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Ceiling speakers for shop
- Thread starter crazybrit
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Well, you quoted it 3 posts above!!
There's NAS, wi-fi, no wi-fi, it's audio only, audio+video, no room for anything, but now there's apparently already a monitor in the garage despite there being no room for anything. Would have been helpful to know that sooner. It's a very disjointed discussion, for me at least -- maybe others can follow it, but I can't.
If you have a monitor already in there, I would do this:
1. Connect rPi to monitor via HDMI
2. Connect rPi 3.5mm audio out to cheap amp (hide cheap amp in ceiling with speakers if you want). There is no real benefit to dedicated rPi DAC with ceiling speakers -- you won't hear a difference.
3. Use wireless keyboard/mouse (like $20 Logitech K400) - just plug dongle into rPi USB so you can type and control mouse from anywhere
The rPi can also be hidden with above. If you can control rPi with an phone/tablet app, you can still do that with the above. Eliminates need to buy rPi DAC and rPi AMP.
Well, if there was no room for _anything_ then it would be 0 sq ft. I don't have room for _additional_ things such as a receiver and shelf speakers. Yes I have a monitor. And sometimes I pack it away in a storage area to make room for other things on the bench yet I'd still like to listen to audio.but now there's apparently already a monitor in the garage despite there being no room for anything.
I'm not asking for your advice on this, or on anything related to my choice of rPI. I'm unsure why you keep giving it. Sorry to be blunt but I'm not interested.If you have a monitor already in there, I would do this:
maybe others can follow it, but I can't.
No-one is forcing you to continue to post. Maybe you should stop? The original purpose of the thread was asking for advice on ceiling speakers.
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The original purpose of the thread was asking for advice on ceiling speakers.
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You brought up all of the other stuff of wanting to add video, control it from a phone/tablet, pcb amplifiers, wi-fi, etc. I'll stop posting for sure. Have a nice life.
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You brought up all of the other stuff of wanting to add video, control it from a phone/tablet, pcb amplifiers, wi-fi, etc.
I think you need to re-read the thread.
Anyways, thanks much to those who gave good advice on the speakers. I hope I'll be happy with the Daytons.
If you haven't purchased anything yet I highly suggest these:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CDIS6M0/?tag=atomicindus08-20
They generate great sound, and for the price, I don't think it gets much better. Connectivity is good too, either bluetooth or standard audio connections will work.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CDIS6M0/?tag=atomicindus08-20
They generate great sound, and for the price, I don't think it gets much better. Connectivity is good too, either bluetooth or standard audio connections will work.
Gotcha640
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How are you getting audio to the pi?