I’m considering getting a Raspberry Pi 5 and a Pisound board. What’s the latest word on enclosures and cooling? Note that I do not have access to a makerspace, so anything that requires 3D printing, soldering iron / fume hood, magnifying lamp, or tools beyond needle-nose pliers and screwdrivers is not useful to me.
@AlgoCompSynth welcome to the community!
As someone who owns a Pi5, Pisound and Pisound case, your best option for keeping the Pi cool is the official active cooler. It works perfectly with all the above as long as you have the latest version of Pisound and case.
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OK … does all of that fit together? If there are spacers / standoffs required, are they included?
Yes, the Pisound case fits very nicely with the latest Pisound, Pi5, active cooler and case. I started off with the older Pisound and a Pi4. Last year I upgraded to a Pi5 with the new Pisound, active cooler and case. Love it!
Here’s a link to the page that shows how the Pisound case is assembled and it does come with all the required standoffs.
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someone here made this 3d printable case for rpi5 and pisound… Pisound case Raspberry pi 5 by Jejeremy - Thingiverse
This 3D printed case seems to be done for older than v1.2 Pisound, where the active fan would not fit underneath the Pisound.
In v1.2 Pisound, we’ve changed the audio connectors to lower height ones. The horizontal position did not shift, but the vertical position changed a bit, so the 3D printed case design is probably incompatible with v1.2 Pisound without offseting the ports correctly.
Anyway, the Pisound Acrylic Case can fit both the Pisound v1.2, and the Raspberry Pi Active fan, retaining the same height as originally designed for the original Pisound.
Thanks for the clarification. I ordered your case. Please if possible send in same box w pisound card. I don’t need anything else.. like spacers ?
All the necessary parts are included with Pisound and the Acrylic Case to assemble it.
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