{"id":2882,"date":"2024-08-23T00:32:26","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T04:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/?p=2882"},"modified":"2024-08-23T00:32:27","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T04:32:27","slug":"bedroom-audio-setup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/2024\/08\/23\/bedroom-audio-setup\/","title":{"rendered":"Bedroom Audio Setup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After watching the YouTube video below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K8liIzQNYFk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">YouTube video that I watched<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-22-at-11.33.59\u202fPM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"448\" height=\"1010\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-22-at-11.33.59\u202fPM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2883\" style=\"width:206px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-22-at-11.33.59\u202fPM.png 448w, https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-22-at-11.33.59\u202fPM-133x300.png 133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 85vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Playlist<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>I felt compelled to listen to my Bedroom audio system which I have not done for quite a while. I was pleasantly surprised by the musicality of the playlist that I quickly mustered for the night. I created the playlist on my old Mac mini 2018 using Apple Music configured for lossless music and USB output. On the other end of the USB is a Topping D90 DAC. My Q-Acoustic 3020i bookshelf speakers are powered by the S.M.S.L. DA-9 stereo amplifier.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"920\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-22-at-11.31.14\u202fPM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2886\" style=\"width:217px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-22-at-11.31.14\u202fPM.png 540w, https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-22-at-11.31.14\u202fPM-176x300.png 176w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 85vw, 540px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>With the acquisition of the S.M.SL. DA-9 stereo amplifier from my Winnipeg trip last year, and a freed, old Mac mini. I am able to swap out the old Raspberry Pi running Volumio as my streamer, and use the Mac mini instead. This way not only can I take advantage of Apple Music Loseless, but I can also install <code><a href=\"https:\/\/mpd.readthedocs.io\/en\/stable\/user.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mpd<\/a><\/code> to play my FLAC library. I still use the <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/ca\/app\/rigelian\/id1363775934\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rigelian App<\/a> on both my Mac and iOS devices to control music from my <code>mpd<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However to get the Mac mini working with my Topping D90 external DAC, I had to configure <code>mpd<\/code> appropriately. Below is a snippet of the mod configuration for <code>audio_output<\/code>. The configuration file is stored in <code>~\/.mpd\/mpd.conf<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>audio_output&nbsp;{\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; type&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;\"osx\"\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; name&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;\"D90 \"\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; device&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;\"D90 \"&nbsp;# optional\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; mixer_type&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;\"disabled\"\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; dop&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;\"yes\"\n}\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>The following command can be used to obtain the detail of the USB audio devices that my Mac is aware of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>system_profiler&nbsp;SPAudioDataType<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Note the extra trailing space of the D90 name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below are the pictures of the equipment and software of my stack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/11249071.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"517\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/11249071.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/11249071.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/11249071-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/11249071-768x397.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">My External DAC Topping D90<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/202010161144135939.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/202010161144135939-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/202010161144135939-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/202010161144135939-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/202010161144135939-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/202010161144135939.jpg 1038w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">My Stereo Amplifier S.M.S.L DA-9<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/qacoustics-3020-graphite-pair-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"544\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/qacoustics-3020-graphite-pair-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/qacoustics-3020-graphite-pair-1.jpeg 788w, https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/qacoustics-3020-graphite-pair-1-300x207.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/qacoustics-3020-graphite-pair-1-768x530.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Q-Acoustics 3020i Bookshelf Speakers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/ca\/app\/rigelian\/id1363775934\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-23-at-12.16.10\u202fAM-1024x630.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-23-at-12.16.10\u202fAM-1024x630.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-23-at-12.16.10\u202fAM-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-23-at-12.16.10\u202fAM-768x472.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-23-at-12.16.10\u202fAM-1536x945.png 1536w, https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-23-at-12.16.10\u202fAM-1200x738.png 1200w, https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-23-at-12.16.10\u202fAM.png 1736w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">I use the Rigelian App to control my music on mpd<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/IMG_1754.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"543\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/IMG_1754-1024x543.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/IMG_1754-1024x543.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/IMG_1754-300x159.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/IMG_1754-768x407.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/IMG_1754-1536x815.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/IMG_1754-2048x1086.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/IMG_1754-1200x636.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">All together now!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After watching the YouTube video below: I felt compelled to listen to my Bedroom audio system which I have not done for quite a while. I was pleasantly surprised by the musicality of the playlist that I quickly mustered for the night. I created the playlist on my old Mac mini 2018 using Apple Music &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/2024\/08\/23\/bedroom-audio-setup\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Bedroom Audio Setup&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[65,162,61],"class_list":["post-2882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-audio","tag-audiophile","tag-electronics"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7V6i8-Ku","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2882","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2882"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2882\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2897,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2882\/revisions\/2897"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}