The Solo is fine unless you need WiFi. Also if you want multi zones why not just get a bunch of cheap USB DACs.
-Andrew On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 11:12 AM, Derek Atkins <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks. Great to know it will work well :) > > I think I'm going to fo with the Wandboard Solo, unless you think the > second core would be required? > > -derek > > Andrew Gillis <[email protected]> writes: > > > Shairport works great on ARM as do most other audio players. Install the > > minimal image you won't need or want all the desktop stuff. The Pi is > under > > powered and has a interrupt structure for audio. I would say go with the > > wandboard. > > > > -Andrew > > > > On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 3:44 PM, Derek Atkins <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hey All, > > > > 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.... > > > > Thanks, > > > > -derek > > -- > > Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory > > Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board (SIPB) > > URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/ PP-ASEL-IA N1NWH > > [email protected] PGP key available > > _______________________________________________ > > arm mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/arm > > > > -- > > Andrew Gillis > > Lead Developer VortexBox > > vortexbox.org > > > > -- > Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory > Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board (SIPB) > URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/ PP-ASEL-IA N1NWH > [email protected] PGP key available > -- Andrew Gillis Lead Developer VortexBox vortexbox.org
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