> I'm looking to build a Fedora-ARM-based Audio server (actually several > of them). The idea is that I would plug the ARM box into my network and > connect it to an amp to drive speakers, and then run something like > Shairport on the device in order to send audio to different zones in my > house. Why Fedora? Well, I like it! :) > > My current plan (goal?) is to use the onboard analog audio output, not > TOSlink or a USB DAC device. I would plug the audio output directly > into the amp to power the zone speakers. > > So here's my question for you: What's the best hardware platform for the > money to solve this? (I.e., what's the cheapest solution that works > "well"?) In my little bit of research I've boiled it down to a > Raspberry Pi, Wandboard, or Trimslice. Of course the RaspPi appears to > be by far the least expensive of the three ($60 for a full system > including case, power, and SD Card), but if the other options are > significantly better in terms of performance and audio quality, they may > be worth the additional cost. > > So here I am asking the experts....
Something i.MX6 based is my opinion. The cubox-i would be the best (low end one is $55 with case) but it doesn't have analog audio. There's the Utilite (basically the replacement to the Trimslice), the Wandboard and a number of other options. Peter _______________________________________________ arm mailing list [email protected] https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/arm
