“What a revelation this beauty is! The audio quality is fantastic. I'm using Volumio and, aside from streaming, have 256 GB of flac files locally and Spotify Connect plugged in. The screen is hi def and basic controls are to hand, not a lightning fast setup but the quality and value for money are excellent.”
“Pirate Audio has been so much fun to play with. The combination of line-out, display, and buttons into one card really opens up a lot of possibilities for DIY projects.
I started with the example software (Mopidy + plug-ins to drive the display/buttons) and from that have been building out a multi-room audio system. Using other RPi's and Snapcast, I've added other speakers, a line-in source for a record player (using an ADC HAT from a different manufacturer), and AirPlay.
There's a whole ecosystem of software that can be used with this device. I've already bought more to expand into new rooms!
I would just advise caution when plugging in expensive speaker systems, at least when getting started. Because of the flexibility of software that you may choose to use, there is always the potential of accidentally playing at very loud volumes, etc. Would start with cheap speakers while you're getting the hang of things!”
“Woow!
What a device! Just coupled with my pi zero wireless, inserted an sd with volumio flashed on it and thats it! Enjoy high quality audio from my local server controlled from my phone.
Highly recommended!”
