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Here is a project going around in my mind... It will most probably never go anywhere beyond that, but here are notes and thoughts.

The goal would be to build an integrated all-in-one music player/streamer with plenty of features, but still relatively simple and with a low cost.

WORK IN PROGRESS (MAYBE)

Features

  • Plug-in speakers, plug-in media storage, plug-in power, play music
  • Small footprint
  • Hi-Fi component look with volume control and IR remote capability
  • Plays all music formats (non-DRM)
  • Built-in 24/192 DAC
  • Built-in 35W Class D amp - Speakers terminals
  • Line level output - RCA terminal - For use with discrete amplification
  • 10/100 Ethernet wired network connectivity
  • Wi-Fi network connectivity
  • Possible Bluetooth (but no Apt-X...)
  • Local or network (Windows, NFS shares) music files
  • Built-in Raspberry Pi 3 computer
  • Possible 7" touchscreen integration
  • Lollypop music management app on touchscreen or remote
  • MPD server - Pretty well regarded, provides mobile device remote
  • Squeezebox server and player for easy mutli-room
  • UPNP - Play from anything not Apple
  • Apple AirPlay - Play from your iPhone/iPad/Mac

Components

Hardware

Case

Something not looking like a computer component, but like a Hi-Fi component.

External connectivity

All serious looking stuff for audio, plus network and storage connectivity

Touchscreen

7" touchscreen - 800 x 480
7" touchscreen - 800 x 480

Internals

Processing power, DAC, amplifier and electrical power

Software

Options

  • CD drive for playing and ripping

Cost

Item Qty Unit Total
Case 1  £58.00  £58.00
Rotary encoder 1  £2.00  £2.00
IR receiver 1  £2.00  £2.00
Banana sockets x4 1  £7.50  £7.50
RCA sockets x2 1  £3.90  £3.90
USB socket 2  £4.64  £9.28
Ethernet socket 1  £4.40  £4.40
WiFi dongle and antenna 1  £4.50  £4.50
WiFi connector and pigtail 1  £1.24  £1.24
7" Touchscreen 1  £57.59  £57.59
Raspberry Pi 3 1  £35.99  £35.99
Pi-DAC+ 1  £30.00  £30.00
Pi-AMP+ FOR Pi-DAC+ 1  £40.00  £40.00
19v POWER BRICK (65w / 3.4amp) 1  £20.00  £20.00
Software 1  £-  £-
 Total   £276.40

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