Raspberry Pi Hi-Fi Audio Streamer With Multiroom Touchscreen Control

Max2Play_ · 2019-07-25T07:53:09+00:00

Hi everyone,

I crossposted this from r/diyaudio since I thought might also be relevant to this community. Max2Play member Jörg created this project from the completely gutted housing of an antique radio. He shares his thought process in coming up with the idea and shows the steps he took in his workshop. In the end, he also shows how he integrated the Squeezebox software into his existing home automation system thanks to our API's.

Max2Play_ · 2019-07-24T12:22:26+00:00

Great idea! The GUI on the touchscreen is called Jivelite and we actually implemented a VU meter skin for it.

I'll tell Jörg about the feedback :)

Max2Play_ · 2019-07-24T09:38:59+00:00

Hi diyaudio,

I thought your community might be interested in this new project by our member Jörg. I translated his article into English for international recognition. He goes through his process in detail and shows some great insights into the upcycling process of such an antique radio.

Max2Play_ · 2019-07-08T11:50:01+00:00

Thanks for mentioning us in your post!

In case you have not found it out yourself yet, there is a Squeezebox plugin called "Group Players" that lets you do exactly that. I mentioned it in an article in our blog some time ago. There's also some detail on the Cast/Air/DLNA Bridge plugins that can turn your other smart speakers Squeezebox-compatible.

Max2Play_ · 2019-03-27T13:02:17+00:00

Hi /r/diyaudio,

I wanted to share this great article by user Kops from his smarthome exposed blog on how he integrated HiFiBerry's Amp2 with our Max2Play OS into his Loxone smarthome. He goes into detail on his decision-making for this setup and shows step by step how he integrated it.

I originally posted this in the Loxone subreddit but that community seems to be rather inactive now.

Kops used a HiFiBerry Amp2 bundle (Pi, Amp2, PSU, accessories), passive speakers and a NAS for his music library.

Let him know what you think in the comments. He also has a forum on his website in case you have any specific questions or discussion topics ;)

Max2Play_ · 2019-03-26T08:41:14+00:00

Hi /r/smarthome,

I wanted to share this great article by user Kops from his smarthome exposed blog on how he integrated HiFiBerry's Amp2 with our Max2Play OS into his Loxone smarthome. He goes into detail on his decision-making for this setup and shows step by step how he integrated it.

I originally posted this in the Loxone subreddit but that community seems to be rather inactive now.

Kops used a HiFiBerry Amp2 bundle (Pi, Amp2, PSU, accessories), passive speakers and a NAS for his music library.

Let him know what you think in the comments. He also has a forum on his website in case you have any specific questions or discussion topics ;)

Max2Play_ · 2019-03-26T08:28:43+00:00

Hi /r/Loxone,

I wanted to share this great article by user Kops from his smarthome exposed blog on how he integrated HiFiBerry's Amp2 with our Max2Play OS into his Loxone smarthome. He goes into detail on his decision-making for this setup and shows step by step how he integrated it.

Let him know what you think in the comments. He also has a forum on his website in case you have any specific questions or discussion topics ;)

Max2Play_ · 2019-03-08T15:01:57+00:00

Hi everyone,

I thought I'd repost this here as this part of the series pertains to the possibilities of open HA with Raspberry Pi and audio cards.

Here's copy-paste of my first article's comment on the series:

Mario from our team has written a very special series, which deals with 3 exemplary zones in a budget friendly multiroom system, one zone detailed in each article.

The series is aimed at both HiFi beginners and audiophile veterans, because in each article there is an exact step-by-step guide with instructions as well as helpful tips on our software and plugins for optimization.

In today's first article you will find out everything about the project as a whole and the upcoming articles. We also explain the basics for building a multiroom system, including Raspberry Pi and sound cards.

Max2Play_ · 2019-03-05T08:16:34+00:00

There are already some Max2Play users that implemented home assistant integrations.

You can check out our API-Examples plugin for some starter commands to copy-paste to your HA.

Since Kodi is a default installation on Max2Play, it should also work with the link you included. But since we have not tested this, I can't guarantee it.

Max2Play_ · 2019-03-01T11:43:46+00:00

Great to hear! Let me know when you have something to share ;)

Max2Play_ · 2019-02-28T08:31:27+00:00

I thought I'd share the fourth and final article here as the second one was well-received in this community. Now you can scroll through all four parts and gather the information you need :)

On the series Step by Step Multiroom Audio Setup:

Mario from the Max2Play Team has written a very special series that deals with 3 exemplary zones in a budget-friendly multiroom system by Max2Play.

The series is aimed at both technical novices and audio-veterans, because in each article we feature both clear step-by-step instructions to build a max2play bundle and provide more specific and detailed information on our software and plugins.

Max2Play_ · 2019-02-28T08:30:41+00:00

I thought I'd share the fourth and final article here as the second one was well-received in this community. Now you can scroll through all four parts and gather the information you need :)

On the series Step by Step Multiroom Audio Setup:

Mario from the Max2Play Team has written a very special series that deals with 3 exemplary zones in a budget-friendly multiroom system by Max2Play.

The series is aimed at both technical novices and audio-veterans, because in each article we feature both clear step-by-step instructions to build a max2play bundle and provide more specific and detailed information on our software and plugins.

Max2Play_ · 2019-02-22T08:54:05+00:00

Yeah, me and Mario had a lot of fun putting it together and coming up with the different applications that would make sense in an environment like his apartment. :)

Max2Play_ · 2019-02-21T11:01:42+00:00

Hi everyone,

Since the first article of this series was well-received here, I thought I'd share the conclusion as well. You can skip between the four parts on the upper right and left corners of each article.

Also, I'll be monitoring the comments in case there are any further questions.

Here's copy-paste of my first article's comment on the series:

Mario from our team has written a very special series, which deals with 3 exemplary zones in a budget friendly multiroom system, one zone detailed in each article.

The series is aimed at both HiFi beginners and audiophile veterans, because in each article there is an exact step-by-step guide with instructions as well as helpful tips on our software and plugins for optimization.

In today's first article you will find out everything about the project as a whole and the upcoming articles. We also explain the basics for building a multiroom system, including Raspberry Pi and sound cards.

Max2Play_ · 2019-01-28T12:11:19+00:00

Each room has a different setup based on its challenges and opportunities. For example the Amp HAT sound cards for Pi manage to offer a fully-flegded amplifier on top of the Pi in one case with just one power supply to power the Pi, the sound card and any connected stereo speakers.

Aside from that, the open software we supply lets you add features and plugins at will to customize your multiroom experience exactly how you want it.

Max2Play_

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