I have a perfectly workable, old-school receiver and CD player. What I'm ãlooking for is a box that plays MP3s and/or internet stations like Pandora, ãthat I could plug into my stereo.ããI may have just answered my own question - maybe a raspberry Pi and a ãbluetooth keyboard would do the trick?ããããã... Please consider the environment before reading this e-mail.ã--- MultiMail/DOS v0.52ã þ Synchronet þ .: realitycheckbbs.org :: scientia potentia est :.ã

Re: Looking for a boxã By: poindexter FORTRAN to All on Tue Sep 21 2021 07:27 amãã > I have a perfectly workable, old-school receiver and CD player. What I'mã > looking for is a box that plays MP3s and/or internet stations like Pandora,ã > that I could plug into my stereo.ã >ã > I may have just answered my own question - maybe a raspberry Pi and aã > bluetooth keyboard would do the trick?ããAn old iPod touch or iPhone would work for that purpose.ã-- ã digital manããThis Is Spinal Tap quote #38:ãArtie Fufkin: I'm not asking, I'm telling with this. Kick my ass.ãNorco, CA WX: 83.9øF, 34.0% humidity, 8 mph N wind, 0.00 inches rain/24hrsã---ã þ Synchronet þ Vertrauen þ Home of Synchronet þ [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.netã

Hello poindexter;ãã-=> poindexter FORTRAN wrote to All <=-ãã pF> I have a perfectly workable, old-school receiver and CD player. Whatã pF> I'm looking for is a box that plays MP3s and/or internet stations likeã pF> Pandora, that I could plug into my stereo.ãã pF> I may have just answered my own question - maybe a raspberry Pi and aã pF> bluetooth keyboard would do the trick?ããA Pi would be a tad difficult to use a CD player on. Almost any older boxãwould be fine! There's some Dells on eBay you can grab that'd actually beãa bit overkill but great bang for the buck!ããhttps://www.ebay.com/itm/313684032328?hash=item4909067b48:g:o6QAAOSwC5thRORcãI have a small pile of these, mainly in SFF cases. It's what my bbs is onãas well as my packet node/bbs/conv/dxc, apache2, postfix/procmail/spamassassinãetc etc etc. Imagine what it could do for you!ããã... Old white water rafters never die, they just get disgorged.ã--- MultiMail/Linux v0.52ã þ Synchronet þ SBBS - Carnage! Hartford, Ct bbs.n1uro.com:2300 IPv4/IPv6ã

Re: Re: Looking for a boxã By: Brian Rogers to poindexter FORTRAN on Fri Sep 24 2021 03:23 pmãã pF>> I have a perfectly workable, old-school receiver and CD player. Whatã pF>> I'm looking for is a box that plays MP3s and/or internet stationsã pF>> like Pandora, that I could plug into my stereo.ãã BR> A Pi would be a tad difficult to use a CD player on. Almost any older boxã BR> would be fine! There's some Dells on eBay you can grab that'd actually beã BR> a bit overkill but great bang for the buck!ããFrom what he said, I think he already has a CD player for his stereo. It sounds like he's asking for something to plug into his stereo that would play MP3s and stream online music/audio.ããNightfoxãã---ã þ Synchronet þ Digital Distortion: digitaldistortionbbs.comã

Hey Nightfox;ãã-=> Nightfox wrote to Brian Rogers <=-ãã Ni> From what he said, I think he already has a CD player for his stereo.ã Ni> It sounds like he's asking for something to plug into his stereo thatã Ni> would play MP3s and stream online music/audio.ããYes you are correct, I misread that... however nothing wrong with having a ãbackup player especially a CD player! The lasers move and misalign. ãã... AD&D Famous Last Words: Am I seeing things or is that a dragon?ã--- MultiMail/Linux v0.52ã þ Synchronet þ SBBS - Carnage! Hartford, Ct bbs.n1uro.com:2300 IPv4/IPv6ã

Brian Rogers wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-ãã BR> A Pi would be a tad difficult to use a CD player on. Almost any olderã BR> box would be fine! There's some Dells on eBay you can grab that'dã BR> actually be a bit overkill but great bang for the buck!ããWhat I'm looking to do is use the PC for playing ripped MP3s, SOMA FM and ãPandora, not the actual CDs. And, I have a spare Pi already, so already paid ãfor is nice. :)ãããã... DESQview/386 - the only way to multitask!ã--- MultiMail/DOS v0.52ã þ Synchronet þ .: realitycheckbbs.org :: scientia potentia est :.ã

Re: Re: Looking for a boxã By: poindexter FORTRAN to Brian Rogers on Sat Sep 25 2021 08:10 amãã > What I'm looking to do is use the PC for playing ripped MP3s, SOMA FM andã > Pandora, not the actual CDs. And, I have a spare Pi already, so already paidããDid you find anything better for this? Do you have any other old devices like phones or tablets or anything? They'd be much better suited, I would think. At one place, I have an old iPod touch on a dock that connects via bluetooth to an adapter hanging off the back of an old stereo. Works and sounds great :).ãã---ã þ Synchronet þ Final Zone BBS - finalzone.ddns.net - www.xadara.comã

Hello Phigan;ãã-=> Phigan wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-ãã Ph> Did you find anything better for this? Do you have any other oldã Ph> devices like phones or tablets or anything? They'd be much betterã Ph> suited, I would think. At one place, I have an old iPod touch on a dockã Ph> that connects via bluetooth to an adapter hanging off the back of anã Ph> old stereo. Works and sounds great :).ããWith most companies now blocking some of the older mobile devices from theirãnetworks, I'm sure they're plentiful and your idea is excellent. I often useãmy Note 3 to stream into my bluetooth speakers/soundbar and it sounds prettyãmint. ããI'm shocked that my carrier is going to block the Note 3's as of Februaryã2022 claiming it dials using 3G but it does indeed use 4G. Rather than ãscrapping it, I'll just use it as a mini tablet mainly for bluetooth streamingãto my bluetooth speakers. The headphone jack can also be used to plug intoãan aux input on a receiver. I imagine you can find good older devices onãeBay pretty cheap too.ãã... He does the work of 3 Men...Moe, Larry & Curlyã--- MultiMail/Linux v0.52ã þ Synchronet þ SBBS - Carnage! Hartford, Ct bbs.n1uro.com:2300 IPv4/IPv6ã

Re: Looking for a boxã By: poindexter FORTRAN to All on Tue Sep 21 2021 07:27 amãã > I have a perfectly workable, old-school receiver and CD player. What I'mã > looking for is a box that plays MP3s and/or internet stations like Pandora,ã > that I could plug into my stereo.ã >ã > I may have just answered my own question - maybe a raspberry Pi and aã > bluetooth keyboard would do the trick?ããI have been using Chromecast Audio devices for years. They used to be $15 a pop.ãã -WitNikãã---ã þ Synchronet þ * Origin: Beggar's Canyon - beggarscyn.com *ã

On 10/9/21 3:27 PM, WitNik wrote:

I have been using Chromecast Audio devices for years. They used to be $15 a pop.

I'm pretty upset tey were discontinued. They work really well, Illl be
sad the day mine dies.
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I may have just answered my own question - maybe a raspberry Pi and a ã pF> bluetooth keyboard would do the trick?ããAs long as you don't use the rpi's analog audio output.ããIt's nasty. Not a proper DAC, but some PWM (10 or 12 bit, I believe), with terrible SNR.ãã... New Opcode #20: PON - Power Off Nowã

Roc wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-ãã Ro> It's nasty. Not a proper DAC, but some PWM (10 or 12 bit, I believe),ã Ro> with terrible SNR.ããMy tinnitus is so bad, I could plug in a Fisher Price turntable and find it ãenjoyable. :)ããI've seen some USB audio devices, maybe a cheap one would suffice?ãããã... Simple subtractionã--- MultiMail/DOS v0.52ã þ Synchronet þ .: realitycheckbbs.org :: scientia potentia est :.ã

My tinnitus is so bad, I could plug in a Fisher Price turntable and findã pF> it enjoyable. :)ããI'm sad to hear that (pun intended) but keep in mind hearing does only get worse with age.ããI suggest getting good headphones (Sennheiser HD600 is my pick) while you still have some ears to enjoy them with.ãã pF> I've seen some USB audio devices, maybe a cheap one would suffice?ããFor a line-out, pretty much any will work as long as they support usb audio class (i.e. standard, doesn't require vendor-specific drivers).ããFor a headphone-out, it's more complicated as amplification (not just gain, but ability to provide current to the headphones) is needed, and generic usb sound adapters are _nasty_ at that.ããSchiit Fulla or HEL is generic advice in the US.ããElse, https://www.audiosciencereview.com/ is my go-to for measurement-driven, objective reviews.ãã... History repeats itself because nobody listensã