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Post by antonio on May 30, 2020 16:06:32 GMT
At the moment I can play music from an external HD using my Lenovo ThinkPad using a Topping D30.
My question, is there a better way or device that would give me better sound quality than using the Lenovo for a budget of £200.
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2020 21:10:35 GMT
A Pi or Asus tinker board?
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Post by antonio on May 31, 2020 5:02:09 GMT
May have to look into one of these Tinkerboards. Thanks
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Post by firebottle on May 31, 2020 8:15:35 GMT
I have an Allo USBridge running Volumio if you are interested.
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Post by antonio on May 31, 2020 8:22:54 GMT
I could be Alan, can I'll google it.
Can you tell me how it is controlled, I only need to use an external hd, no streaming needed?
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Post by firebottle on May 31, 2020 8:34:40 GMT
It's controlled via Ethernet and your router, using Volumio on a tablet/PC or phone.
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Post by antonio on May 31, 2020 10:01:13 GMT
Thanks Alan, this would be to take with me when I go to Cambodia. I do not want anything relying on the internet, just something to get the music off an hd, preferably not my laptop. Guess I'll have to give it a miss but thank you.
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Post by Bigman80 on May 31, 2020 12:35:34 GMT
Thanks Alan, this would be to take with me when I go to Cambodia. I do not want anything relying on the internet, just something to get the music off an hd, preferably not my laptop. Guess I'll have to give it a miss but thank you. You'll struggle to find anything like that, I'm afraid. I wanted exactly what you are looking for but it seems everything is internet based these days. |
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Post by antonio on May 31, 2020 14:53:50 GMT
Looking at an Asus Tinkerboard or S version with aluminium case. Hoping I can control it with an Amazon Fire tablet. Of course you get the internet in Cambodia, but at times it can run slow or even cut out.
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Post by gninnam on May 31, 2020 18:51:16 GMT
You could use a PI with a touch screen (I have one on mine - 7inch) then no Internet or network required.
Just have to knock up an enclosure.
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Post by mikeyb on May 31, 2020 22:09:32 GMT
What size hdd?
A DAP ( Digital Audio Player ) might do or even a smartphone and a few decent size mSD card, my old Motorola X Play smartphone is a great music player, beat my Fiio dap and even my iPad Pro hands down for audio quality.
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Post by antonio on Jun 1, 2020 5:05:54 GMT
You could use a PI with a touch screen (I have one on mine - 7inch) then no Internet or network required. Just have to knock up an enclosure. That's interesting, more what I'm looking for. I thought you could just buy an enclose, but will look into this solution a bit more. |
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Post by antonio on Jun 1, 2020 5:07:14 GMT
What size hdd? A DAP ( Digital Audio Player ) might do or even a smartphone and a few decent size mSD card, my old Motorola X Play smartphone is a great music player, beat my Fiio dap and even my iPad Pro hands down for audio quality. I have been using a Astell & Kern jr, but was looking for something a little better. I have more music on the hd, and for some reason the A&K stopped reading the sd card, even though I didn't use the largest capacity one or even over fill it. |
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Post by gninnam on Jun 1, 2020 10:59:25 GMT
You could use a PI with a touch screen (I have one on mine - 7inch) then no Internet or network required. Just have to knock up an enclosure. That's interesting, more what I'm looking for. I thought you could just buy an enclose, but will look into this solution a bit more. Could be that there is a case for the 7 inch touch screen but not seen one (or looked for one) to be honest. The PI screws to the back of the screen If you look at my blog you should see a pic of it on my HiFi rack. Connects to the PI via the DIS connection so no need for seperate power etc and the orientation can also be adjusted (portrait, landscape) so pretty good. |
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Post by pauld on Jun 1, 2020 12:23:27 GMT
A Pi or Asus tinker board? This! |
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Post by antonio on Jun 2, 2020 9:42:50 GMT
Thanks Alan, this would be to take with me when I go to Cambodia. I do not want anything relying on the internet, just something to get the music off an hd, preferably not my laptop. Guess I'll have to give it a miss but thank you. You'll struggle to find anything like that, I'm afraid. I wanted exactly what you are looking for but it seems everything is internet based these days. Can I ask why you cannot use a Tinkerboard with touch screen monitor to replay hard drive disks. You can do this with my laptop and you don't need any internet. |
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Post by Bigman80 on Jun 2, 2020 10:09:34 GMT
You'll struggle to find anything like that, I'm afraid. I wanted exactly what you are looking for but it seems everything is internet based these days. Can I ask why you cannot use a Tinkerboard with touch screen monitor to replay hard drive disks. You can do this with my laptop and you don't need any internet. I dont know.....can you do this? That's useful to know! |
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Post by antonio on Jun 2, 2020 11:03:41 GMT
I'm only going by what you said, oh and others as well.
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Post by antonio on Dec 6, 2020 1:53:42 GMT
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