Uploaded December 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This is a review of the "Volumio" music player software. With this software, you can play your local music files, and also stream/cast to it from a variety of sources. While you can buy hardware, you can also just download it and install on a Raspberry Pi like I've done here. One surprise for me was the need to buy an external DAC. I figured the PI's headphone out would be good enough for non-audiophile use, but it was noticeably bad with some distortion. Adding a DAC fixed all that, and it sounds excellent, running through our vintage Sansui 7070 receiver.
0:00 Intro
0:21 Screenshots
0:49 Features and Plugins
1:15 Advantages
1:35 Airplay and Spotify
2:10 Setup
2:30 Older Pi Test
2:47 JBL Speaker Test
3:03 Using an External DAC
3:30 Is it freeware?
3:54 Conclusion
Volumio's Web site:
volumio.org
The site I got the DAC from:
hifimediy.com
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This is a review of the "Volumio" music player software. With this software, you can play your local music files, and also stream/cast to it from a variety of sources. While you can buy hardware, you can also just download it and install on a Raspberry Pi like I've done here. One surprise for me was the need to buy an external DAC. I figured the PI's headphone out would be good enough for non-audiophile use, but it was noticeably bad with some distortion. Adding a DAC fixed all that, and it sounds excellent, running through our vintage Sansui 7070 receiver.
0:00 Intro
0:21 Screenshots
0:49 Features and Plugins
1:15 Advantages
1:35 Airplay and Spotify
2:10 Setup
2:30 Older Pi Test
2:47 JBL Speaker Test
3:03 Using an External DAC
3:30 Is it freeware?
3:54 Conclusion
Volumio's Web site:
volumio.org
The site I got the DAC from:
hifimediy.com
If you like technology videos, be sure and subscribe. Our channel contains vintage and new technology videos. Thanks!
#HiFi
#VintageAudio
