I’m planning to build a Volumio box and I’m currently looking at getting a DACBerry ONE+ because it has optical input. My planned setup is the following:
Volumio Box using DACBerry ONE+
Analog receiver getting the output from the box
AN LG 65UF8509 TV outputting digital audio via TOSLINK to the DACBerry ONE+
Apple TV connected to the LG TV
Several gaming consoles connected to the LG TV
Things I haven’t found any information on, or would like some help/advice with:
Can Volumio or a DAC somehow be configured to get input from optical digital? I would assume so, because that would be the point of using a DAC in the first place Are there any problems combining this with streaming features such as AirPlay or Spotify Connect, i.e. will they step on each others toes? Can Volumio help here or is it purely a Linux/ALSA thing?
Are there any other good ways of getting the audio out of the TV? It doesn’t have any analog output as far as I can tell, so I can’t connect it directly to an analog receiver
A backup plan would be to get a receiver with a bulit-in DAC as well, but since I will have a Volumio box with a proper DAC on I would rather avoid it and get a better analog receiver.
Anyone have experience with similar setups? Any input would be greatly appreciated!
In MyVolumio, we are about to release a new functionality which will allow you to listen to any input you have, so in this case even an optical, USB or SPDIF input
This new feature will be released end of this month
Ah, I’m sad to hear it will only be a paid feature.
Does Volumio take control of the DAC completely? Can I somehow wire up the audio devices so that optical digital in is heard on analog out while Volumio can still play its sounds?
This feature sounds more and more tempting. How would it work if you listen to one source (let’s say Spotify Connect) and then get input from another (let’s say Optical In)? Does it merge or switch automatically or do you have to control it somehow?
Excuse my ignorance, I’m new to Volumio Is this available in the mobile app as well or just the web UI? Is there an API where this could be scripted, with, let’s say, Shortcuts on iOS?
Hi there I tried the myvolumio superstar subscription which gives you a 15 day free trail. Unfortunately Volumio still didn’t give me the option to select the Toslink input as an audio source. So I am not sure this option works for the DACBerry ONE+ which is a shame. The reason why I bought this HAT was so that I could use the raspberry Pi / Volumio for my local files and internet radio and hookup my Chromecast audio to the Toslink input so that my girlfriend can talk to the google home to play Spotify music.