I really like the Anker products, I bought a battery and a speaker from them for this device. I'm basically building it to replace the Milwaukee boombox he carries around the house, he loves it but it uses the same batteries as his cordless drills, which you think would be convenient, but there's no...

Thanks JimmyN, that makes a lot of sense. I really like your pipe analogy, that makes a lot of sense to me. I'll have to see if I can find a better cable, then hopefully I'm good from there.

Hi there! Just unboxed my Pi this past weekend, I'm building a portable media center for my dad, so I'm loading it up with Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, and some of his other favorites. I've also got some radio stations and Live TV on there now so he'll be able to watch the NASCAR races and whatever ot...