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Low cost streamer for Spotify - would this idea work ?
- Thread starter argho
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Hi.
Chromecast Audio is the obvious solution.
Unfortunately its not available any more.
Honestly not able to understand, how this Rs 9K DNM is in any way superior to a Rs 3.5K Mi Box.
Both give optical out, and both use Chromecast technology / protocol.
I know this is a thread about low cost streamers, and we have been discussing low costing components and very expensive ones. Then I went online to see what’s going on. I got the impression that expensive components generally are more likely to be reviewed with more details by professional reviewers. Occasionally there are some like Raspi based DAC streamers reviewed by the likes of Darko or Beekhuysen.
Here is one of the expensive ones from Darko:
and a older one on CCA
Here is one of the expensive ones from Darko:
and a older one on CCA
And here he demonstrates a DIY streaming solution that is as low cost as I can imagine (if you are a bit of a techie)
He does make it sound do-able with some step by step guidance. So we are back to low cost solutions.
(Apologies for the Darko overload)
He does make it sound do-able with some step by step guidance. So we are back to low cost solutions.
(Apologies for the Darko overload)
Vishram karande
Active Member
You can use Apple TV, connect it to iPhone via Airplay. Optical out from Apple TV to be given in simple DAC like Schiit Modi. You can stream Spotify with ease.
Now where does apple TV come in now? OP wanted an el cheapo streamer and now Apple TV is being fielded.
Vishram karande
Active Member
Yes, you can stream Spotify from Apple TV as well as Apple Music. Used Apple TV can get around 3k.Now where does apple TV come in now? OP wanted an el cheapo streamer and now Apple TV is being fielded.
Now thats a good idea.
Vishram karande
Active Member
Yes, no need to invest much and you can stream music wirelessly.
Kannan_madhu
Well-Known Member
Get a Allo boss 2 player, install Spotify connect in it and use the Spotify app to control it.
Doomster69
Active Member
Another way iv been trying works well..i discovered this solution when my WiFi was down..
Requirements:
You will need 2 phones (android), paid up versions of USB Audio Pro app and
MConnect app, and external USB dac which connect by cable to the phone (I'm using USB C to USB 2.0 A/USB 2.0 Mini cable but this will depend on your phone and dac USB input types). In using a FIIO Q1 MK2 as my external dac. If u have a MQA dac (e.g. Helm bolt) even better.
Method:
Now u can use one phone (let's name this Phone 1) to act as UpNp renderer (through USB Audio Pro app) and control the upnp stream from other phone (phone 2) using MConnect App. Both apps are not cost exorbitant (1000 bucks for both apps on play store) and its great bang for the buck since USB Audio Pro App can do 1st unfold of MQA to the external dac!
For Tidal Playback
You login to Tidal on USB Audio Pro App and start the upnp renderer on Phone 1. Phone 1 will have data on and hotspot on.
On phone 2, connect to the phone 1 hot spot and login into your tidal account inside the Mconnect app installed on Phone 2. Then in MConnect (on phone 2), search for the Upnp renderer under the 'play to ' tab on bottom right..(this will show as USB Audio Pro UPnP that you had enabled on Phone 1). Now whatever you play on MConnect tidal on Phone 2 will stream wirelessly (over hotspot network) to the other phone (Phone 1) in native resolution and will be decoded by the USB Audio Pro (on Phone 1). U get MQA unfolded and non MQA native playback to dac.
For Spotify playback
Just use the Spotify connect feature in Spotify App where you control Phone1 playback from phone 2. All you do here is play Spotify on phone 1 and then search for the phone in other devices on phone 2 (speaker icon on bottom right)
Good luck trying this solution. It's cost friendly streaming solution with MQA playback!! It may sound difficult to set up initially, but once uv figured it out, it becomes relatively easy later on.. All to need to do is flip a few software switches n your set to stream.
Caveats
1. In this you are not using your home WiFi connection, so mobile data gets used (i.e. Hotspot on phone 1). This solution doesn't serve as a typical network streamer solution.
2.This solution can get tricky if the phone 1 that's connected to external dac has OTG auto switch off (like in case of one plus models) since the OTG times out and disconnects the stream to dac.
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Doomster69
Active Member
Oops.. I just realized that u need a digital out to your marantz to use its dac..in above solution, u can try sending the usb audio from Phone 1 to marantz via usb
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Sean de Silva
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I'm not sure what you meant by install Spotify connect ... I have simply enabled the Spotify renderer to 'ON' on the toggle switch and didn't have to install anything. The Spotify android app detected the MoOde Spotify renderer and that was it.
On Volumio there are two options for Spotify, one is the native Spotify client for Volumio and the other is the Spotify connect client. You may enable as per your choice.
Sean de Silva
Well-Known Member
I use MoOde which has a simple interface wrt spotify so I assume that @Kannan_madhu was referring to Boss 2 with Volumio.
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