Celestion44
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Having only very recently started down the slippery & costly slope of hi-fi upgrades, I have turned my attention to how best to access my collection of FLAC files.
Currently, they are housed on a stand alone hard drive with copies on my Samsung Galaxy.
I also have the following;
IPAD mini (old and only 32 Gb)
Samsung Galaxy S9
Dragonfly Red
Playing the FLACs from the Galaxy, connected by OTG cable, into the Dragonfly Red (into the amp) currently gives me the “best quality” source I can muster. The alternative is 3.5mm cable from the IPAD headphone socket.
I’m not now finding it as convenient as I though I would with the Galaxy spending too much time in the hifi cabinet.
Attention has been drawn to the Raspberry Pi option and despite plenty of reading about how easy this is to implement (I am fairly technically minded), I remain a bit nervous about whether I will be able to complete the project.
To start the ball rolling, though, could I please ask for any clarification re the following;
Could my portable hard drive be plugged straight into the Pi’s USB and with appropriate software, be used as a FLAC player?
If yes, how would I control the Pi (assuming I don’t have a dedicated screen/LCD)?
is it possible to plug the Dragonfly into the PI’s USB socket, and then connect into my amp. This method would do way with the need for a DAC “hat” for the PI but I have no idea as to advantages/disadvantages of this approach.
As an alternative to individual answers, if anyone would care to point me in the direction of a very simple, straightforward to understand guide, then I would be very much obliged.
Currently, they are housed on a stand alone hard drive with copies on my Samsung Galaxy.
I also have the following;
IPAD mini (old and only 32 Gb)
Samsung Galaxy S9
Dragonfly Red
Playing the FLACs from the Galaxy, connected by OTG cable, into the Dragonfly Red (into the amp) currently gives me the “best quality” source I can muster. The alternative is 3.5mm cable from the IPAD headphone socket.
I’m not now finding it as convenient as I though I would with the Galaxy spending too much time in the hifi cabinet.
Attention has been drawn to the Raspberry Pi option and despite plenty of reading about how easy this is to implement (I am fairly technically minded), I remain a bit nervous about whether I will be able to complete the project.
To start the ball rolling, though, could I please ask for any clarification re the following;
Could my portable hard drive be plugged straight into the Pi’s USB and with appropriate software, be used as a FLAC player?
If yes, how would I control the Pi (assuming I don’t have a dedicated screen/LCD)?
is it possible to plug the Dragonfly into the PI’s USB socket, and then connect into my amp. This method would do way with the need for a DAC “hat” for the PI but I have no idea as to advantages/disadvantages of this approach.
As an alternative to individual answers, if anyone would care to point me in the direction of a very simple, straightforward to understand guide, then I would be very much obliged.