So I'm doing an update to my Pi/Philco Predicta antique television project... you boot the Pi up, which is connected to the TV thru a horrible workaround - Pi HDMI to HDMI/Coax converter to OHM converter to bunny-ears antique TV two screws...

I can get good video, but the audio is rough at best. I know that I can cobble together a bluetooth speaker connection - but its finnicky at best. I wish the Pi Zero had a 3.5mm out because I could connect to an old Bose speaker I have.

What audio-out options would you look at? I know I can use the GPIO to get sound out, but what other options am I missing?

Bluetooth...
3.5mm jack somehow

Wish I could stream the Pi's output to my Sonos speakers, that would be easy...

If I could get a clean audio out, I can dial in the picture on the Philco Predicta very well.



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On 30/05/2022 06:02, paul lee wrote:

So I'm doing an update to my Pi/Philco Predicta antique television project... you boot the Pi up, which is connected to the TV thru a horrible workaround - Pi HDMI to HDMI/Coax converter to OHM converter to bunny-ears antique TV two screws...

I can get good video, but the audio is rough at best. I know that I can cobble
together a bluetooth speaker connection - but its finnicky at best. I wish the
Pi Zero had a 3.5mm out because I could connect to an old Bose speaker I have.

What audio-out options would you look at? I know I can use the GPIO to get sound out, but what other options am I missing?

Bluetooth...
3.5mm jack somehow

Wish I could stream the Pi's output to my Sonos speakers, that would be easy...

If I could get a clean audio out, I can dial in the picture on the Philco Predicta very well.

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I have superb audio out of my PiFi, using a HiFiberry audio hat.

https://thepihut.com/collections/raspberry-pi-hats/products/hifiberry-dac-zero

Provided you use the correct driver, it Just Works

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On 31.05.22 13:05, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

On 30/05/2022 06:02, paul lee wrote:

So I'm doing an update to my Pi/Philco Predicta antique television
project...
you boot the Pi up, which is connected to the TV thru a horrible
workaround -
Pi HDMI to HDMI/Coax converter to OHM converter to bunny-ears antique
TV two
screws...

I can get good video, but the audio is rough at best. I know that I
can cobble
together a bluetooth speaker connection - but its finnicky at best. I
wish the
Pi Zero had a 3.5mm out because I could connect to an old Bose speaker
I have.

What audio-out options would you look at? I know I can use the GPIO to
get
sound out, but what other options am I missing?

Bluetooth...
3.5mm jack somehow

Wish I could stream the Pi's output to my Sonos speakers, that would
be easy...


If I could get a clean audio out, I can dial in the picture on the Philco
Predicta very well.



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I have superb audio out of my PiFi, using a HiFiberry  audio hat.

https://thepihut.com/collections/raspberry-pi-hats/products/hifiberry-dac-zero

I'll second that. A few months ago I built an audio server using a DAC+
that does internet radio as well as well as playing from an in-house
media server as well as from a (USB attached) SSD. Sound is excellent,
handling is through volumio.

Josef

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I have superb audio out of my PiFi, using a HiFiberry audio hat. https://thepihut.com/collections/raspberry-pi-hats/products/hifiberry-dac-

Thanks for the suggestion - I'm trying to decide whether I want to use the on-board bluetooth, or some DAC hat like this. Appreciate the link and info.



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paul lee <nospam.paul.lee@f420.n105.z1.fidonet.org> wrote:

I have superb audio out of my PiFi, using a HiFiberry audio hat. https://thepihut.com/collections/raspberry-pi-hats/products/hifiberry-dac-

Thanks for the suggestion - I'm trying to decide whether I want to use the on-board bluetooth, or some DAC hat like this.

There's also all the USB audio adapters on Ebay which work well
enough for most purposes and don't require any special
configuration to work on the Pi Zero (except that the PWM audio
driver might still be set as the default audio device). They're
also dirt cheap.

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There's also all the USB audio adapters on Ebay which work well
enough for most purposes and don't require any special
configuration to work on the Pi Zero (except that the PWM audio
driver might still be set as the default audio device). They're
also dirt cheap.

Ahhh - that might w0rk for my needs, cause I do have a capable old Bose speaker w/ 3.5mm inputs... I think Bose uses that neat internal piping to make their sound bigger, but it might be neat to try and crack the case and install the Bose speaker INSIDE the Predicta.

At any rate, this is an option that I'll look at too.

1. Bluetooth connection to an external BT speaker. (Pi doesn't perform GREAT here, tho...)
2. DAC HAT for red/white audio outs
3. USB Hub w/ audio outputs

Thanks, r0ckstars.



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Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> wrote:

There's also all the USB audio adapters on Ebay which work well
enough for most purposes and don't require any special
configuration to work on the Pi Zero (except that the PWM audio
driver might still be set as the default audio device). They're
also dirt cheap.

And you'd need a micro-usb to usb-a adapter.

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On 01/06/2022 08:20, A. Dumas wrote:

Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> wrote:

There's also all the USB audio adapters on Ebay which work well
enough for most purposes and don't require any special
configuration to work on the Pi Zero (except that the PWM audio
driver might still be set as the default audio device). They're
also dirt cheap.

And you'd need a micro-usb to usb-a adapter.

It's called a microUSB USB OTG adapter.

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Dana Wed, 1 Jun 2022 07:20:31 -0000 (UTC), A Dumas <alexandre@dumas.fr.invalid> napis'o:

Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> wrote:

There's also all the USB audio adapters on Ebay which work well
enough for most purposes and don't require any special
configuration to work on the Pi Zero (except that the PWM audio
driver might still be set as the default audio device). They're
also dirt cheap.

And you'd need a micro-usb to usb-a adapter.

Or use a bit of solder:
https://www.msldigital.com/pages/support-for-hub-zero
and connect USB hub... and power it and Pi Zero.

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Dana Thu, 2 Jun 2022 18:19:11 -0000 (UTC), Nikolaj Lazic <nlazicBEZ_OVOGA@mudrac.ffzg.hr> napis'o:

Dana Wed, 1 Jun 2022 07:20:31 -0000 (UTC), A Dumas <alexandre@dumas.fr.invalid> napis'o:

Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> wrote:

There's also all the USB audio adapters on Ebay which work well
enough for most purposes and don't require any special
configuration to work on the Pi Zero (except that the PWM audio
driver might still be set as the default audio device). They're
also dirt cheap.

And you'd need a micro-usb to usb-a adapter.

Or use a bit of solder:
https://www.msldigital.com/pages/support-for-hub-zero
and connect USB hub... and power it and Pi Zero.

There might even be enough space to fit Zero inside this USB hub: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003535201823.html

And power the hub and Zero from the power supplied to the hub.
From phone charger... connected with this USB connection for this hub.
Just desolder data lines from the cable... than connect Zero pins to data
pins and power from the external USB.

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