mugen808 wrote: > Well, we never know Someone, somewhere, sometimes, may wonder the same > question, so I figured out I might just leave the results of my research > here for them to find it later. > > As for today dec 2020 I could not find any all-in ready-to-use solution > in the market to replace an SBR. > But fortunately, there are many workarounds to make it possible! Most of > the info I found were found on Slimdevices forum, but not all -and never > all in the same post. So, let me gather everything I found here! > > 1-Raspberry Pi has many possible OS, a good one would be piCorePlayer > for instance. There are also accessories available such as touch > screens. Great solution but it requires at least some efforts, not to > say some skills to turn it into a good looking SBR. Got to make a proper > case, mount and connect the speaker, etc. Proly not for everyone. > > 2-Using any Bluetooth alarm clock + a spare phone with iPeng (iPhone) or > SB Player (Android). iPeng/ SB Player will turn the phone or tablet into > a SB player, and no need for a sim card [emoji6]. Just connect the phone > to the alarm clock by Bluetooth and control it as any other SB from your > regular SB controller (your main phone, tablet, etc). > > Some BT alarm clock comes with NFC charging surface or USB port to leave > your iPeng phone plugged in it all the time. > > =>For instance, this could work with a JBL Horizon, or for a more > audiophile sound with a Ruark R1 M4. > > > 3-Chromecast integrated alarm clock: Since Michael44 has released a CC > plugin allowing any CC device to be detected by LMS and used as a SB, > Chromecast devices are now SB! And you can find some all-in-one alarm > clock with CC natively integrated .. > > =>such as for example Mondo Elite Classic. > > > 4-Alarm Clock with Jack 3.5 mm in + Google ChromeCast Audio: CC Audio is > a great and light solution, connect the Chromecast 3.5 jack to the alarm > clock and to your wifi network, with the CC plugin you can use it as a > SB. > This device can also connect by spdif, but I did not find an alarm clock > with digital in. Anyway, unless you get a really high-end alarm clock, > connecting the Google CC by analog port shouldnt be a problem as it > comes with a build-in AKM AK4430 192kHz 24-bit stereo DAC with more than > honorable quality. > The main issue with this solution is that the GCC has been discontinued > since 2016 and it now difficult to find. It used to be sold for 35 usd > back in the days and some sellers have no shame to try to sell it for > about 100 usd now-a-days. > > 5-Alarm clock + Google ChromeCast (HDMI) + HDMI Audio Extractor: Google > Chromecast Audio is no longer available. The new google product is > called only Chromecast and is designed to be plug in a TV through HDMI > only. > Very well, you can plug it into an HDMI Audio Extractor such as the > CPRO-11SE2. This little box accepts HDMI in and will extract audio > through mini jack 3.5mm (24/192). (also through spidf if ever you need > it). > > Those are the different ways I have been able to find. If there is > anything better, pls let me know!None of those alternatives are as good as a > Squeezebox Radio. Another alternative is a SqieezeAmp in a DIY box with speakers.
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