See how to build a variety of Raspberry Pi music streamers including a high-end audiophile unit, a portable Pi boombox, and a Pi music player for your car. We'll look at some of the popular player software such as Volumio and moOde, as well as others. Learn about the best Pi to use, options for adding a DAC and interesting hardware form factors. Pi music players make great starter Raspberry Pi projects!
In a previous video I used an old Sony tuner to build a Pi player: https://youtu.be/9q6N7AinWJA
The one in this video is a major upgrade that incorporates a Pi Pico micro controller for power management and driving the display.
Here are some links to the various parts used (not sponsored or affiliate links)
- 5" touch screen: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B455LDKH/
- 2" display on tuner case: https://www.adafruit.com/product/4311
- "Swirly aluminum" mounting grid: https://www.adafruit.com/product/5781
- I2S DAC: https://www.adafruit.com/product/3678
- Analog Switch: https://www.adafruit.com/product/5932
- FM DAC transmitter: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08PVBZB8F/
For more details, see the GitHub repo: https://github.com/alanb128/pi-audio-streamer2
Software:
- Volumio: https://volumio.com/
- Moode: https://moodeaudio.org/
- Plexamp: https://www.plex.tv/plexamp/
- Raspberry Pi Imager: https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/
For full details of the Pi player in the satellite tuner box, as well as other info. see this GitHub repository: https://github.com/alanb128/pi-audio-streamer2