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RE: The best answer ...................

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emailtim

In Reply to: RE: The best answer ................... posted by Cut-Throat on February 01, 2021 at 11:48:02

Do you use the Pi as just a network to USB pass-through bridge to the DAC ?

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RE: The best answer ................... - Cut-Throat 23:46:41 02/01/21 (6)
I've got quit a few Rpi's running in my house. I have one of them dedicated to running the 'server' software on my network, and the rest are used as 'Players'. One of them the Rpi Model 4 is using the USB output to a DAC. The others have a 'Top Hat' on them them to use the Coaxial or Optical Output to a DAC. I have the Players located in My Main Listening Room (2 of them - 1 USB output and one Coaxial Out), Great Room, Den, Master Bath. The Workshop and Garage RPi's use the RPi analog output. And I have an Rpi for travel that has a DAC as a Top Hat.

Edits: 02/02/21
- RE: The best answer ................... - emailtim 09:37:46 02/02/21 (2)
  Sounds like you have your hat rack full =).
  
  I have an i5 Intel NUC gathering dust from another project that I should give a try as an endpoint.
  
  Have you seen the Khadas VIMs that use the Khadas Tone Board DAC as a hat ? Some of them have NVME slots, but I don't see a lot of community support for them like what the PIs have.
  - I've heard of them ................... - Cut-Throat 10:01:03 02/02/21 (1)
    What software do they run?
    - RE: I've heard of them ................... - emailtim 10:28:04 02/02/21 (0)
      Good question.
      
      https://www.khadas.com/vim
      
      KRescue OS appears to be an install tool for facilitating multiple OSes.
      https://docs.khadas.com/vim3/#Krescue-Khadas-Rescue-OS
      
      I see these being mentioned:
      
      SD/USB image should be copied into an SD-Card, before that card is then used to reformat the eMMC storage with a new OS. For Example: Armbian, Ubuntu distributions containing to SD_USB mark, as well as LibreELEC and CoreELEC.
      
      In order to bootup from SD/USB images, you need Android or Ubuntu running on your eMMC with Multi-Boot activated.
      
      Firmware Images:
      
      Android OS
      Ubuntu OS
      LibreELEC
      Dual
      U-Boot
      Third Party OSes - AndriodTV, Armbian, LibreELEC, Lakka, Volumio, ArchLinux, Manjaro ARM (KDE, XFCE, Minimal, LXQT, MATE), OpenWRT (WIP)
- RE: The best answer ................... - fmak 00:45:00 02/02/21 (2)
  Sounds like Rpi fanaticism. I would say that most people won't spend time and effort doing this; it is not necessary.
  - "it is not necessary" .......... - Cut-Throat 04:05:34 02/02/21 (1)
    What? - Listening to Music?
    And it's less effort and time consuming than what you are doing.
    
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    - RE: "it is not necessary" .......... - fmak 06:54:17 02/02/21 (0)
      How do you know what I am doing?

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