Adafruit Pirate Audio: 3W Stereo Speaker Amp for Raspberry Pi

Bring your speaker set into the 21st century with Pirate Audio 3W Stereo Amp for Raspberry Pi. Get punchy digital audio through the push-fit terminals and control your music with the built-in color LCD and squishy playback control buttons.

The push-fit connectors on Pirate Audio 3W Stereo Amp make it simple to connect a set of speakers, whether they're bookshelf or floor-standing or speakers from an old radio. Play crisp digital audio from local files (MP3, FLAC, etc.) or stream from services like Spotify.

The combined DAC and amp deliver crisp 24-bit / 192KHz digital audio through your connected stereo speakers or mixed-down mono through a single channel. Explore a variety of 3W 4 ohm speakers to pair with this amplifier.

Pirate Audio is a range of all-in-one audio boards for Raspberry Pi, featuring high-quality digital audio, beautifully-crisp IPS displays for album art, tactile buttons for playback control, and the custom Pirate Audio software and installer to simplify setup. No soldering required; plug it in and bring your audio projects to life.

Features include MAX98357A DAC/amplifier chips, stereo 3W audio out, push-fit speaker terminals, a switch for stereo/mixed-down mono modes, a 1.3" IPS color LCD, four tactile buttons, a mini HAT-format board, and full assembly, compatible with all 40-pin header Raspberry Pi models. Dimensions: 65 x 30.5 x 9.5mm. Works with any Raspberry Pi computer, including the original Pi 1, B+, Pi 2, Pi 3, Pi 4, Pi 5, and Pi Zero.