Would like input on a project im working on, a smart wireless audio connect for any jukebox.
I've got a 1975 Rock-Ola spinning 45s, and I wanted its sound in the rest of the house. I couldn't use a normal analog to digital dongle because of the whole home audio system im running, so i had to custom build it and it turned into something potentially much bigger.
1. It plays the jukebox's own speakers AND your whole house at once — in perfect sync. No other device does this, and this is really what started me down the road of a custom build. Every analog-to-Bluetooth gadget forces a choice: play locally OR stream away. Try both and wireless lag makes the streamed rooms echo against the jukebox. My devicehas a tunable digital delay that re-aligns the local speakers to the stream, so the whole house locks together.
2. It knows what record is playing. This second bit kinda came out of no where, but its cool. It fingerprints the audio locally — no cloud, no fees — and shows a live "now playing" card. Hit an unknown record? Name it once and it remembers forever, learning your whole collection as you play it. I'm also thinking about the ability to auto-build a Spotify playlist of everything spun.
3. The best part: it works on ANY jukebox — or any analog source. Nothing here is Rock-Ola specific. Old console stereo, reel-to-reel, tube receiver — anything with an analog out. A universal bridge that drags vintage gear into a modern, song-aware world.
Install is minimally invasive and fully reversible, and failsafe — When not used the Juke plays normal through its own speakers. It's configurable with a browser based UX app.
Two things I'd love input on:
- Feature ideas — if this lived in your gear, what would you want it to do?
- What to watch out for if others might want one — for anyone who's shipped hardware or wrestled with vintage gear, what are the gotchas?
Happy to go deep on any part of the build. Here's a screen cap of the app.