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In Reply to: RE: Revisiting Computer versus Streamer posted by David Lawrence on April 07, 2021 at 08:15:01
I ordered an 8GB Pi 4 from CanaKit on Amazon. I'm hoping it won't be too painful to get running.
I plan to start with the Volumio distribution as it might be simplest to get running; I have downloaded the image and am waiting for a 128GB microSD card to arrive to burn it. I expect to use USB out to my DAC, and I hope to operate it with the Volumio app on my Android tablet.
I might get around to trying the piCorePlayer and/or MoOde distros.
Dmitri Shostakovich
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I think you're going to be pleasantly surprised at how easy it is to set up the RPi 4 as a music streamer. You don't have to know Linux. You just need basic computer knowledge and be able to follow instructions. There's lots of excellent help available here and in various other forums.
I used an Intel NUC running Win 10 for years. I recently replaced that with an RPi 4 with Moode. Following a couple of hours listening I knew there was no way I was going back to Windows. It's a whole new world for me and I love it. Have fun.
The 'NUC' route still seems very valid to me, and indeed, there are less expensive mini-computers the typical NUC. I have couple and they work great while retaining the ability to run most of the vast suite of Windows software. Furthermore they aren't outlandishly more expense that taking the RPi path.
In my case I already have Windows machines dedicate to audio and HT: they work fine for me. I'm trying the RPi because the cost is low enough that develop my own conclusions, in particular whether it does provide its touted superiority of Win computer for what I want to do.
Dmitri Shostakovich
It won't be painful at all since you've already figured out the hardest part of downloading and burning the app to an SD card. Plug the Pi into your router so you don't have to find the wifi hotspot, then you can configure Volumio to connect to the home wifi itself as it walks you through. It is really the only setup step that is needed to get going, and even that isn't needed if you want to keep it plugged in.
And I'll probably continue with that.I'll probably go with at direct monitor, keyboard, and mouse connections during set up. I hope to use the Volumio Android app afterwards; I have already downloaded that app. I note that is searches for a Volumio server on startup (which it doesn't find a the moment of course). I believe URL 'volumio.local' will bring up Volumio in an web browser.
Dmitri Shostakovich
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Volumio is so easy to set up that you won't have any fun.... :-)
If you do plan on using Qobuz or Tidal, be aware that Volumio Charges around $30 a year for that interface. PiCorePlayer is Free.
I'm too cheap.
However I might try piCorePlayer. LMS can operate on the same Pi device or I could install it on my Synology NAS.
Dmitri Shostakovich
If you do try PiCorePlayer, install the LMS Server on the Rpi as well. That is what I do now... there are certain software dependencies on Synology that have gone away already on the last update, or will go away in the short future. I actually think LMS Server runs better on a RPi 4 than it did on my Synology NAS. Quicker.
nt
Dmitri Shostakovich
what a good NAS offers is a huge buffer space so that you are essentially playing from memory - even with high clock 24 bit content. Mine uses 6 GB of its 8 GB of memory for just that.
LMS by itself does not offer such.
You did not need 8GB of memory or a 128GB card.... 2GB on the Rpi is still overkill and the smallest card will be big enough.. I used to buy 8GB cards, but I think now a 16GB card is the smallest you can get at most places.So, if you've got a small SD card laying around... a 4,8, 16, 32 GB will all work... No need to wait or waste the 128 GB card on an RPi.
Don't look at this project as 'A Pain'. Enjoy it! Learning is fun.
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As it is, I've already ordered the stuff. The difference in cost for 8 vs. 2 GB isn't humungous. Likewise I didn't have any microSD's lying around and the cost difference for 128 vs. smaller capacity wasn't a big deal.
Dmitri Shostakovich
When you 'burn' the OS to your SD Card, you will have to use some 'burn' software (Which you may or may not know).... If you don't know this, there is a free program out there called Balena Etcher, which you can download. Very simple to use... I have heard of some people that just try to copy the OS image to a SD Card, which will not work.https://www.balena.io/etcher/
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... Which I'll be using.
I believe there is also a Raspberry Pi Imager program but it might only work with Raspberry's own OS.
Dmitri Shostakovich
While inmate Cut-Throat is right about not needing a 128GB microSD card, perhaps you plan to store your music there as well ??If Volumio allows you to use the 'excess' space for music storage you'll be in great shape.
Another option might be to create a small partition for Volumio and a separate large partition for music storage on the 128GB card.
And yet another option (and simplest) would be to get another smaller capacity microSD card for Volumio and use the 128GB microSD with a microSD to USB adapter [link below]. You will then be able to plug the 128GB microSD card into a standard USB port on the Raspberry Pi and use it for music storage.
You do use Etcher to burn the Volumio image onto the microSD card. However, I don't know if Etcher allows you to burn to a separate partition on the microSD card. You might have to try creating the partitions ahead of time..... or try the simple option I mentioned above.
Good luck !
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Dmitri Shostakovich
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