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    From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to All on Tuesday, September 21, 2021 07:27:00
    I have a perfectly workable, old-school receiver and CD player. What I'm
    looking for is a box that plays MP3s and/or internet stations like Pandora,
    that I could plug into my stereo.

    I may have just answered my own question - maybe a raspberry Pi and a
    bluetooth keyboard would do the trick?




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  • From Digital Man@VERT to poindexter FORTRAN on Thursday, September 23, 2021 15:11:45
    Re: Looking for a box
    By: poindexter FORTRAN to All on Tue Sep 21 2021 07:27 am

    > I have a perfectly workable, old-school receiver and CD player. What I'm
    > looking for is a box that plays MP3s and/or internet stations like Pandora,
    > that I could plug into my stereo.
    >
    > I may have just answered my own question - maybe a raspberry Pi and a
    > bluetooth keyboard would do the trick?

    An old iPod touch or iPhone would work for that purpose.
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  • From Brian Rogers@VERT/CARNAGE to poindexter FORTRAN on Friday, September 24, 2021 15:23:00
    Hello poindexter;

    -=> poindexter FORTRAN wrote to All <=-

    pF> I have a perfectly workable, old-school receiver and CD player. What
    pF> I'm looking for is a box that plays MP3s and/or internet stations like
    pF> Pandora, that I could plug into my stereo.

    pF> I may have just answered my own question - maybe a raspberry Pi and a
    pF> bluetooth keyboard would do the trick?

    A Pi would be a tad difficult to use a CD player on. Almost any older box
    would be fine! There's some Dells on eBay you can grab that'd actually be
    a bit overkill but great bang for the buck!

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/313684032328?hash=item4909067b48:g:o6QAAOSwC5thRORc

    I have a small pile of these, mainly in SFF cases. It's what my bbs is on
    as well as my packet node/bbs/conv/dxc, apache2, postfix/procmail/spamassassin
    etc etc etc. Imagine what it could do for you!


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  • From Nightfox@VERT/DIGDIST to Brian Rogers on Friday, September 24, 2021 20:43:04
    Re: Re: Looking for a box
    By: Brian Rogers to poindexter FORTRAN on Fri Sep 24 2021 03:23 pm

    pF>> I have a perfectly workable, old-school receiver and CD player. What
    pF>> I'm looking for is a box that plays MP3s and/or internet stations
    pF>> like Pandora, that I could plug into my stereo.

    BR> A Pi would be a tad difficult to use a CD player on. Almost any older box
    BR> would be fine! There's some Dells on eBay you can grab that'd actually be
    BR> a bit overkill but great bang for the buck!

    From what he said, I think he already has a CD player for his stereo. It sounds like he's asking for something to plug into his stereo that would play MP3s and stream online music/audio.

    Nightfox

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  • From Brian Rogers@VERT/CARNAGE to Nightfox on Saturday, September 25, 2021 11:01:00
    Hey Nightfox;

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    Ni> From what he said, I think he already has a CD player for his stereo.
    Ni> It sounds like he's asking for something to plug into his stereo that
    Ni> would play MP3s and stream online music/audio.

    Yes you are correct, I misread that... however nothing wrong with having a
    backup player especially a CD player! The lasers move and misalign.

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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to Brian Rogers on Saturday, September 25, 2021 08:10:00
    -=> Brian Rogers wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

    BR> A Pi would be a tad difficult to use a CD player on. Almost any older
    BR> box would be fine! There's some Dells on eBay you can grab that'd
    BR> actually be a bit overkill but great bang for the buck!

    What I'm looking to do is use the PC for playing ripped MP3s, SOMA FM and
    Pandora, not the actual CDs. And, I have a spare Pi already, so already paid
    for is nice. :)



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  • From Phigan@VERT/FINALZON to poindexter FORTRAN on Monday, October 04, 2021 22:17:25
    Re: Re: Looking for a box
    By: poindexter FORTRAN to Brian Rogers on Sat Sep 25 2021 08:10 am

    > What I'm looking to do is use the PC for playing ripped MP3s, SOMA FM and
    > Pandora, not the actual CDs. And, I have a spare Pi already, so already paid

    Did you find anything better for this? Do you have any other old devices like phones or tablets or anything? They'd be much better suited, I would think. At one place, I have an old iPod touch on a dock that connects via bluetooth to an adapter hanging off the back of an old stereo. Works and sounds great :).

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  • From Brian Rogers@VERT/CARNAGE to Phigan on Tuesday, October 05, 2021 10:09:00
    Hello Phigan;

    -=> Phigan wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

    Ph> Did you find anything better for this? Do you have any other old
    Ph> devices like phones or tablets or anything? They'd be much better
    Ph> suited, I would think. At one place, I have an old iPod touch on a dock
    Ph> that connects via bluetooth to an adapter hanging off the back of an
    Ph> old stereo. Works and sounds great :).

    With most companies now blocking some of the older mobile devices from their
    networks, I'm sure they're plentiful and your idea is excellent. I often use
    my Note 3 to stream into my bluetooth speakers/soundbar and it sounds pretty
    mint.

    I'm shocked that my carrier is going to block the Note 3's as of February
    2022 claiming it dials using 3G but it does indeed use 4G. Rather than
    scrapping it, I'll just use it as a mini tablet mainly for bluetooth streaming
    to my bluetooth speakers. The headphone jack can also be used to plug into
    an aux input on a receiver. I imagine you can find good older devices on
    eBay pretty cheap too.

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  • From WitNik@VERT/BGGRSCYN to poindexter FORTRAN on Saturday, October 09, 2021 15:27:02
    Re: Looking for a box
    By: poindexter FORTRAN to All on Tue Sep 21 2021 07:27 am

    > I have a perfectly workable, old-school receiver and CD player. What I'm
    > looking for is a box that plays MP3s and/or internet stations like Pandora,
    > that I could plug into my stereo.
    >
    > I may have just answered my own question - maybe a raspberry Pi and a
    > bluetooth keyboard would do the trick?

    I have been using Chromecast Audio devices for years. They used to be $15 a pop.

    -WitNik

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  • From Tracker1@VERT/TRN to WitNik on Friday, October 22, 2021 23:39:14
    On 10/9/21 3:27 PM, WitNik wrote:
    >
    > I have been using Chromecast Audio devices for years. They used to be $15 a pop.

    I'm pretty upset tey were discontinued. They work really well, Illl be
    sad the day mine dies.
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  • From Roc@VERT/BEERS20 to poindexter FORTRAN on Sunday, November 07, 2021 20:55:00
    pF> I may have just answered my own question - maybe a raspberry Pi and a
    pF> bluetooth keyboard would do the trick?

    As long as you don't use the rpi's analog audio output.

    It's nasty. Not a proper DAC, but some PWM (10 or 12 bit, I believe), with terrible SNR.

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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to Roc on Monday, November 08, 2021 06:55:00
    -=> Roc wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

    Ro> It's nasty. Not a proper DAC, but some PWM (10 or 12 bit, I believe),
    Ro> with terrible SNR.

    My tinnitus is so bad, I could plug in a Fisher Price turntable and find it
    enjoyable. :)

    I've seen some USB audio devices, maybe a cheap one would suffice?



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  • From Roc@VERT/BEERS20 to poindexter FORTRAN on Wednesday, November 10, 2021 13:03:00
    pF> My tinnitus is so bad, I could plug in a Fisher Price turntable and find
    pF> it enjoyable. :)

    I'm sad to hear that (pun intended) but keep in mind hearing does only get worse with age.

    I suggest getting good headphones (Sennheiser HD600 is my pick) while you still have some ears to enjoy them with.

    pF> I've seen some USB audio devices, maybe a cheap one would suffice?

    For a line-out, pretty much any will work as long as they support usb audio class (i.e. standard, doesn't require vendor-specific drivers).

    For a headphone-out, it's more complicated as amplification (not just gain, but ability to provide current to the headphones) is needed, and generic usb sound adapters are _nasty_ at that.

    Schiit Fulla or HEL is generic advice in the US.

    Else, https://www.audiosciencereview.com/
    is my go-to for measurement-driven, objective reviews.

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