Re: [fedora-arm] Best hardware for Fedora/ARM Audio "Server"?

IIRC DreamPlug also has optical audio port.

One thing to consider is CPU generation. Don't know about Wandaboard, but Pi is ARMv6 and Trimslice is ARMv7.

AFAIK support for everything before ARMv7 has been dropped from Fedora.

Dennis Gilmore <dennis@ausil.us> wrote:

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>On Wed, 14 May 2014 15:44:39 -0400
>Derek Atkins <warlord@MIT.EDU> wrote:
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>> Hey All,
>>
>> I'm looking to build a Fedora-ARM-based Audio server (actually several
>> of them). The idea is that I would plug the ARM box into my network
>> and connect it to an amp to drive speakers, and then run something
>> like Shairport on the device in order to send audio to different
>> zones in my house. Why Fedora? Well, I like it! :)
>>
>> My current plan (goal?) is to use the onboard analog audio output, not
>> TOSlink or a USB DAC device. I would plug the audio output directly
>> into the amp to power the zone speakers.
>>
>> So here's my question for you: What's the best hardware platform for
>> the money to solve this? (I.e., what's the cheapest solution that
>> works "well"?) In my little bit of research I've boiled it down to a
>> Raspberry Pi, Wandboard, or Trimslice. Of course the RaspPi appears
>> to be by far the least expensive of the three ($60 for a full system
>> including case, power, and SD Card), but if the other options are
>> significantly better in terms of performance and audio quality, they
>> may be worth the additional cost.
>
>not sure many people have done audio on arm. i have tested on the
>trimslice and it worked. if you are using amps that have optical inputs
>the wanboard and cubox-i both have optical outputs.
>
>Dennis
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