Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] PiCorePlayer DAC/amp basics question

2020-02-25 Thread M-H
MohnJadden wrote: > ... outputting to RCA via a 3.5mm male to RCA male splitter. The volume > is really low, even if I pump the soundbar volume to max. For whatever > reason, the volume, bass, and treble controls on the receiver don't work > - welcome to the wonderful world of thrift store aud

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] PiCorePlayer DAC/amp basics question

2020-02-25 Thread paul-
Why not just get a board with digital out, and skip the receiver altogether.You can get boards with TOSlink and Spdif coax outputs. Hifiberry, Justboom, Allo all make Digi cards that would do that. piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage: https://www.picorepla

[SlimDevices: Unix] PiCorePlayer DAC/amp basics question

2020-02-25 Thread MohnJadden
Hi all - got a question that arose from a basic setup of PiCorePlayer. My receiver is a basic 5.1 receiver that only has RCA inputs/outputs. My soundbar is a Yamaha one with coax audio and TOSlink inputs. I'm running a basic Analog-Digital Converter from my receiver's output to the soundbar.