I presently have a Beresford DAC strapped to the back of the TV with its two optical inputs driven by
1.A Chromecast Audio dongle receiving via Castbridge 2. A TV which has a Chromecast Video Dongle attached - this dongle is also recognised by Castbridge and audio may be streamed by that route. LMS sits on a old PC and works well enough though a Raspberry Pi would use less power! The old Beresford DAC is able to drive the amplifier and speakers (when switched on) and, with a separate volume control, drive headphones, so I have a setup that suits my needs well. I have seen the HIFIBERRY DIGI+ I/O advertised https://www.hifiberry.com/shop/boards/hifiberry-digi-io/ and I wonder if a Raspberry Pi with this hat and PiCorePlayer would allow me to achieve the same ends as above. Is it possible to use the I/O board for TV sound loopthrough? Would PiCorePlayer control the hat effectively for that purpose? I note the latest PiCorePlayer has graphical control of ALSA mixer, and that gives me hope. Deep modification of the underlying Linux would be beyond me. If this were possible a passive splitter on the analogue output of the HiFiBerry DAC would allow me to drive both the Loudspeaker Amp and a new Headphone amp with independent control. Is this a sensible approach as I look to replace ageing hardware? What other options might I have? A new external DAC with https://www.hifiberry.com/shop/boards/hifiberry-dacplus-rca-version/ would be one. It must be a common need to merge TV sound into a quality lounge audio system. Brian In UK: Chromecast Audio Dongle and Chromecast Video Dongle attached to TV - Beresford DAC - Quad 77 Integrated Amp - AVI Neutron 4 Speakers - Sennheiser HD25 Headphones. Boom in Bedroom. In Nicosia: Delete Quad 77 and Neutron 4 and insert Quad 405-2 and MB Quart 980s ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114828 _______________________________________________ unix mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
