“I retro-fitted a broken Amazon Echo Dot with a Pi Zero and a Pimoroni Amp Shim - it now streams my music and internet radio using PiCorePlayer software. The Pimoroni Amp Shim works well but it really does need to be soldered as the interference fit isn't reliable. I've had several of these shims and all have needed soldering - it's not a problem but it is an issue you need to be aware of. Otherwise, it's great.”
“It took a bit of configuring to get the hat to work, but once I got it recognized by the OS, it started working. Also, it seems you need to solder it onto the pins, otherwise it doesn't make a good connection. I didn't solder all the pins, and it seems to work fine. I would definitely recommend it for small applications.”
“This is a fantastic device and I'm so glad I found it. I purchased this to add audio to my cyberdeck/mini cartoon player project.
Using a Booster Header as recommended, link at the bottom, I connected this shim to my Pi4. I used a mono speaker, link also below.
I'll admit I did have some trouble using this device but it's user error on my part. In short the plastic pins, the little arms as it were, should not be lifted, who knew....oh wait everyone but me.
Aside from that, the only note I did find is that the '/boot/config.txt' is now /boot/firmware/config.txt' but that may well be OS specific.
As for quality with the speaker I linked it packs a good punch and well worth it.
Booster Header - https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/booster-header?variant=47414520906
Mono Speaker - https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/mini-speaker-4-3w?variant=2976551927818
All in all a great buy for a great price”
