Stability of power is why I like my various PiCorePlayers to be powered via power-over-ethernet. Since I also use HiFi Berry DACs, I cannot use a PoE hat. Instead, I use cheap PoE splitters.
https://www.mgraves.org/2016/12/soho-tech-power-over-ethernet-is-awesome/ That way, the whole music playback system lives on the same dual-conversion UPS as my network core. https://www.mgraves.org/2021/08/new-gear-eaton-9130-dual-conversion-ups/ Michael Graves House: RPi3 + HifiBerry Pro XLR, M-Audio BX5As Home Office: RPi3 + HifiBerry Pro XLR, M-Audio BX5A D2, Berhringer B2092A subwoofer Workshop: RPi3 + HifiBerry Pro XLR, Alesis M520 Active Back Yard: RPi3 + HifiBerry DAC2, Dayton Amp, Definitive Tech AW6500s Front Yard: RPi3 + HiFiBerry Amp2, Definitive Tech AW5500s LMS via PiCorePlayer on Pi400 email: mgraves <at> mstvp.com blog: http://www.mgraves.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mgraves's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4078 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=117262 _______________________________________________ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix