Hey guys, please excuse my ignorance about all this....its new to me and I'm trying to figure it all out. Currently I have a Yamaha wxc-50 with a phono pre going into it via analog rca and I like that I can bluetooth my phone to it and play anything on my phone such as YouTube, Tidal, etc. It has a app on my phone to control volume and such. BUT I want to use a personal library of music and I just dont feel its adequate, too slow to scroll through large libraries, etc. I think I want to replace it with a Raspberry Pi4
SO....brings me to RPi 4 with something like Volumio or Moode and looks like Roon can be installed on it as well which I'm interested in. Roon would give me a large personal library where it has excellent sorting and can even make suggestions for you and such cant it? As well as Tidal in, all together.
Questions......
Can Roon be managed and play music and volume control from my phone using either a app or browser....with a good experience? I want this to be VERY easy to use for multiple people who need a very simple 'Spotify' type experience.
If I use Roon I wouldnt need Volumio or Moode, correct? I can just attach the storage via USB 3.0 to the RPi4 and control it all using Roon. But I will need something like Ropieee....correct?
With RPi4 I think I want to go for replacing my wxc-50.....are the HifiBerry products going to be as good or better sound quality than the wxc-50? I will need a analog rca in from my Cambridge Audio Duo and a analog rca out to my power amp. Everything else I listen to will be from within the RPi4.
Is there a way with RPi4 to use my phone to browse YouTube and play it through the system either via bluetooth or wifi connection? I don't mean YouTube music service but rather just browsing regular YouTube such as the YouTube app on my phone.
I know I will have more questions as I try to piece all this together in my mind. Please excuse my ignorance, I'm not much of a computer/networking guy and have only just learned of all this yesterday. Lol. I'm researching and trying to figure out how to pull it all together.
Thank You!
SO....brings me to RPi 4 with something like Volumio or Moode and looks like Roon can be installed on it as well which I'm interested in. Roon would give me a large personal library where it has excellent sorting and can even make suggestions for you and such cant it? As well as Tidal in, all together.
Questions......
Can Roon be managed and play music and volume control from my phone using either a app or browser....with a good experience? I want this to be VERY easy to use for multiple people who need a very simple 'Spotify' type experience.
If I use Roon I wouldnt need Volumio or Moode, correct? I can just attach the storage via USB 3.0 to the RPi4 and control it all using Roon. But I will need something like Ropieee....correct?
With RPi4 I think I want to go for replacing my wxc-50.....are the HifiBerry products going to be as good or better sound quality than the wxc-50? I will need a analog rca in from my Cambridge Audio Duo and a analog rca out to my power amp. Everything else I listen to will be from within the RPi4.
Is there a way with RPi4 to use my phone to browse YouTube and play it through the system either via bluetooth or wifi connection? I don't mean YouTube music service but rather just browsing regular YouTube such as the YouTube app on my phone.
I know I will have more questions as I try to piece all this together in my mind. Please excuse my ignorance, I'm not much of a computer/networking guy and have only just learned of all this yesterday. Lol. I'm researching and trying to figure out how to pull it all together.
Thank You!