# B&O PentaPi volumio streamer

**URL:** <https://community.volumio.com/t/b-o-pentapi-volumio-streamer/55061>\
**Category:** Diy Volumio Projects\
**Created:** [March 26, 2022, 9:16pm UTC](https://community.volumio.com/t/b-o-pentapi-volumio-streamer/55061 "2022-03-26T21:16:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![fam\_skjold\_petersen](https://community.volumio.com/user_avatar/community.volumio.com/fam_skjold_petersen/32/7982_2.png) [@fam\_skjold\_petersen](https://community.volumio.com/u/fam_skjold_petersen)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2022, 9:16pm UTC](https://community.volumio.com/t/b-o-pentapi-volumio-streamer/55061/1 "2022-03-26T21:16:01Z")

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B&O Penta Pi

Hi, I want to share my lates Volumio build. B&O Penta was originally made both as Passive and active. The active had a 150 Watt amplifier and a display that show the playing source and volume level. [BeoLab Penta Active Loudspeakers](https://www.beoworld.org/prod_details.asp?pid=808)

This is a passive B&O Penta so I gave it a Raspberry Pi3+ Digi+ amp and a Pydpiper LCD and an Apple Remote. Close to the original setup, just moved 30 years forward in the streaming days.

Inside the B&O Penta runs 6 wires that I use for the IR and LCD.  
LCD: [GitHub - dhrone/pydPiper: A general purpose program to display song metadata on LCD and OLED devices](https://github.com/dhrone/pydPiper)

 ![test run.PNG](https://community.volumio.com/uploads/default/original/2X/9/9b0be94a20f49be7096e5494f5e4b89c2802cc0b.jpeg)

IR: [[PLUGIN] IR Remote Controller feedback thread - #278 by ashthespy](https://community.volumio.com/t/plugin-ir-remote-controller-feedback-thread/6046/278)  
Only changes to the apple lirc are a change to volume plus and volume minus, as this was not in the lirc config

Final Mount  
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 ![PentaPi finalmount.PNG](https://community.volumio.com/uploads/default/original/2X/0/084023e18901059bfc7953e400dcbf9a72f3a8ef.jpeg)

Raspberry PI is mounted on the bottom for now by cardboard, but I will 3D print a Pentagram for it another day.

 ![PentaPi buttom.PNG](https://community.volumio.com/uploads/default/original/2X/5/51f8dd785faadd80be83374f7de199a356bda91d.jpeg)

Black masking to make a frame.

 ![PentaPi frame01.PNG](https://community.volumio.com/uploads/default/original/2X/e/e2752df0c1d0bf12cd6a698d15709bb808aeeef6.jpeg)

Mounted and working

 ![PentaPi01.PNG](https://community.volumio.com/uploads/default/original/2X/2/26607f8b15fb9f4b609d271e1cfad50988955d51.jpeg)  
 ![PentaPi02.PNG](https://community.volumio.com/uploads/default/original/2X/4/44d5e367c287c24be242a6405358aee03cf83a3b.jpeg)

All can be reversed. No harm to the original speaker.

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**Author:** ![clriis](https://community.volumio.com/user_avatar/community.volumio.com/clriis/32/785_2.png) [@clriis](https://community.volumio.com/u/clriis)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2022, 8:56pm UTC](https://community.volumio.com/t/b-o-pentapi-volumio-streamer/55061/2 "2022-03-29T20:56:41Z")

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Nice

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**Author:** ![Sinsini](https://community.volumio.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Sinsini](https://community.volumio.com/u/Sinsini)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2023, 12:29pm UTC](https://community.volumio.com/t/b-o-pentapi-volumio-streamer/55061/3 "2023-01-12T12:29:56Z")

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Hi  
My name is Sanjay and I am from India - Would it be possible for you to make 2 Displays for me that I could just plug in …. How much would it cost me ? I use my Pentas thru the line input of an Apple AirPort Express that is connected to a Beosound 9000 thru the Aux Port and stream Music via iMac. I would be eternally grateful. Is it possible to have a Black Screen with Red LED readouts ( Purely Asthetics ) My email is [ssthakran@gmail.com](mailto:ssthakran@gmail.com)  
Warm Regards  
Sanjay