Best DGT PI Speaker

[Thomas Adrian]

Hello, 

Q1. can anyone recommend a tiny speaker for the DGT pi , optional it would be great if It could fit inside the clock?

Q2. aside from the 3,5 line in, is it possible to get sound using an external speaker connection to the USB?

thanks

Thomas

[Scally]

Hi Thomas,

This is very similar to the one I use as can be seen in my video (if only I’d set the volume higher😄)

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wireless-Speaker-Portable-Battery-Computer-Black/dp/B07FCL67YH/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=small+plug+in+jack+speaker&qid=1613128580&sr=8-3

Cheers,

Al.

[LJR]

For a USB connected speaker, I’m using this with success: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B089NJPSXN/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[Stefan Lozinsky]

I bought this and paired it to the Pi using the Desktop interface.  It now pairs automatically when I turn it on. 

https://www.amazon.ca/Anker-SoundCore-Super-Portable-Noise-Cancelling-Microphone/dp/B01HTH3C8S/ref=sr_1_5?crid=36SU2D9Y183UK&dchild=1&keywords=anker+speaker+bluetooth&qid=1614828704&s=electronics&sprefix=anker+speaker%2Celectronics%2C205&sr=1-5

[Wilhelm]

Hi Thomas

As an external speaker, I can also recommend the one that Al recommends here. Makes a good sound.

In my original DGTPi I built this active loudspeaker internally, without a housing and without a battery.

If you are toying with the idea of doing that too, first think about where you get the 5V for the loudspeaker board from and how you connect the signal input of the loudspeaker board to the 3.5mm jack socket. Since the socket can only be reached from the outside, I soldered the 3 wires directly to the socket on the underside of the Raspberry and connected them to the loudspeaker board. (not an elegant solution)

https://groups.google.com/g/picochess/c/ltyqZJhEMl0/m/4Q24M_6dBgAJ

I turned the Pi on my substructure, so the jack socket comes in and soldering on the Raspberry is superfluous. Still, I use a sound card with this speaker.

https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B0894NY3SZ/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A389LDN5B54OS6&psc=1

greetings

[Hansi]

Finally I took a bluetooth transmitter with audio jack input and plug it in the audio jack of the DGTPi with a male/male connector without wires. So I can simply use my favorite earbuds. 

The connector is like this here: https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B01K7BE16K/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

And the Transmitter is like that one: https://www.amazon.de/TaoTronics-Transmitter-Audiostecker-Cinchstecker-Verbindungen/dp/B01KNYTOP4/ref=sr_1_3?__mk_de_DE=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&crid=1H0RJWT5PS8DZ&dchild=1&keywords=taotronics+transmitter&qid=1616119077&sprefix=taotronix+trans%2Caps%2C163&sr=8-3

[Hansi]

Oh, just forgot to say, I choose that solution, because of having a DGT bluetooth board, so the internal bluetooth is already in use.

[RandyR]

Hi Hansi,

I think you can use up to 7 devices over Bluetooth at the same time. No guarantee it will work perfectly though.

Randy 

[Hansi]

Really? I thought bluetooth can just handle one at the same time. So I have to try this out these days. 

Is this a thing from Rasberry Pi? In Windows using a bt-dongle, I can pair a lot devices, but can just use one active. 

So I thought, it's the same with the DGT Pi...