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Additional Tips: 1. Use the Flirc USB receiver to be able to control play/pause, next/prev track using an IR remote. This needs to be configured in the Ropiee configuration page. This is pretty awesome as you don't have to unlike your phone/tablet every time you just want pause the music or skip tracks. 2. Use right angled adapters for cleaner cable routing, I use two USB-C adapters for power, one USB-A adapter for the DAC connection, another for the Flirc remote receiver connection and finally a ethernet adapter. You might also be able to find cables with right angled adapters. 3. To solve the display angle problem, keep the unit upside down! You'll need to jerry rig some kind of support to keep it standing. I use an Audioquest binding post wrench and some blu-tack :-).

I built something similar and used a HiFiberry hat with this case. I did have to modify the case slightly to allow the coax out to fit the case. I’m also using a usb splitter with one power supply for the screen and the RPi. It’s a pretty cool setup.

4:56 you can use usb drive for your OS so you can change it easily with usb ports on a side of the case

To reduce the number of power cables, use the jumper cables with the display. Use a power supply that provides atleast 3amps 5v on the usb C and the power low message will go away.

A big fan of the versatility of Raspberry Pi, I have one powering my home entertainment system using Plex and another one powering my smart home using Home Assistant. Thanks to you, I will now using one to compliment my audio streaming too!

You rock, John Darko! I love, love, love (🔥🔥🔥) the way you pingpong between the megabucks high end gear and the down and dirty low end DIY thing!

The biggest issue is currently finding Raspberry Pi's, they're currently as scarce as rocking horse ****

Great video John, Smart pi touch pro case, allo Digi one hat, with a standard pi 4 power supply works great. The case comes with a splitter. I never get a low power and one cord. Dead silent with ropieee and controlled with roodial and a PC.

You just made me nostalgic for my modded Squeezebox Touch. Great little gadget and my first proper streamer. Gone up in the world now with an Aries G2 feeding a Terminator Plus but, as they say, you never forget your first, especially the excitement of having all the music all the time at the touch of a screen.

Plexamp is currently in development for the Raspberry Pi. Plexamp also has Tidal integration.

Thank you for taking the time to put this information together...it really is helpful to people who aren't that tech savvy.. much appreciated 🙏.

Glad to see a shout out for black country new road. A true "music first audiophile" record.

Sweet. I now have added this to my setup. Also added a Flirc receiver and now can control next/previous from the system remote. Awesome!

Really enjoyed this set up . Love to see John work like a technician. Cheers . Let the screen be there John .

You got a great attitude. Enjoying about life, what else could be more important?

Nice. I packaged up my Squeezebox Touch and put it back in the box after replacing it on my bedside table with a touchscreen & pi & dac hat, because they were more stable and capable than the squeezebox. I tried volumio, but switched to PiCore player after not being able to get volumio to access files on the LMS server in the basement. I always suspected that volumio could read an LMS server elsewhere on the network, but could never find out how to make it work (there's lots of info on making the volumio be an LMS server, I could not find any for volumio as an LMS client).

I love my Pi 4 with the Allo DigiOne Signature HAT. I'm only disappointed that streaming Qobuz is almost impossible with Moode, have to pay extra with Volumio or other options are way too complicated.

Nice ! Will there be an audio review of the Pi-Fi ? It will be interesting to learn about the sound quality, and how it compares with other streamers or HATs.

I'm using this setup for a while now. I power the screen from the Pi with a IFI AUDIO IPOWER2 power supply. Work great. Dac as his own power supply tough

Hey....what about PiCore player and Logitech Media Server.... They are Free and better. Also snakeoil server with Logitech Media sever is the best sounding server solution.

i built something very similar about 5 years ago with a hifiberry dac+ lite (it had to be a lite because the non lite version uses i2c and clashes with the screen. i only used 1 power supply, a 5.5v 6a power brick w/leads soldered directly to the gpio. it powers all units flawlessly without the current limiting of the poly fuse. running osmc/kodi with a custom skin/build.i also had to flip the screen and touch interface 180 degrees but it had to be done in the boot config file. main use is for pandora and internet radio and streaming from my own media server while working in the shop. very reliable unit.

This is too complicated for me 😅 ill stick with my smartphone as streamer

Perfect timing for a project while I’m in two weeks of lockdown. Intend to update my own pi streamer. This one has the hifi berry dac2hd + DSP hats.

One problem with volumio is if you play dsd files it has an issue switching from pcm to dsd. Other than that it’s a great solution not only for spotify but also your music library.

Thanks for this upload. I'll dabble on Raspberry Pi. Currently I have an iPad. This iPad is connected to an HDMI Audio Extractor. Extractor is connected to Receiver via Optical. HDMI Audio Extractor's are plenty in Amazon. I bought one for $35 USD.

Don’t know what it is about you doing the building and explanation of these things but they’re super relaxing. I’d be happy if you made a second channel just for building stuff ha

Ok as a Spotify user there is an easier way to have it on a Display. I Start Spotify on my Smartphone and Tablet. Than i connect my Smartphone over Spotify Connect with my Yamaha Receiver. I can now Play Spotify on my Receiver over my Phone and see the Interface on my Tablet. Works great!!!!!!!

Thanks for the video John! I will build a Streamer like this these days… and your jeans jacket is a awesome 80 look 😎👌

Love those Pi video, always amazed by all the things people have made for use on those small computers, very entertaining.

If you have issues with Balena Etcher, Raspberry Pi main mage has a fantastic sd card formatter that puts whatever o/s you prefer and you can use a large sd card.

All I need is Airplay 2 on my gear and Apple Music. My IPhone, IPad and Apple Watch all have touchscreen’s and can control my streaming.

Great video. Very well set out. Can see this being popular one for views for you and over a long period of time.

Nice but I think i will just continue to use my iPad as my touch screen as then i can control Roon etc from my sitting location.

I like Johns approach to audio. Why not using an old iPad for now playing screen and get rid of all the wires?

I spy a Rega P8 in the background!

It's all so convoluted. I stream tidal from my phone via a node 2i and that crashes/fails to connect/gets stuck regularly. I imagine this setup Darko is proposing will also fail/crash/freeze regularly........so much work and potential for frustration to simply listen to music!

Ya'll should try Moode Audio, to me it's the best sounding for Roon and local files.

Bravo Darko

Love this idea. When the Raspberry Pi 4 4GB comes down to its normal $55 USD price instead of the current $200 I'll consider building one. Curious how the USB output of a Pi 4 compares to the Lightning port of a "decent" late model Apple iPAD as you used in a previous video? Great video by the way. Loved the presentation and clear instructions. Not getting bogged down installing all those additional jumper wires in order to power the assembly with one PSU would make it far easier and as you noted, allow it to power an external DAC.

Whoa someone else listens to a place to bury strangers! Nice

There is a popular DAC that goes with the Raspberry Pi called the HifiBerry.

nice vid as always John, never really understood wanting a touchscreen streamer/digital playback device although plenty seem to like the idea like you said. We've had remote controls for decades now so having a fixed touch interface away from the seating seems a bit retrograde.

Nice video, love it, great project for my son and I.

Ants From Up There is such a brilliant album, happy to see you're enjoying it too

Really cool video, thanks. One thing you may find interesting is you can now change the pi to boot from usb instead of sd card. You can then us either a usb stick or a microsd card with a USB adapter and it save you having to take it apart if you need to change the OS.

Pretty sure you can use the raspberry pie config file to flip the screen so you don’t have to fix things in the streaming app set up.

You can add a usb/ remote and will make it usefull since the remote works with Wi-Fi

Cool little project,, 🥰. Cheers and thanks John,, 🍻😎👍‍‍.

When Volumio incorporated Tidal Connect last year I got an Allo Usbridge. After some ups and downs the most recent versions of Volumio allow my phone Tidal app to control my streaming perfectly. I don't know if it would even be possible to add a screen to a Usbridge Signature, but my phone basically does the same in the palm of my hand.

Totally enjoyed that. Fascinating.

You know you can add a Fire Tablet as a now playing display in Roon - great value when on sale.

What's the main advantage to build and use these Pi configurations, compared with using a standard tablet (iPadOS or Android) with a DAC?

Using my 65" Sony OLED TV + NVidia Shield ($200) + Schiit Modi Multibit DAC ($250) going to an AMP for Hi-Fi goodness. Android TV OS can do Plex / KODI / VLC / Amazon Music with USB out from the Shield TV Pro.

Volumio is a nice polished OS for the Pi, but I really don't like the subscription model for what is essentially a pretty UI. I have a pi which is running Spotify connect, MPD, Airplay 2, Tidal Connect (MQA) and a few other functions. It's headless (so no screen). It's not quite as plug and play as Volumio, but all of the features that Volumio lock behind a premium subscription fee are readily available for the pi to install for free.

For 200 usd I can get a good tablet

John this was a great video 👍 it’s interesting and something different than a standard equipment review more of a cool DIY the results are awesome 🔥💯thank you

Almost 300 bucks. Getting close to Bluesound Node

So tempted by this, but the annual subscription for either Volumio or Roon is the biggest impediment. The visual element is great and using the Tidal, Qobuz, or Spotify media *without* an annual fee would make this a killer option. The allure of Roon is lost on me, even after a recent trial. $120USD a year for the nice interface on top of subs for whichever streaming services one uses. I just don't get it.

Don't deny it, we're here from the Car Thing drama

Another great video. I had an original Squeezebox. It died. Miss it. I eventually, with the help of my geeky son in law, moved to Pi's, first with Volumio but eventually went to Diet Pi, using the Logitech Media Software. I added Qobuz. I've had an Allo USBridge for several years, running everything, but at my age of 66, I've been thinking of simplifying and throwing out my preamp, streamer, DAC etc for an NAD C658. I also really want to try Dirac, and this looks like an easy way. But, still, here's another great option, and I'm sure I could even throw Diet PI with LMS and Qobuz in it, and truck on down the road. I had been thinking of going back to a stock Pi. Gives me pause. It's a great time to be into audio. Except for the delays. 😉

@John Why not use an old LG phone with bit perfect USB out to your external DAC? Touch screen + any app you'd like for the same price or cheaper

Just decided to remove the original pi 7 inch display from my pi volumio music streamer. The original pi display has such a bad resolution causing it to show the volumio gui in a really bad state. Will use the set, raspberry pi 3 + allo boss dac, using my phone or tablet only.

I also enjoyed this

nice video, I just remembered I'm not an electronic engineer 😁

Nice!

I don't understand the reason to power separately the screen and the pi, it would not be better to have only one power cable?

I wanted to build one but I'm from South East Asia and everything seems hard to get. Was wondering if there is anyone have a fully built up version that can let off to me. Thank you very much.

I like your videos! But I think the system will work even with another cheap screens too. You just need to install the apropriet driver. Of yourse if you plug in the the OEM screen then it will work out of the box...but you get cheaper solutions too....and then it's a more better and cheaper solution :) The driver install is not for greenhorn but with a little readings everibody can do it...

Using an I2S to optical/SPDIF HAT with Volumio works really well. It allows very high bitrate files to be played without the processing overhead of a DAC plugged in via USB.

Instead of a mounted Touchscreen I am using an old android Tablet. Type in the IP of your Volumio Device and you have a wireless Touchscreen with all the Features.

Darko I see you use a Pi a lot, and pre-built streamers. What do you think about using custom built server PC’s? Lots of chat about ‘noise’ from more heavy PC builds. (Heavyweight CPU, PSU etc). I’m building a NAS and want to add a card such as JCAT to output to a DAC. Thoughts?

Mh. Now I feel torn because I don't need it, but it looks good fun to build it... :D

Can you get the Spotify live backgrounds with this setup?

this is really cool...

The The Giant is awesome!

Surprised but loved seeing the college dropout is getting played at the Darko house - always interested in your music tastes, any other hip hop albums in your rotation at the moment?

Hi, do You plan to review Wiim Mini on video by any chance maybe? Super convenient device for the price, especially when raspberry is so hard to get now.

awesome video! i want to use spotify connect. i take it that the 2gb $129.00 will work or is bump up to 4gb $184.90?

Any chance you can do a comparison video on all of the different DAC HATs? Many choices, but hard to find comparisons.

with a "nad wireless usb dac 1" it would be an extra portable solution.😊

Moode plus Logitech Media Server on my desktop gives me the Tidal experience without any subscription.

Excellent video. Love seeing the Pi variants you create. Do you happen to know if Apple Music is supported on volumio or something similar?

I use Volumio and it works well. At the time I did it I didn’t see the option to fix the upside down display.

I'm eventually going to have to make the move. My quest is trying to have as few things plugged in as I can. I have a unit, that is very hard to replace, and maybe someone out knows a replacement. This unit can stream digitally, Spotify, Netflix and Amazon to a DAC. It can play CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray. It can take sources like an external hard drive, filled with CD quality. It can also take any CD you insert and burn it at full bit rate, to an internal 80gb hard drive. It's a playstation 3. Playstation 4,5 can't do all of these things. So I'm looking for an all in one that's able to do some of these things. P.S. another bonus with the PS3, is I can control Spotify and KZfaq with my phone as a remote.

Hi Darko, i Need your help... I Need to know of Is It possibile tò cast Amazon Music by using DNLA (bubble upnp on the smartphone) versus a Raspberry with Ropieee XL installed in. Which Is the maximum resolution? Thank you very much

Great review...

Hi, nice guide video 👍🏻 Is there eq/tone controls in either RoPieee or in Volumio?

my PCIe port is used for nvme, is there a good usb-c touch screen with a nice stand for this?

thank you great vid awesome content :)

i don't see the use for it , especially when Spotify launched a dedicated device called "Car thing" for around 30$ , but it can also use on your desktop

As you started this by mentioning the Squeezebox Touch, many may prefer to use piCorePlayer, a similar dedicated Pi image that can be used headless or with a touch screen and acts as a Squeezebox for use with Logitech Media Server. I've got a headless Pi model B with a Cirrus/Wolfson sound card attached, that feeds a topping DX3Pro+ on my desk (via coax) and a touch screen version in the lounge. The lounge unit uses a SmartiPi case, which has a Justboom Digi HAT inside, feeding a Chord Mojo via Optical as the DAC. The Digi HAT comes with an IR remote sensor that can be used with a standard Squeezebox remote, if you have one, and works out of the box with piCorePlayer.

lol i did my version many years ago but.... with an integrated dac. now i've a better version based on a pi 4 with a audiophonics double dac and... a deported touchscreen to control my player qho's connected to my nas. i also made a touchscreen hifi player with an amplifier for my brother's wedding

The The!

Using the phone allows you to use the phone mic for search , type?

Can this be used to select music, or do you still need another device for that? Personally, I'd vastly prefer a dedicated touch device to select and control Roon vs. my phone (or desktop, etc). They're cheap enough that I could attach them to most of my end points which would allow other folks in the house to select/play music.

I still don't understand why you can't put the screen in the right orientation

Is there a reason to power the Pi and the screen independently rather than using the internal connection to feed the Pi power from the display board?

Is there a "power off" built into the case? Or do you have to connect the cables?

why not just an android tablet? i use mine connected with a usbc passthrough dac.