I’ve been using a Squeezebox 2 with an AudioEngine A5 (circa 2010) for my garage system. The Squeezebox stopped working a few weeks ago after 15 years and I’m looking for a low cost endpoint/DAC to replace it. The AudioEngine only has a 3.5mm jack for audio input so I just need RCA output on the device. It needs to be wireless as I don’t have any Ethernet in the garage.
Low cost is different for some but looking to spend less than $500. Any suggestions?
Raspberry pi with a usb dac or dac hat that has rca out, and run ropieee.org on it you can fiNd the how to on the ropieee site that Nathan did and get some clues in that on building it.
BlueSound Node 2i is what I use in the garage with WiFi connection. No muss, no fuss. My speakers are in the ceiling, so I use a NAD CI980 to drive the 3 stereo pairs.
Me too - had a couple of family’s old iPhone 6’s sitting around. With a $11 “camera usb adaptor” (for an external DAC, but a 3.5mm analog output might be just fine for the garage ) and Roon app beats my Auralic Aries Mini hands down, sound quality wise.
Thanks for the suggestions, I do have other Bluesound products in the house and I wasn’t thinking of replacing the powered speakers but it may be just as cost effective.