Another Raspberry PI DIY Music Streamer?! | Why You Should NOT Build It!

do you want a music streamer that won't break the bank but will still give you awesome sound quality do you have the technical know-how of a c average middle school student do you use spotify title and or quobas to stream your music if you answered yes to these questions then i am about to show you how to build a tailor-made music streamer just for you i'm introducing you to the mark ii version of my pi five project i decided to eliminate the top hat deck since it wasn't essential with so many affordable quality dacs available on the market today instead i replaced it with hifiberry's digi2 pro go ahead and subscribe to the channel and smash on that like button because we're diving right into the pi fi mark ii [Music] for this build i'm going to be using volumio which is a software that will turn the new pi fi into a true hi-fi digital music player it offers a mobile app and a web-based control user interface so if you have a pc mac android ios whatever you got you'll be able to load the app on your device to control everything with ease here's a quick peek at everything volumio can play with [Music] god loading volume into your new pi-fi is simple here is a step-by-step tutorial on how to make it work [Music] step one download the software from volumio's website the download link is in the description below step two flash the sd card after downloading the software you will need a micro sd for the best results i used a high speed 128 gigabyte card from sandisk to flash volumio onto it first step is to download etcher onto your computer it's a tool that makes flashing the image file you just downloaded from volubio's website a breeze extract the image file from volumio zip file into a folder of your choice open etcher and click on select image and select the volumio file you just extracted insert the microsd card onto your computer i used an external card reader to do this click on the select drive select the drive of the sd card you just inserted when you're all set hit flash when the operation is finished close etcher and eject the card step 3 connecting to your network i do not recommend using a wireless network adapter on the pi-fi or the pi-fi's wireless capabilities themselves i would use a hard-wired connection or an ethernet adapter like the tp-link wireless travel router i use it for all my pi fi projects this will reduce and or eliminate any type of unnecessary noise caused by the wireless network devices plugged in or seated directly on your raspberry pi attach the active ethernet cable prior to starting it up i am using a well shielded cat 8 cable for the best results possible because i'm incredibly extra after everything is hooked up and ready to go which may take a few minutes so just chill you can visit the volumio.local to make any adjustments to the operating system volumio offers an expansive help center and is very responsive via email in case you run into any issues volumio's mobile and web ui is where you see and control the volumio software it can be accessed from any device with a browser tablets pcs macs androids iphones smart tvs ebooks readers etc etc etc etc etc once you have connected to volumio through your network you will see the volumio web ui and be ready to do the configuration [Music] here's the configuration steps number one you got to choose your language whatever you speak whatever you're most comfortable with name your device remember the username will later access the web ui so make it something you'll remember easily configure your dac the audio output in my case is the digiplus pro since the digi 2 hasn't been updated yet choose the user experience simplified or advanced features didn't see much of a difference but it is nice configure your network configure your nas drive if you're planning on adding music through usb drive or a network drive this is where you do it it allowed me to do this through the mobile app without having to enter the web ui whatsoever which may be a new feature that has been added to be honest i haven't used volumia in over a year and prior to redownloading all this on my new phone i wasn't aware volumio now supports title and quobas which makes it a scary competition for other music streamers on the market it was only spotify before right off the bat i was very impressed with how quick and easy it was to set up as opposed to the last time i did this with the very first pi-fi which the process was not fun it was not a fun experience however this time around i would give it two thumbs up installing the software is the easy part building it was an actual pain this time around for this build i use the best raspberry pi on the market the raspberry pi 4 model b 8 gigabyte version which is working quite well i am powering it with a low noise power adapter from ifi i don't know why i keep torturing myself with these metal cases from hifiberry they look cool but overall everything went well with the install i had a bit of trouble with the plastic standoffs that hifiberry provides this is a huge inconvenience and i much prefer metal standoffs not only do they look better but they don't snap so easily i ended up breaking off two of them luckily i was able to figure it out another way however if i can lend some advice to hifiberry there's competition out there and due to the level of customer service i have received from them recently and in the past as well as their cutting corners with plastic parts i will be moving over to aloe for the mark iii version of the pifi well aside from the standoff debacle everything else went okay it was tough getting the top lid on this probably could have been solved with some kind of simple instruction from the manufacturer included in the box but i got it on okay and i you know use my own little rubber feet since the ones they provided are really small and kind of cheap and that was it now it's time to hook it up to my system and see how it sounds okay guys so overall it sounded a bit better than the original pi-fi since now i have creative control over the deck it uses i tried it with the internal deck on my parasound p6 i tried it with my topping e30 and i even plugged it into my high five man headphones and gave it a listen through my new ifi zen deck and all of those dac sounded great i am impressed with the small form factor that these devices can manifest themselves in and it could still provide a solid listening experience if you want to see how i built my first pi-fi check out the video right over here if you have any questions please feel free to drop me comments below i do have an online store and a patreon where you can support the channel please consider one of those avenues since i love working on you projects and sharing them with you all this can make it happen if you're active on facebook considering joining my group hi-fi audio addiction we talk about all things hi-fi and it's for people of all levels ask questions feel comfortable that no one's going to be you know giving you any gripe thanks again for watching guys and i wish you all well [Music] you

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Length: 7min 51sec (471 seconds)

Published: Sat Sep 04 2021