HAT with analog output

[Jan_Willem (- Loves vibrating air -)]

I want (Roon) music while cooking in the kitchen!

My plan is to use a RB3 + Ropieee via Wifi. In the kitchen there’s an active speaker with an analog input (no high-end audio). I want to use that one. I was told that the RB3 ‘built-in’ analog output is not useable for this purpose and was advised to get a HAT.

Before ordering an HAT I want to be sure if this is good choice for this situation as I’m a ‘beginner’: HiFiBerry DAC+ 3.5mm Jack…

Thanks!

[xxx (Banned - toxicity)]

Yes, that will work.

For significantly more cash, but already pre-built, check out the offerings at Allo.com.

[wizardofoz (Mr Fix It aka The Wiz)]

IQAudIO and hifiberry also have hat options but a simple dragonfly USB DAC will also work fine.

[Jan_Willem (- Loves vibrating air -)]

Have Allo-USBridge working in my living room
In the kitchen-case I want to have it low budget (have a unused RB in the desk drawer)…

[wizardofoz (Mr Fix It aka The Wiz)]

Pi-DACZero I2S audiophile sound card for Raspberry Pi Zero

This is about all you might need if you can solder…

[Jan_Willem (- Loves vibrating air -)]

Thanks a lot!

[wizardofoz (Mr Fix It aka The Wiz)]

Could solder a cable with whatever you need on the other end for the powered speakers input instead of the rca connectors being mounted on the board.

[Russ (Russ Baldwin)]

One of the things to look out for is how will you will control volume? Do your speakers have a volume control? If if not it might be nice to remote control the volume with your phone or another controller. Some DACs don’t have this volume feature built in: For example I don’t think the basic HiFiBerry DAC has volume control built in, but the HiFiBerry DAC+ Pro certainly does.

[Jan_Willem (- Loves vibrating air -)]

Do your speakers have a volume control?

Yes, they have.
The other way is volume control via Roon.

[dabassgoesboomboom]

In the kitchen there’s an active speaker with an analog input (no high-end audio). I want to use that one. I was told that the RB3 ‘built-in’ analog output is not useable for this purpose and was advised to get a HAT.

Hi Jan, do you use iPhone/iPad?

If you have models with 3.5mm headphone output you can just use 3.5mm to 3.5mm cable direct to your speaker input.

Can run Roon Remote on iOS to be Roon endpoint. And this allows you to use the phone for volume control, if you need.

Just one idea. Lots of other great suggestions above too.

[Jan_Willem (- Loves vibrating air -)]

Hi Sean,
Never thought of that option

[Jan_Willem (- Loves vibrating air -)]

Anyhow, first I have to get Wifi working. There’s something wrong with my RB setup. Opened another thread earlier about this.

Ropiee via Wifi not recognized

I installed a Raspberry 3 with Ropieee in my kitchen today. (I want to have music playing while cooking; a non-high end situation). I have an active loudspeaker with a line-in input and I want to use the Wifi-option in Ropieee to make it all work. I did the following: Enabled Wifi in Ropieee local in my local network Did the reboots The problem is that Roon does not recognize my Ropieee via Wifi, wired is ok. Anyone an idea of what is wrong here?

[Russ (Russ Baldwin)]

The other way is volume control via Roon.

But if the DAC hat does not support volume control then you won’t be able to control the volume in Roon, which is what I was trying to say.

[Jan_Willem (- Loves vibrating air -)]

I get it, thanks.

[Mikael_Ollars]

You can always do DSP controlled volume?

[Russ (Russ Baldwin)]

Don’t think you can if the DAC does not have it, it will be a fixed volume.

[Mikael_Ollars]

Think you are misunderstanding, DSP based volume adjusts the volume of the signal, the DAC works at full blast. Not the greatest audio you’ve heard but way beyond the needs of a kitchen radio!