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Where's a good place to get a Rasberry Pi 4?
January 29, 2022 at
04:46 PM
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Where can I buy a Raspberry Pi 4? I want to make an audiophile quality music streamer.I think that is the one I need. No experience with the pi but want to use a toslink connector and use it as a transport into a dac.
I also saw this Pi 4 on Amazon... https://www.amazon.com/Raspberry-...42S27?th=1 but maybe there are better options.
I was going to use the HiFiBerry DIGI2 Pro hat.... https://www.amazon.com/HiFiBerry-...B093LQC1JY
Maybe someone here can point me in the right direction concerning parts ect ....
I also saw this Pi 4 on Amazon... https://www.amazon.com/Raspberry-...42S27?th=1 but maybe there are better options.
I was going to use the HiFiBerry DIGI2 Pro hat.... https://www.amazon.com/HiFiBerry-...B093LQC1JY
Maybe someone here can point me in the right direction concerning parts ect ....
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I also saw this Pi 4 on Amazon... https://www.amazon.com/Raspberry-...42S27?th=1 but maybe there are better options.
I was going to use the HiFiBerry DIGI2 Pro hat.... https://www.amazon.com/HiFiBerry-...B093LQC1JY
Maybe someone here can point me in the right direction concerning parts ect ....
See what VorlonFrog has to say. He loves projects like that.
If you go to the raspberry pi website [raspberrypi.com] as mentioned above, it will list several different vendors of their boards and kits. Most of these same vendors sell through Amazon. It mostly comes down to the parts and value received for the price. V il ros (yes, I'm avoiding the URL filter) assembles pretty good kits, as does CanaKit. The Pi boards they both sell are identical, so not a deciding factor at all.
HiFiBerry 'hat' boards are good choices for making a streaming music player. I can strongly advise you to avoid many of the inexpensive 'clone' audio boards you may encounter. They often use lower-quality components to save a few cents per board. When it comes to DAC quality and capacitor quality, no-name boards are awful.
Last thing to mention, be certain to get a higher-amperage power supply, rather than a lower- or minimal- power supply. The last thing you want to do is starve the Pi or your audio hat board for power.
Looks like your biggest issue is going to be simply finding a Pi board and DAC board available for sale.
If you go to the raspberry pi website [raspberrypi.com] as mentioned above, it will list several different vendors of their boards and kits. Most of these same vendors sell through Amazon. It mostly comes down to the parts and value received for the price. V il ros (yes, I'm avoiding the URL filter) assembles pretty good kits, as does CanaKit. The Pi boards they both sell are identical, so not a deciding factor at all.
HiFiBerry 'hat' boards are good choices for making a streaming music player. I can strongly advise you to avoid many of the inexpensive 'clone' audio boards you may encounter. They often use lower-quality components to save a few cents per board. When it comes to DAC quality and capacitor quality, no-name boards are awful.
Last thing to mention, be certain to get a higher-amperage power supply, rather than a lower- or minimal- power supply. The last thing you want to do is starve the Pi or your audio hat board for power.
Looks like your biggest issue is going to be simply finding a Pi board and DAC board available for sale.
I just bought a Bluesound Node streamer for $600.00, but have discoverd a Pi and hat can actually give me better audio quality for 25% of the Node's price. I thought I would try a Pi and see if I like using it since they can be so inexpensive.
I just bought a Bluesound Node streamer for $600.00, but have discoverd a Pi and hat can actually give me better audio quality for 25% of the Node's price. I thought I would try a Pi and see if I like using it since they can be so inexpensive.
If you go to the raspberry pi website [raspberrypi.com] as mentioned above, it will list several different vendors of their boards and kits. Most of these same vendors sell through Amazon. It mostly comes down to the parts and value received for the price. V il ros (yes, I'm avoiding the URL filter) assembles pretty good kits, as does CanaKit. The Pi boards they both sell are identical, so not a deciding factor at all.
HiFiBerry 'hat' boards are good choices for making a streaming music player. I can strongly advise you to avoid many of the inexpensive 'clone' audio boards you may encounter. They often use lower-quality components to save a few cents per board. When it comes to DAC quality and capacitor quality, no-name boards are awful.
Last thing to mention, be certain to get a higher-amperage power supply, rather than a lower- or minimal- power supply. The last thing you want to do is starve the Pi or your audio hat board for power.
Looks like your biggest issue is going to be simply finding a Pi board and DAC board available for sale.
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Ordered the HiFiBerry DIGI2 Pro hat from amazon too.