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> I think the correct solution is to buy hardware whose firmware is free software under your control Does such audio hardware actually exist in the real world?
by School-Cotton 4y ago
> I think the correct solution is to buy hardware whose firmware is free software under your control
Does such audio hardware actually exist in the real world? If not, this is hardly a “solution”.
- dsr_ 4y agoCertainly. * Passive speakers: no microcontrollers at all. Prices from tiny to extravagant. * Class-D amplifier: no facility to update the firmware. Prices from small to extravagant. * USB DAC: no facility to update the firmware. Prices from tiny to extravagant. * Laptop running anything that outputs to USB Audio spec: pick your poison. At the low end, this could be a pair of JBL A130 (under $200/pair on sale), an Aiyama A07 amp ($80), a $10 Apple DAC, and $20 in wires. It's loud enough for a living room, not for an outdoor party. Substitute in Behringer B215 powered speakers for the JBL and Aiyama components, adding about $400 to the total bill, and you should have a pretty good outdoor small-concert system. You'll need power for all this. There are an infinite number of solutions in this space; the above two are just examples.