Honey I Shrunk My Portable Roon Headphone Amp!

Only recently I discovered that Ropieee is also supported on Pi Zero 2 W (thanks @spockfish!). This helped me shrink my Portable Roon Headphone Amp. The new one weighs only a third and fits in my pocket. The battery lasts forever because the Zero sips less than a watt. The smaller Qudelix amp works fine because my headphones are not power hungry. The new components are so light that they are securely held together with Blu-Tack - no bands needed. This contraption looks a bit cobbled together, but it really helps me enjoy music in the backyard while getting my morning coffee and sun.



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Sorry, can you post the components you have put together? The zero is a thing of genius, but I want to see if it’s possible to put this all together in a single case…

Sure.

  • Qudelix 5K headphone DAC/Amp.
  • Flirc Pi Zero Case.
  • Pi Zero 2 W.
  • 5000mah Power Bank. This thing is an amazing deal for less than $10 on amazon (US). It also has a convenient undocumented feature: double clicking the button cuts power output, so the contraption can be turned off without disconnecting the cable
  • Micro USB to USB-A OTG adapter. All the Micro USB to USB-C cables I found were OTG on the wrong end (USB-C). Not sure if this matters.
  • Small dabs of Blu-tack to hold everything together.

The only ugly thing about this contraption is the cables.

I considered a Pi Sugar battery/board. It’s very slim and attaches directly to the Zero, but its much more expensive, much lower mAh and is exposed.

I’d be very interested to see if you build an enclosure.