"Smartifying" my hi-fi system
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"Smartifying" my hi-fi system
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#2Title is a little off - I was expecting something like a micro controlling the serial ports on some receiver to tie into a smart home but this is pretty neat. Honestly I think I'd rather just setup a Spotify compatible casting endpoint though.
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#3Title is a little off - I was expecting something like a micro controlling the serial ports on some receiver to tie into a smart home but this is pretty neat. Honestly I think I'd rather just setup a Spotify compatible casting endpoint though.
Given the archaic age of one of my analogue hi-fi systems, the title made me expect something with actuators, solenoids, and related robotics tasks with smart home connectivity.
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#4Title is a little off - I was expecting something like a micro controlling the serial ports on some receiver to tie into a smart home but this is pretty neat. Honestly I think I'd rather just setup a Spotify compatible casting endpoint though.
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#5> all I want is to play Spotify using those speakers
What was wrong with plugging the laptop into the hi-fi system via the 3.5mm port or a USB DAC? Maybe I don't understand just how dumb this hi-fi system is..
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#6This is like a 21st century version of those cassette tapes with 3.5mm jacks; the ones you could use to play CDs from your Sony discman through your car's stereo.
Great work OP!
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#7I know I’m gonna get downvoted because this is HN and obviously massive kudos for engineering something amazing… but seriously this is a massive sledgehammer to crack a walnut! Just connect a phone to the Aux jack and run the Spotify app…
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#8> all I want is to play Spotify using those speakers What was wrong with plugging the laptop into the hi-fi system via the 3.5mm port or a USB DAC? Maybe I don't understand just how dumb this hi-fi system is..
I plug an old netbook into my (also old) hi-fi system via the 3.5mm port, what would be the advantages of a USB DAC?
[Honest question, thanks HN!]
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#9I know I’m gonna get downvoted because this is HN and obviously massive kudos for engineering something amazing… but seriously this is a massive sledgehammer to crack a walnut! Just connect a phone to the Aux jack and run the Spotify app…
That was kinda my thought as well, especially when the "problem" seemed to actually be "my PC is hooked up to these speakers and I want to control Spotify while using my laptop".
I love the pure hack value and I'm sure some of the lessons learned will prove useful since the author mentioned working on USB things in their day job, but I'm sure there's an easier way to control Spotify on one PC from another device. I think they used to even have a remote control device.
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#10> all I want is to play Spotify using those speakers What was wrong with plugging the laptop into the hi-fi system via the 3.5mm port or a USB DAC? Maybe I don't understand just how dumb this hi-fi system is..
I plug an old netbook into my (also old) hi-fi system via the 3.5mm port, what would be the advantages of a USB DAC? [Honest question, thanks HN!]
Some machines have really bad analog audio output.. either bad quality or noisy. Plus, for systems that have toslink/spdif you can get a USB DAC that has optical out and avoid the issue entirely.