We finally feel ready for launch. After many design iterations, software tweaks, and long listening sessions, ESParagus Audio Brick is stepping out into the world.

A few boards have already reached beta testers, and we’ve collected the first round of feedback to help polish both the hardware and the software.

The result is ESParagus Audio Brick — a compact, fast-booting network audio client with a high-quality DAC, designed to stream audio from your phone, laptop, or the Internet straight to your speakers. It’s very Home Assistant–friendly, making it a perfect building block for your smart-audio setup.

Like all of our projects, ESParagus Audio Brick is open hardware. You can explore the schematics, adapt the design, prototype your own ideas, or build on it as a development platform.

We’ll be sharing more details, use cases, and behind-the-scenes updates during the campaign — so stay tuned!