Product Details
The Pirate Audio Headphone Amp is the ultimate hackable headphone amplifier for your desk. It comes with an I2S DAC, a high - quality headphone amplifier, a high - resolution display, and user - friendly playback control buttons. Build your own unique home - made iPod Nano! This all - in - one solution features a stunning album art display, detailed track info, and easy - to - use playback controls. You can play local audio files like MP3 and FLAC or stream music from Spotify. The DAC and headphone amp ensure crisp digital amplified audio through your wired headphones. Pirate Audio is a top - notch range of all - in - one audio boards for Raspberry Pi. It offers high - quality digital audio, a sharp IPS display for album art, tactile buttons for seamless playback control, and our custom Pirate Audio software and installer for effortless setup. Key features include amplified digital audio (24 - bit / 192KHz) over I2S, a PAM8908 headphone amplifier chip, a low - gain / high - gain switch (high - gain boosts by 12dB), a PCM5100A DAC chip, a 3.5mm stereo jack, a 1.3' IPS color LCD (240x240px), four tactile buttons, a mini HAT - format board, full assembly, compatibility with all 40 - pin header Raspberry Pi models, and our Pirate Audio software. The board measures 65x30.5x9.5mm. Our Pirate Audio software and installer set up the Python library for the LCD, configure the I2S audio and SPI, and install Mopidy and our custom Pirate Audio plugins to show album art and track info and use the buttons for playback control. To get started, set up an SD card with the latest Raspbian, connect to Wi - Fi or a wired network, open a terminal and type 'git clone https://github.com/pimoroni/pirate - audio', 'cd pirate - audio/mopidy', and'sudo ./install.sh', then reboot your Pi. Find more detailed instructions at https://github.com/pimoroni/pirate - audio/tree/master/mopidy or in our Getting Started with Pirate Audio tutorial. Our installer does most of the work, but if you're a hacker, note that the low - gain mode is best for most uses, you can configure the DAC by adding 'dtoverlay=hifiberry - dac' to the '/boot/config.txt' file, enable the DAC by adding 'gpio=25=op,dh' to the same file, the buttons are active low and connected to pins BCM 5, 6, 16, and 20, you need to enable SPI through the Raspberry Pi configuration menu, and if using with a Pibow Coupé case, use a booster header.
Using the Pirate Audio Headphone Amp is a breeze. First, set up your SD card with the latest Raspbian. Then connect your Raspberry Pi to a Wi - Fi or wired network. Open a terminal and run the commands as mentioned in the product description to install the necessary software. After that, reboot your Pi. When using the amp, most of the time, the low - gain mode will work just fine. If you want more volume boost, you can switch to the high - gain mode. To play your music, you can either use local audio files or stream from Spotify. The display will show album art and track information, and you can control playback using the tactile buttons. For maintenance, keep the board clean and free from dust. Make sure to handle it gently as it's a delicate electronic device. If you plan to use it with a Pibow Coupé case, don't forget to use a booster header to raise it up. Also, if you're modifying the configuration files, double - check the commands to avoid any errors.
