I'm trying to set up multi-room audio with a single RP2. I have read up on running multiple Squeezelite instances on a single Pi, so that's what I'm aiming for.
One set of speakers is on our outside deck, so I'll need a HFB Amp to power those. The second set is in the living room where I already have an amplifier, so all I need is a DAC there.
The overall goal can be expressed as "multiple rooms with minimal hardware."
My questions are these:
1. Can I use a single HFB Amp to run both Squeezelite instances? Can I configure one Squeezelite to use the AMP and the other to only use the DAC portion of the Amp?
2. If not #1, can I use both a HFB DAC and HFB Amp with a single Pi or do I have to get a USB DAC for the second stream?
3. Is there something I have missed that would make this all much easier? Or do I really need to use multiple Pis for what I want to do?
I'm relatively new to RPis, so any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.
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HiFiBerry team Hi,
you can use only a single HiFiBerry board. There is no "analog portion of the DAC" only. If you need two signals, you need to connect an external USB sound card.
For me the question is if it makes really sense to save the money for a secondary Raspberry Pi. The older model B+ is quite cheap and it is still powerful enough for this use case. I recommend 2 independent Raspberry Pi.
Best regards
Daniel
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