-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Wed, 14 May 2014 15:44:39 -0400 Derek Atkins <warlord@xxxxxxx> 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. not sure many people have done audio on arm. i have tested on the trimslice and it worked. if you are using amps that have optical inputs the wanboard and cubox-i both have optical outputs. Dennis -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.22 (GNU/Linux) iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJTc8lEAAoJEH7ltONmPFDRY08P/RdqUPktn8qpwp72gmD3q/gx Tvq6Mt95wnQEbKBcfml8Vx8+/pTiDXDdBzkHnlbQgjs0FZ0RXvs7xIAjK4xCdcep M/OGbjl9zE78VxZY06SjYuIK+8Vi0Led+eVgVi7jGt9Q6e1u+aOrhmz8U3CKwW4Q HcBz55oPgXu3/d0XVrbnOCqYkzmZy+g5Q8GRI02SZYryc00ynGgV4I3vQOUGPMLr D58rq7ZYDD9nZ9l8afBes3cI0KguZRZsjqYOZtrPn0nL4QX6opxejTtoaw+SzqTX 2GMoOUO2OKjRU43WDjbYYHkRqrBnBJqAr2WH6ZmJVXZeoddxB9eRVjDCaEXYCOVD UPh/0KgPUPZxLAqVFbpks4ZMTMjQRsMZYAGAzp8/pfuaPqT5R1iLqkhmPfzDcneX RRvSEe4X/CEbN1OIxATInXn6yXyCRRvy+FOWV9OfMjXfmFuwP8avrDt60kqlPHb9 Z7+lH9PyspBh/LLboh3QkjZmNZWDXR4NuIwDw5cTs1f+WUnzIwy4jg1lj3wWFObf YJ+AG9NNJo/20Q5hDXzPzvsuAOIMEKoMt2epOtJk1Tw/aHwaZj1TG6/Lc6anhTQT Y4ANeFNYYk5Qym+vxZJ7j/LoX/pbyzUVGAvaVGQSP27X7BPqFNoeTfc6IQ6EqMH9 Bajituvuges5rH2d9G5D =NQRh -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ arm mailing list arm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/arm
