Raspberry Pi 3B Produces Extremely Weak Audio

[Tom_Doyle]

Hi,

@MRW952

I have connected the RPI3B to my primary media server using HDMI, and audio is extremely weak compared with the original movie.

Did you update the audio settings before playback:

Audio hardware and software configuration

This wiki article should cover all your general questions about how to connect up your OSMC device to get the best audio possible. There’s also a section with explanations of some of Kodi’s audio settings as well as information about the audio capabilities of our OSMC devices. Supported devices OSMC supports a range of devices: All Raspberry Pis and our own Vero series (Vero 1, Vero 2, Vero 4K, Vero 4K + and Vero V). Veros have an HDMI port for video and audio, a 3.5mm port for analogue au…

@MRW952

Viewing in the RV uses the 3.5mm audio jack to composite connection to an old 4:3 TV. Video is acceptable. However, the audio is extremely weak.

IMHO the audio jack on the pi is more suited for headphones, I would consider a USB DAC. I’m using this for a similar project:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B083V3J391/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1

Thanks Tom.