Wow 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!
And a nicely detailed writeup.
Spotify Box
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#12I wish Pandora's APIs were more open. There's a library for their radio feature[0] but no API for their music subscription service.
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#13For anyone else who wants to do this, just set up the absolutely amazing Volumio on your RPi or any other computer.
The web app is great for use in your house, the Spotify plugin is first class - it's supported as a target in your Spotify app, or you can browse straight from the webapp, which means even a guest on your wifi can easily pop on and help pick the music.
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#14I 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.
Also, music doesn't stop if you visit a webpage with an autoplaying video or open an app that plays audio.
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#15I 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.
and an Ethernet jack for even more reliability :)
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#16Would a chrome cast audio work? Or is it not high fidelity enough
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#17A $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.
Any recommendations for the DAC? I'm using a USB sound card right now on my Volumio Pi but haven't been thrilled about it. What I really want is SPDIF coaxial or optical output, on the cheap.
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#18A $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.
Any recommendations for the DAC? I'm using a USB sound card right now on my Volumio Pi but haven't been thrilled about it. What I really want is SPDIF coaxial or optical output, on the cheap.
I’ve been using a HifiBerry DAC (DAC+ DSP) with a RBP and their HifiBerry OS which comes with a bunch of streaming services built in, the DSP DAC also allows you to upload a profile to adjust for room acoustics.
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#19Would a chrome cast audio work? Or is it not high fidelity enough
It should work. I have one outputting digital to my hi-fi via TOSLINK.
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#20I 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's Chromecast Audio, but for Spotify.