I just got myself recently a vintage turntable (Dual 731Q) and was wondering how to integrate it into my squeezebox setup, so that I could listen to my large vinyl collection everywhere in my home. Could not find anything in this forum or elsewhere, so I just started to build my own solution with a Raspberry Pi, a Behringer UCA222 and a pre-amp. I use Darkice and Icecast to transcode on-the-fly in feed the signal as a Internet Radio Stream into my Squeezeboxes.
Raspberry, Behringer and pre-amp are small enough to hide everything behind the shelf, so that listeners only see the turntable.
It absolutely rocks! I cant tell the difference between a 320kbps MP3, a 320kbps Deezer stream and my vinyl 320kbps stream. The turntable sounds probably a little less analytic, but warmer. Anyhow, I love to browse through my record collection, select a record, unpack it, flip it and then listen to the little crackling sound when the stylus finds the track. And all this wirelessly integrated into my squeezebox setup.
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2016-02-29, 14:05 #1Junior Member
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Streaming vinyl wirelessly to squeezebox receivers
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2016-02-29, 14:43 #2Senior Member
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Great solution (OK, I guess some hard-core audiophiles will have a fit, but...
Originally Posted by Matmo
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"To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of 'high fidelity' the quackery will bear a solid gilt edge that will fool many people" - Paul W Klipsch, 1953
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2016-03-01, 02:06 #3Senior Member
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Wauw, great idea!
Any chance of providing step by step instructions on how you implemented this?Cambridge Audio 851D-S -> Focal MP1200 -> Focal Electra 1028 Be
1 x SB Boom, 1 x SB Radio, 1 x SB Touch and 2 x RPI 2B
1 x SB3 and 1 x SB Touch in storage
ReadyNAS NVX for storage
RPI 2B running LMS 7.9.2.
iPeng on iPhone, SqueezePad & iPeng on iPad.
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2016-03-01, 04:08 #4Senior Member
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Does the pre-amp do the RIAA de-emphasis?
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2016-03-01, 04:16 #5Senior Member
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I assumed it was as the UCA222 is line input. Originally Posted by mooblie
Players: SliMP3,Squeezebox3 x3,Receiver,SqueezeLite-X,PiCorePlayer x3
Server: LMS Version: Latest Nightly on Centos 8.0 VM on ESXi 6.5.0U3 on Dell T320
Plugins: AutoRescan/BBCiPlayer/PowerSave/PowerSwitchIII/Squeezecloud/Spotty/Player Groups
Remotes: iPeng9/Orangesqueeze/PC/Jivelite/SqueezeLite-X
Music: 522GB,1.5K albums with 25K songs by 5K artists mostly FLACs
Want a webapp ? See http://forums.slimdevices.com/showth...Webapp-for-LMS
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2016-03-01, 07:32 #6Senior Member
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Cool implementation, OP!
Yes, or you can use the version of the Behringer ADC that is made for phono: Originally Posted by mooblie
http://www.amazon.com/Behringer-UFO2.../dp/B002GHBYZ0
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2016-03-01, 08:45 #7Senior Member
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You could also use the Behringer UCA202 which is identical in spec to the 222 but £10-15 cheaper.
What is the difference?
http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/inde...t-1913694.html
I already have all of the physical components used in this solution so would also be interested in a howto on the Pi setup.VB2.4 storage QNAP TS419p (NFS)
Living Room - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 -> Celestion F20s
Office - Pi3+Sreen -> Sony TAFE320 -> Celestion F10s / Pi2+DAC & SB3 -> Onkyo CRN755 -> Wharfedale Modus Cubes
Dining Room -> SB Boom
Kitchen -> UE Radio (upgraded to SB Radio)
Bedroom (Bedside) - Pi2+DAC ->ToppingTP21 ->AKG Headphones
Bedroom (TV) - SB Touch ->Sherwood AVR ->Mordaunt Short M10s
Everything controlled by iPeng
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2016-03-01, 08:53 #8Senior Member
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The basics of it are here: Originally Posted by d6jg
https://stmllr.net/blog/live-mp3-str...-raspberry-pi/
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2016-03-02, 02:12 #9Junior Member
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Streaming Vinyl to Squeezebox
I am glad to see that so many like my solution. You can find some more information here.
https://iotsblog.wordpress.com/2016/...to-squeezebox/
I am currently preparing a download of the Raspberry image with automatic setup. Should be available in 1 or 2 weeks.
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2016-03-02, 06:37 #10Senior Member
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I am interested. Please post when you have the Pi image. Originally Posted by Matmo
As mentioned I have all the physical components and I use a Behringer UCA202 hoked up to a tape loop to digitise my vinyl to FLAC using a Windows laptop and some software called VinylStudio.
You got me thinking and I am going to try installing http://www.streamwhatyouhear.com/ on said laptop. It does what your solution does and converts whatever hits the sound card into an MP3 or WAV/PCM stream that you can tune in to with LMS. I have used it recently in an experimental mode to stream Amazon Music to LMS.
I am thinking I can probably digitise my vinyl and stream it at the same time.VB2.4 storage QNAP TS419p (NFS)
Living Room - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 -> Celestion F20s
Office - Pi3+Sreen -> Sony TAFE320 -> Celestion F10s / Pi2+DAC & SB3 -> Onkyo CRN755 -> Wharfedale Modus Cubes
Dining Room -> SB Boom
Kitchen -> UE Radio (upgraded to SB Radio)
Bedroom (Bedside) - Pi2+DAC ->ToppingTP21 ->AKG Headphones
Bedroom (TV) - SB Touch ->Sherwood AVR ->Mordaunt Short M10s
Everything controlled by iPeng
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