How do I use my Raspberry Pi as a Bluetooth audio receiver?
- Step 1: Prepare SD for Base Operating System.
- Step 2: Login to the PI Through a Monitor/keyboard or Network SSH.
- Step 3: Install Prerequisite Packages.
- Step 4: Modify Some Config Files to Enable Our Bluetooth Environment.
- Step 5: Setup the Script That Gets Executed When a Bluetooth Device Connects.
Can a Raspberry Pi connect to multiple Bluetooth speakers?
What you try to do is to connect mutliple audio sreaming services (Speakers) to 1 audio bluetooth source, that is not possible like this. Therefore your PC only connects to the first box. You could try multiple bluetooth dongles, but then you run into the timing issue with audio stream syncronization between the boxes.
How does Bluetooth discoverability work on Raspberry Pi?
When a Bluetooth device connects, the PI routes the connection through to Pulse audio and Bluetooth discoverability is turned off. The audio should play seamlessly from here. You can then disconnect your device (likely a smartphone) and the PI will become discoverable again via Bluetooth and another device is free to connect.
Can a Raspberry Pi be used for audio distribution?
This can be used for audio distribution in your house. Using uncompressed audio a stereo audio transmission uses about 180kByte/s on your LAN. That means the utilization of a 100Mbit/s LAN is less than 2%. Note that the audio quality of the internal “sound card” of the Raspberry Pi is very unsatisfactory.
Can a Raspberry Pi play 96kHz audio?
If you want to use 96kHz/24bit audio quality, you have to buy another (much more expensive) sound card. The sound card will be plugged into one of the USB ports of the Raspberry Pi. The Behringer sound card consumes less then 0.5W power and can be powered directly from the USB port of the Raspberry Pi, no additional powered USB hub is needed.