Reimagining the 'Tangara' Music Player - Part 2

Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Tangara is an excellent project!

It recently inspired us to build a similar FOSS DAP product but at a much lower cost of <= 40 USD. Our initial tech stack: RP2350-Zero, PCM5102A 32-bit 384kHz DAC, Burr-Brown OPA1662 (specified for 3.3v) as the unity gain buffer and headphone driver, no explicit DC-DC converters anywhere, microSD card, everything will be a module if possible

We quickly got this prototype working on a breadboard and discovered some limitations:

Reimagining the 'Tangara' Music Player

Sat, 15 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Tangara is an excellent project. I found this review of Tangara's design very interesting and educational.

It has inspired us to build a similar FOSS DAP product but at a much lower cost of 40 USD (that being the launch price of Sansa Clip in year 2007). The idea is to deliver '90% of the value' of Tangara in a slightly smaller (but fatter) and more cost-effective package.

Design

Initial tech stack: RP2350-Zero, PCM5102A 32-bit 384kHz DAC, Burr-Brown OPA1662 (specified for 3.3v) as the unity gain buffer and headphone driver, no explicit DC-DC converters anywhere, microSD card, everything will be a module if possible

Retro-Modern on Dhiru's Notebook

Reimagining the 'Tangara' Music Player - Part 2

Reimagining the 'Tangara' Music Player

Design