to just using a bluetooth adapter that connects via RCA cables (like this box does). I suppose one advantage is that if you walk far away from your stereo, you can loose bluetooth connection and drop audio, where this device has it's own WiFi connection and pulls Spotify audio directly, and is just manually controlled via your phone.
It also means your phone's battery is not draining while you're playing music. I use spotifyd on a Raspberry Pi and it's pretty wonderful.
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#8I was not aware there was an OSS Spotify client before reading this article.
That’s neat!
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#9A $30 Raspberry Pi with free Volumio serves the same purpose for me, and I can attach a DAC hat to the top of the Pi for high fidelity audio - but this looks so much better with it's beautiful wood finish.
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#10If you are in the apple ecosystem an airport express provides a similar feature set (airplay to analog stero line out) and can output to multiple airports (in different rooms) simultaneously. Granted its not as headless. a iDevice (or airplay compatible source) needs to be running. I have analog stereos in a few rooms and the airport express provides a nice way for anyone in the house to cast music from whatever app…
Shame they don’t sell Airport Express anymore.
They are often sold used for 10$ to 30$ on ebay and other sites.