My DYI Streamer

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Hi everyone!

I’m excited to share my new DIY streamer transport with you all.

It’s based on:

  • Allo Shanti Linear Power Supply, rewired with Neotech Multi-Strand UP-OCC PTFE wiring
  • Waveshare Raspberry Pi 7.9inch LCD HDMI Display 400×1280
  • IanCanada ShieldPro MKIII – simply amazing
  • Raspberry Pi 4 Model B
  • Powered by the one and only Volumio OS

Honestly, I’m truly impressed by its performance—it outperforms streamer transports that cost over $3,000.

The setup is connected via Neotech USB 1020 to my Luxman DA-250 DAC.

It’s been a 7-month journey filled with challenges and improvements, but it was absolutely worth it. The design focus has been on simplicity and on minimizing noise and EMI/RFI as much as possible.

Here you can see some pictures. Hope you like it!

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Thanks and long live Volumio!

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Very nice!

Some quick questions:

  1. Is the USB audio feed coming off one of the RasbPi USB ports?
  2. The HDMI to the screen - is it a micro-HDMI at both ends?
  3. How are you powering the unit on and off?
  4. How stable is the screen interface? I am running an older RasbPi with the original Pi Foundation screen that often loses connection to the screen and requires rebooting.
  5. Is Volumio installed/booting from a micro SD card?

Thanks!

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Hi!

Is the USB audio feed coming off one of the RasbPi USB ports?

Yes, from the top USB 2.0 (better than USB 3.0 IMHO)

The HDMI to the screen - is it a micro-HDMI at both ends?

micro-HDMI to the Pi and HDMI to the scree (with the Waveshare U-adapter).

  1. How are you powering the unit on and off?

I use software on-off and the Allo Shanti’s power button to cut the current. The IanCanada has a power control via GPIO but I’m not using it for now.

  1. How stable is the screen interface? I am running an older RasbPi with the original Pi Foundation screen that often loses connection to the screen and requires rebooting.

Not an issue in almost 2 months. I’ve installed Now Playing and Touch Screen plugins.

  1. Is Volumio installed/booting from a micro SD card?

Yes, with no issue at all.

Thanks!