{"id":11147,"date":"2026-03-21T18:41:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T16:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/?p=11147"},"modified":"2026-03-30T12:26:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T10:26:15","slug":"je-teste-le-voice-music-assistant-dev-edition-de-third-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/en\/je-teste-le-voice-music-assistant-dev-edition-de-third-reality","title":{"rendered":"I'm testing the Voice &amp; Music Assistant Dev Edition by Third Reality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When we think of voice assistant for the house, we still think very quickly about <strong>Alexa<\/strong>, <strong>Google Home<\/strong> or, on the open home automation side, at <strong>Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition<\/strong> from <strong>Nabu Casa<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>That is precisely why the <strong>THIRDREALITY <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/en\/product\/voicemusic-assistant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Voice &amp; Music Assistant<\/a> Dev Edition<\/strong> intrigued me. It promises both voice, home assistant integration and a real audio role with <strong>Music Assistant<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>I therefore did not want to test it only as a voice satellite. What I wanted to know was whether it could really become a useful little audio player in a Home Assistant installation, able to play a local MP3, broadcast an internet radio and drive cleanly from Home Assistant. In short, check whether it is a simple curious product or a device that really deserves a place in the current home automation ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>In this article, I take the whole route, from unpacking to commissioning, then to the first concrete audio uses with <strong>Music Assistant<\/strong>, <strong>RadioBrowser<\/strong> and a station launch in <strong>YAML<\/strong>. This test is also an opportunity to replace this box in front of the official product of <strong>Nabu Casa<\/strong>, but also in the face of wider public solutions such as <strong>Alexa<\/strong> and <strong>Google Home<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11192 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/compar-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/compar-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/compar-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/compar-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/compar-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/compar-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/compar.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ae46303b5a95\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ae46303b5a95\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/en\/je-teste-le-voice-music-assistant-dev-edition-de-third-reality\/#Le_produit\" >The product<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/en\/je-teste-le-voice-music-assistant-dev-edition-de-third-reality\/#%F0%9F%93%A6_Decouverte_du_Voice_Music_Assistant_Dev_Edition\" >\ud83d\udce6 Voice &amp; Music Assistant Dev Edition Discovery<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/en\/je-teste-le-voice-music-assistant-dev-edition-de-third-reality\/#%F0%9F%A7%A0_Ce_que_propose_officiellement_THIRDREALITY\" >\ud83e\udde0 What THIRDREALITY officially proposes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/en\/je-teste-le-voice-music-assistant-dev-edition-de-third-reality\/#%F0%9F%9B%92_Ou_acheter_cet_equipement\" >\ud83d\uded2 Where to buy this equipment?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/en\/je-teste-le-voice-music-assistant-dev-edition-de-third-reality\/#Mise_en_service\" >Commissioning<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/en\/je-teste-le-voice-music-assistant-dev-edition-de-third-reality\/#%F0%9F%93%B6_Connexion_Wifi_via_lapp_Home_Assistant\" >\ud83d\udcf6 Wifi connection via the Home Assistant app<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/en\/je-teste-le-voice-music-assistant-dev-edition-de-third-reality\/#%F0%9F%8F%A0_Decouverte_dans_Home_Assistant_et_integration_ESPHome\" >\ud83c\udfe0 Discovered in Home Assistant and ESPHome Integration<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/en\/je-teste-le-voice-music-assistant-dev-edition-de-third-reality\/#%F0%9F%94%8D_Je_verifie_ce_que_remonte_Home_Assistant\" >\ud83d\udd0d I check what goes back Home Assistant<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/en\/je-teste-le-voice-music-assistant-dev-edition-de-third-reality\/#%E2%99%BB%EF%B8%8FMise_a_jour_de_lequipement\" >\u267b Updating the equipment<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/en\/je-teste-le-voice-music-assistant-dev-edition-de-third-reality\/#Premiers_tests_audio\" >First audio tests<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/en\/je-teste-le-voice-music-assistant-dev-edition-de-third-reality\/#%F0%9F%8E%B6_Premiers_tests_audio_lecture_de_MP3\" >\ud83c\udfb6 First audio tests: MP3 playback<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/en\/je-teste-le-voice-music-assistant-dev-edition-de-third-reality\/#Music_Assistant\" >Music Assistant<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/en\/je-teste-le-voice-music-assistant-dev-edition-de-third-reality\/#%F0%9F%A7%A9_Jinstalle_lapplication_Music_Assistant\" >\ud83e\udde9 I install the Music Assistant app<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/en\/je-teste-le-voice-music-assistant-dev-edition-de-third-reality\/#%F0%9F%94%8E_Home_Assistant_decouvre_automatiquement_lintegration_Music_Assistant\" >\ud83d\udd0e Home Assistant automatically discovers the Music Assistant integration<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/en\/je-teste-le-voice-music-assistant-dev-edition-de-third-reality\/#%E2%9A%99%EF%B8%8F_Snapcast_ou_Home_Assistant_MediaPlayers\" >\u2699  Snapcast or Home Assistant MediaPlayers?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/en\/je-teste-le-voice-music-assistant-dev-edition-de-third-reality\/#%F0%9F%94%97_Jajoute_le_lecteur_dans_Music_Assistant\" >\ud83d\udd17 I add the player in Music Assistant<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/en\/je-teste-le-voice-music-assistant-dev-edition-de-third-reality\/#%F0%9F%8E%B5_Avoir_un_lecteur_ne_suffit_pas_jajoute_une_source_audio\" >\ud83c\udfb5 Having a reader is not enough: I add an audio source<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/en\/je-teste-le-voice-music-assistant-dev-edition-de-third-reality\/#%F0%9F%93%BB_Premier_test_reel_je_lance_France_Info\" >\ud83d\udcfb First real test: I launch France Info<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/en\/je-teste-le-voice-music-assistant-dev-edition-de-third-reality\/#%F0%9F%94%8D_Ce_que_remonte_Home_Assistant_pendant_la_lecture\" >\ud83d\udd0d What Home Assistant Backs Up During Playback<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/en\/je-teste-le-voice-music-assistant-dev-edition-de-third-reality\/#%F0%9F%92%A1_Lastuce_utile_recuperer_lID_depuis_une_lecture_en_cours\" >\ud83d\udca1 The useful tip: retrieve the ID from a current reading<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/en\/je-teste-le-voice-music-assistant-dev-edition-de-third-reality\/#%F0%9F%A7%AA_Je_relance_la_radio_en_YAML_depuis_Home_Assistant\" >\ud83e\uddea I relaunch radio in YAML from Home Assistant<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/en\/je-teste-le-voice-music-assistant-dev-edition-de-third-reality\/#%E2%99%BB%EF%B8%8FMise_a_jour_de_Music_Assistant\" >\u267b Updating Music Assistant<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/en\/je-teste-le-voice-music-assistant-dev-edition-de-third-reality\/#Retour_dexperience\" >Feedback<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/en\/je-teste-le-voice-music-assistant-dev-edition-de-third-reality\/#%F0%9F%A7%A0_Ce_que_disent_les_communautes_domotique\" >\ud83e\udde0 What Home automation communities are saying<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/en\/je-teste-le-voice-music-assistant-dev-edition-de-third-reality\/#%F0%9F%94%8A_Ce_que_je_retiens_de_laudio_sur_ce_boitier\" >\ud83d\udd0a What I remember from the audio on this case<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-26\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/en\/je-teste-le-voice-music-assistant-dev-edition-de-third-reality\/#%E2%9A%96%EF%B8%8F_Face_au_Home_Assistant_Voice_Preview_Edition_a_Alexa_et_a_Google_Home\" >\u2696  Facing the Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition, Alexa and Google Home<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-27\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/en\/je-teste-le-voice-music-assistant-dev-edition-de-third-reality\/#%E2%9A%99%EF%B8%8FSur_le_plan_des_fonctionnalites\" >\u2699Functional plan<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-28\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/en\/je-teste-le-voice-music-assistant-dev-edition-de-third-reality\/#%F0%9F%94%8ASur_le_plan_de_lecoute_son\" >\ud83d\udd0aOn the listening plan (sound)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-29\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/en\/je-teste-le-voice-music-assistant-dev-edition-de-third-reality\/#%F0%9F%9A%A7_Ce_que_je_nai_pas_encore_explore\" >\ud83d\udea7 What I haven\u2019t explored yet<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-30\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/en\/je-teste-le-voice-music-assistant-dev-edition-de-third-reality\/#%F0%9F%92%AC_Ce_que_jai_pu_constater\" >\ud83d\udcac What I have seen<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-31\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/en\/je-teste-le-voice-music-assistant-dev-edition-de-third-reality\/#%F0%9F%92%AC_Mon_verdict\" >\ud83d\udcac My verdict<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"1-le-produit\" class=\"font-editorial font-bold mb-2 mt-4 [.has-inline-images_&amp;]:clear-end text-base first:mt-0\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Le_produit\"><\/span>The product<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%93%A6_Decouverte_du_Voice_Music_Assistant_Dev_Edition\"><\/span>\ud83d\udce6 Voice &amp; Music Assistant Dev Edition Discovery<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>I start by opening the box of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/en\/product\/voicemusic-assistant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Voice &amp; Music Assistant<\/a> Dev Edition<\/strong> and I discover a very stripped-down content.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/matos.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"649\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/matos.jpg 1708w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/matos-285x300.jpg 285w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/matos-973x1024.jpg 973w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/matos-768x808.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/matos-1459x1536.jpg 1459w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/matos-600x632.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 649px) 100vw, 649px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I find:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the <strong>the Enclosure <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/en\/product\/voicemusic-assistant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Voice &amp; Music Assistant<\/a><\/strong> himself,<\/li>\n<li>one <strong>220 V \/ 5 V transformer<\/strong> (2 A \u2013 10 W), white,<\/li>\n<li>one <strong>USB to USB \u2011C Cable<\/strong> to feed it,<\/li>\n<li>and <strong>no notice, no paper, no document<\/strong> in the box.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The case is compact, sober, with two fronts reserved for the speaker and microphones (holes) on the upper part as well as five buttons. The whole gives the impression of a simple, almost minimalist product, designed to go quickly to the essentials.<\/p>\n<p>I also note that there is no Ethernet cable at all. There are no exposed RJ45 sockets or cables provided, which immediately makes it clear that the network connection is made by <strong>Wi\u2011Fi<\/strong>, without direct wired link.<\/p>\n<p>I understand quite quickly that THIRDREALITY puts here on a turnkey product on the material side, but very minimalist in terms of paper support.<\/p>\n<p>It will therefore be necessary to rely on the online documentation for configuration and use, in particular the GitHub page dedicated to the project.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Online documentation:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/thirdreality\/voice-music-assistant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/github.com\/thirdreality\/voice-music-assistant<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%A7%A0_Ce_que_propose_officiellement_THIRDREALITY\"><\/span>\ud83e\udde0 What THIRDREALITY officially proposes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Before I even plugged in the device, I wanted to look at what the manufacturer actually puts forward about this <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/en\/product\/voicemusic-assistant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Voice &amp; Music Assistant<\/a> Dev Edition<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>And this is interesting, because THIRDREALITY does not present this product as a simple small connected speaker or as a banal micro deportee.<\/p>\n<p>On the contrary, the mark describes it as a device <strong>preloaded<\/strong> with <strong>Home Assistant Voice Assistant<\/strong> and <strong>Music Assistant<\/strong>, designed from the outset to fit into a Home Assistant-oriented environment <strong>local-first<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, the idea is not just to talk to a voice assistant. The housing is designed to play a dual role:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>capture the voice<\/strong> the user,<\/li>\n<li>and <strong>render audio<\/strong>, whether it is voice, TTS or music playback.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Moreover, the official documentation insists on a type of operation. <strong>satellite<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The box serves as a voice entry point into the house: it listens, transmits the audio to Home Assistant\u2019s voice pipeline, and then renders the response via its built-in speaker.<\/p>\n<p>It is therefore not a fully autonomous assistant living in its corner, but rather a voice and audio terminal designed to work hand-in-hand with Home Assistant.<\/p>\n<p>From a material point of view, THIRDREALITY puts forward several elements that explain this positioning:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>two digital microphones<\/strong>, for the capture of the voice,<\/li>\n<li>one <strong>Built-in Speaker 3 W \/ 4 \u03a9<\/strong>, provided for voice responses, TTS and audio playback,<\/li>\n<li>operation on <strong>Light Linux System<\/strong>,<\/li>\n<li>with a processor <strong>ARM A53 quad-core<\/strong>, <strong>256 MB RAM<\/strong> and <strong>512 MB of flash<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We are not simply faced with a minimalist voice accessory: rather, there is a small specialised terminal, designed to link the user, Home Assistant and the audio functions of the house.<\/p>\n<p>The manufacturer also indicates that this model may be suitable for <strong>voice access points throughout the house<\/strong> and to <strong>additional audio endpoints<\/strong>. In other words, one can quite easily imagine several boxes of this type in different rooms, each playing both the role of voice satellite and small sound broadcast point.<\/p>\n<p>On paper, the promise is therefore quite ambitious. THIRDREALITY clearly seeks to offer a device capable of going beyond the mere use of \u201cdesktop voice assistant\u201d to become a real component of the Home Assistant ecosystem, halfway between voice satellite, small local connected speaker and entry point to Music Assistant.<\/p>\n<p>This is precisely what made me want to go further with this test: check whether this marketing promise really holds up once the box is plugged in, integrated into Home Assistant, and then used daily as an audio player and voice satellite.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%9B%92_Ou_acheter_cet_equipement\"><\/span>\ud83d\uded2 Where to buy this equipment?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Here is the link to the page dedicated to <strong>THIRDREALITY <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/en\/product\/voicemusic-assistant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Voice &amp; Music Assistant<\/a> Dev Edition<\/strong> in the Sigalou lab<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I referenced the sellers and prices.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"2-mise-en-service\" class=\"font-editorial font-bold mb-2 mt-4 [.has-inline-images_&amp;]:clear-end text-base first:mt-0\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mise_en_service\"><\/span>Commissioning<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%93%B6_Connexion_Wifi_via_lapp_Home_Assistant\"><\/span>\ud83d\udcf6 Wifi connection via the Home Assistant app<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>For the procedure to work, it is necessary to use well <strong>the Home Assistant app on the smartphone<\/strong>, not the web browser on a PC.<\/p>\n<p>At first, I behaved a bit confusingly: when the case was first powered on, it did not automatically switch to Wi\u2011Fi connection mode.<\/p>\n<p>In practice, it is therefore not always enough to plug it in so that it immediately appears as a device ready to be configured in Home Assistant.<\/p>\n<p>In my case, I had to trigger the entry into the network configuration mode by long press of the central button several seconds.<\/p>\n<p>That is when I got the expected behaviour, with the <strong>Central LED that flashes yellow<\/strong>, sign that the case is ready to be discovered by the Home Assistant app in <strong>Improv via BLE<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11153\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ezgif.com-crop.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"263\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once this mode was activated, I was able to resume the procedure normally from the Home Assistant Android app.<\/p>\n<p>Attention should also be paid to the account used in the application. I had tried first with a user without administrative rights, and the tab <strong>Settings<\/strong> did not appear. So I couldn't access <strong>Devices &amp; services<\/strong> nor in the section <strong>Discoveries<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>After logging in with an administrator account on the Android app, I was able to access <strong>Settings \u2192 Devices &amp; services<\/strong>, then in the section <strong>Discoveries<\/strong>\u00a0Locate the device <strong>\u201c3RSPK\u20115225C3 Improv via BLE\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/matos2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11152 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/matos2-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/matos2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/matos2-1022x1024.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/matos2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/matos2-768x769.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/matos2-600x601.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/matos2-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/matos2.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I clicked on <strong>Add<\/strong>, enter the name and password of my Wi\u2011Fi network in 2.4 GHz, and then validate.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/matos1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11151 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/matos1-294x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"294\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/matos1-294x300.jpg 294w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/matos1-1003x1024.jpg 1003w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/matos1-768x784.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/matos1-600x613.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/matos1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A few seconds later, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/en\/product\/voicemusic-assistant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Voice &amp; Music Assistant<\/a> started speaking in English to confirm the connection, and the yellow central LED stopped flashing to move to a more stable state.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%8F%A0_Decouverte_dans_Home_Assistant_et_integration_ESPHome\"><\/span>\ud83c\udfe0 Discovered in Home Assistant and ESPHome Integration<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>From the computer, after the Wi\u2011Fi connection of the box, I opened the Home Assistant interface and consulted the section <strong>Discoveries<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>I found a new device called <strong>\u201c3RSPK \u2011A8E2915225C3 ESPHome\u201d<\/strong>, with a button <strong>Add<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-181016.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11154 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-181016-300x208.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-181016-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-181016.png 521w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I clicked on <strong>Add<\/strong> to finalise the integration. I had a temporary error on the first attempt, but after restarting the validation, the process ended correctly.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-181300.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11155 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-181300-300x110.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-181300-300x110.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-181300.png 530w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Integration then continued with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>one <strong>OTA Update<\/strong> the housing,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-181338.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11156 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-181338-300x257.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-181338-300x257.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-181338.png 534w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a Configuration Screen <strong>Voice Satellite<\/strong> with the wake word <strong>\u201cOkay Nabu\u201d<\/strong>, which I initially chose to ignore,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-181424.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11157 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-181424-300x244.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-181424-300x244.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-181424.png 531w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a Configuration <strong>ESPHome<\/strong> with the IP address of the enclosure in <code>192.168.1.46:6053<\/code>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-181724.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11158 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-181724-242x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"242\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-181724-242x300.png 242w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-181724.png 530w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The configuration continued with a screen of <strong>Voice Satellite Configuration<\/strong> where I was able to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>choose the <strong>\u2018Mauritius\u2019 voice<\/strong>,<\/li>\n<li>rename the device with a more telling name \u2018Small white speaking device\u2019,<\/li>\n<li>assign a <strong>coin<\/strong> to this satellite.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-181946.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11159 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-181946-241x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"241\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-181946-241x300.png 241w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-181946.png 531w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At this point, the case was fully integrated as a voice satellite and as an audio output in Home Assistant.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%94%8D_Je_verifie_ce_que_remonte_Home_Assistant\"><\/span>\ud83d\udd0d I check what goes back Home Assistant<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Once the integration is complete, I will immediately see what Home Assistant has actually created around the case.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-182624.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11160 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-182624.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"529\" height=\"678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-182624.png 529w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-182624-234x300.png 234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-182643.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11161 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-182643.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"531\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-182643.png 531w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-182643-300x282.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The most important point for the future is of course the presence of an entity <code>media_player<\/code>, because it will make it possible to use the box as an audio player, both for the first MP3 tests and later with Music Assistant.<\/p>\n<p>In my case, I find my reader in the form of:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"yaml\">media_player.petit_instrument_blanc_qui_talk _media_player<\/pre>\n<p>But Home Assistant doesn't just pull up that drive. By opening the device\u2019s plug, I find several interesting elements.<\/p>\n<p>First of all, in the block <strong>Controls<\/strong>, Home Assistant exhibits the <strong>Media Player<\/strong> with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the state of the reader, here <strong>Inactive<\/strong>,<\/li>\n<li>a Bar of <strong>volume<\/strong>,<\/li>\n<li>and a button of <strong>reading<\/strong>, This confirms that the device can be controlled as an audio output.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I also find a block <strong>Assist<\/strong> with a <strong>Satellite Assist<\/strong>, also displayed as inactive at that time.<\/p>\n<p>This confirms that the case is not only seen as a loudspeaker, but as a complete Home Assistant voice satellite.<\/p>\n<p>In the part <strong>Configuration<\/strong>, I also see several parameters directly exposed by the integration:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the choice of<strong>assistant<\/strong>, here <strong>Home Assistant Cloud<\/strong>,<\/li>\n<li>l\u2019<strong>preferred assistant<\/strong>,<\/li>\n<li>the <strong>end-of-speech detection<\/strong>,<\/li>\n<li>the state of the <strong>firmware update<\/strong>, indicated here as <strong>up-to-date<\/strong>,<\/li>\n<li>the Button <strong>Mute Microphone<\/strong>,<\/li>\n<li>the Main Awakening Word <strong>Okay Nabu<\/strong>,<\/li>\n<li>and a second setting of <strong>wake word<\/strong>, here disabled with <strong>No wake-up call<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I also see a block going up <strong>Events<\/strong> with the event <strong>Home Button<\/strong>. In my case, Home Assistant tells me a recent trigger of type <code>_press single<\/code>, which shows that the physical interactions with the housing also go back into the system.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, in the general information of the device, Home Assistant displays:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the Manufacturer <strong>Espressive<\/strong>,<\/li>\n<li>address <strong>MAC<\/strong>,<\/li>\n<li>integration <strong>ESPHome<\/strong>,<\/li>\n<li>and the link <strong>Configure the voice assistant<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I find this view very reassuring, as it shows that we have not simply integrated an \u201copaque\u201d device.<\/p>\n<p>On the contrary, you get a very detailed device, with a real audio part, a voice assistant part, hardware events, wake word settings and the classic elements of an ESPHome device.<\/p>\n<p>From there, I know that Home Assistant already correctly sees the case as a controllable drive and as a complete voice satellite. This is an excellent basis for the future, and in particular for its use in Music Assistant.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%99%BB%EF%B8%8FMise_a_jour_de_lequipement\"><\/span>\u267b Updating the equipment<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>I have been asked about the updates and I am now coming across an update.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, the updates work perfectly, I just upgraded to a new version. \ud83d\ude01<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11257\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-30-122432.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"531\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-30-122432.png 531w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-30-122432-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-30-122432-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-30-122432-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"3-premiers-tests-audio\" class=\"font-editorial font-bold mb-2 mt-4 [.has-inline-images_&amp;]:clear-end text-base first:mt-0\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Premiers_tests_audio\"><\/span>First audio tests<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%8E%B6_Premiers_tests_audio_lecture_de_MP3\"><\/span>\ud83c\udfb6 First audio tests: MP3 playback<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Even before installing Music Assistant, I wanted to check the most basic point: Is the box capable of reading simple media sent from Home Assistant?<\/p>\n<p>Instead of going right away on a radio, I preferred to start with a very simple test with a local MP3 file.<\/p>\n<p>The objective was clear: validate that the <code>media_player<\/code> responds correctly, that the audio output works, and that Home Assistant is well able to send media to the box without still relying on Music Assistant.<\/p>\n<p>To do this, I have chosen to submit a file <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/canari.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">canari.mp3<\/a> in the file <strong>media<\/strong> Home Assistant. In my case, I did this with <strong>WinSCP<\/strong>, simply because it is the tool I usually use to browse the tree of my installation. Of course, everyone can do otherwise according to their habits.<\/p>\n<p>So I put my file here:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"yaml\">\/media\/canari.mp3<\/pre>\n<p>On my capture, we can see the file <strong>canari.mp3<\/strong> present in the file <strong>media<\/strong>, next to a subfolder <strong>cameras<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11162\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-22-080120.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-22-080120.png 360w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-22-080120-300x264.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once the file is copied, I return to the card of my device in Home Assistant. In the block <strong>Controls<\/strong>, I click on <strong>Media Player<\/strong> to open the reader.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11163\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-22-075615.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"295\" height=\"214\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The reader panel will then open. Downstairs, there's a <strong>small logo with a play button and folders<\/strong> This makes it possible to search for a media source. This button should be used to manually launch a file stored in Home Assistant.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11164\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-22-075649.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"534\" height=\"594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-22-075649.png 534w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-22-075649-270x300.png 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I click on it and then I arrive on the screen <strong>Media sources<\/strong>. Home Assistant then offers me several entries like <strong>Camera<\/strong>, <strong>Image Upload<\/strong>, <strong>My media<\/strong>, <strong>Reolink<\/strong>, <strong>Synology Photos<\/strong> or <strong>Text-to-speech<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In my case, it is of course <strong>My media<\/strong> which must be chosen.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11165\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-22-075718.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"527\" height=\"882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-22-075718.png 527w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-22-075718-179x300.png 179w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 527px) 100vw, 527px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So I open <strong>My media<\/strong>, then I enter the file <strong>media<\/strong>. Here I find exactly what I copied just before: the file <strong>cameras<\/strong> and the file <strong>canari.mp3<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11166\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-22-080746.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"374\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-22-080746.png 374w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-22-080746-300x250.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>All that remains is to click on <strong>canari.mp3<\/strong> to start playback on the case.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-22-080752.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"367\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-22-080752.png 367w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-22-080752-300x243.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once the file is selected, the Home Assistant player displays the current media with its generic cover, play button and volume bar. This confirms that the case can perfectly play a local audio file sent from Home Assistant.<\/p>\n<p>I find this step very important in a logic of feedback, because it makes it possible to separate two subjects:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the capacity of the housing to <strong>read a local media<\/strong>,<\/li>\n<li>and more advanced integration with <strong>Music Assistant<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In my case, this first MP3 test perfectly fulfilled its role.<\/p>\n<p>Even before installing Music Assistant, I already had confirmation that the audio playback part was operational, that the <code>media_player<\/code> He answered correctly, and that Home Assistant could control the case like a real audio player.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note that it almost surprised me to be able to read a local MP3 file as simply as possible.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I had not regained that freedom of use for a long time. Consumer voice assistants have gradually accustomed their users to much more closed environments, where reading personal content becomes secondary behind online services, partner platforms and imposed journeys.<\/p>\n<p>I am not saying that it is impossible elsewhere, but it is often more complicated, more constrained, and much less natural.<\/p>\n<p>Here, on the contrary, we find something simple: a local audio file, a player visible in Home Assistant, and immediate playback.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For me, it is almost a pleasure to rediscover this logic.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"4-music-assistant\" class=\"font-editorial font-bold mb-2 mt-4 [.has-inline-images_&amp;]:clear-end text-base first:mt-0\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Music_Assistant\"><\/span>Music Assistant<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%A7%A9_Jinstalle_lapplication_Music_Assistant\"><\/span>\ud83e\udde9 I install the Music Assistant app<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11168\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ma.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"430\" height=\"80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ma.jpg 430w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ma-300x56.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once the box has been recognised and the first audio tests have been validated, I proceed to the following step: installation of <strong>Music Assistant<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Music Assistant documentation recommends running the server as <strong>app \/ add-on Home Assistant<\/strong> When using Home Assistant OS.<\/p>\n<p>This is the recommended method, as it greatly simplifies installation and integration with Home Assistant.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11176\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-22-081223.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"242\" height=\"61\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So in Home Assistant, I go to the app\/add-ons shop and install <strong>Music Assistant Server<\/strong>. The installation takes place without any particular difficulty.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-202428.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2309\" height=\"147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-202428.png 2309w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-202428-300x19.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-202428-1024x65.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-202428-768x49.png 768w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-202428-1536x98.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-202428-2048x130.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-202428-600x38.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2309px) 100vw, 2309px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11170\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-202522.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"931\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-202522.png 931w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-202522-300x111.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-202522-768x285.png 768w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-202522-600x223.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 931px) 100vw, 931px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11171\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-202846.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"934\" height=\"536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-202846.png 934w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-202846-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-202846-768x441.png 768w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-202846-600x344.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 934px) 100vw, 934px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11172\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-203222.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"928\" height=\"537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-203222.png 928w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-203222-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-203222-768x444.png 768w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-203222-600x347.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 928px) 100vw, 928px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once the server has been installed and started, we have not yet finished. You have to click on <strong>Open the web user interface<\/strong> at the bottom right and if this has not been done, create an administrator profile in Music Assistant.<\/p>\n<p>I'm thinking of ticking <strong>Show in sidebar<\/strong> to save time for testing.<\/p>\n<p>Home Assistant has yet to find out.<strong>Music Assistant Integration<\/strong> itself to connect Home Assistant to the Music Assistant server. The official documentation specifies that, in most cases, the Music Assistant server is automatically discovered by Home Assistant in the section <strong>Discoveries<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%94%8E_Home_Assistant_decouvre_automatiquement_lintegration_Music_Assistant\"><\/span>\ud83d\udd0e Home Assistant automatically discovers the Music Assistant integration<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>After starting the Music Assistant server, I go back to <strong>Settings \u2192 Devices &amp; services<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>At that time, Home Assistant offers me well <strong>Music Assistant<\/strong> as a new integration discovered automatically.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11173\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-203812.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"295\" height=\"234\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is an important step, because a clear distinction must be made between:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>l\u2019<strong>application \/ add-on Music Assistant Server<\/strong>,<\/li>\n<li>and<strong>Home Assistant Music Assistant Integration<\/strong>, which connects to it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So I click on <strong>Add<\/strong>, then I validate the configuration.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11174\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-203900.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"532\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-203900.png 532w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-203900-300x109.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It is this integration that will then allow Home Assistant to see the Music Assistant players and expose their controls.<\/p>\n<p>The official documentation clearly indicates that, once configured, the integration brings up MA players in Home Assistant as entities <code>media_player<\/code>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11175\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-21-203941.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"287\" height=\"128\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I find this distinction very important to explain because it is not always obvious when you discover Music Assistant.<\/p>\n<p>There is a tendency to believe that installing the server is enough, whereas it is often necessary to validate the integration discovered in Home Assistant.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%9A%99%EF%B8%8F_Snapcast_ou_Home_Assistant_MediaPlayers\"><\/span>\u2699  Snapcast or Home Assistant MediaPlayers?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>At this point, you have to go back to Music Assistant (I added the direct link in my left sidebar) and then continue working on the Music Assistant link <strong>\u2600<\/strong> Home Assistant.<\/p>\n<p>Music Assistant needs a player at this stage, so I have to choose the one I will use.<\/p>\n<p>Before choosing, I looked at what the documentation and user feedback around Music Assistant offered.<\/p>\n<p>The name that often comes back is <strong>Snapcast<\/strong>, because it is a known solution for synchronized multiroom audio.<\/p>\n<p>So I tested it, and I can confirm that it works. Then I uninstalled it to stay on the Home Assistant-oriented solutions only.<\/p>\n<p>In my installation where the case is already reassembled as an entity <code>media_player<\/code>, I found it more logical to use directly <strong>Home Assistant MediaPlayers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In my case, this choice has several advantages:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I directly reuse the entity already exposed by Home Assistant,<\/li>\n<li>I avoid adding an extra layer,<\/li>\n<li>I remain in a logic simpler to understand and maintain.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I think we really need to present this as a <strong>choice of context<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Snapcast makes sense, especially if you are aiming for more advanced multiroom.<\/p>\n<p>But for my immediate need, with a single case and a very Home Assistant logic, the provider <strong>Home Assistant MediaPlayers<\/strong> seemed much more natural to me.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%94%97_Jajoute_le_lecteur_dans_Music_Assistant\"><\/span>\ud83d\udd17 I add the player in Music Assistant<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>So I go to the Music Assistant providers and add the provider <strong>Home Assistant MediaPlayers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11177\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-22-091649.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"470\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-22-091649.png 470w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-22-091649-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the configuration screen, I select my entity:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"yaml\">media_player.small apparatuswhitewho speaks _media_player<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-22-091819.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"752\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-22-091819.png 752w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-22-091819-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-22-091819-600x424.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I save, then I check that the reader appears in the section <strong>Readers<\/strong> Music Assistant.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11178\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-22-172118.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"828\" height=\"58\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-22-172118.png 828w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-22-172118-300x21.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-22-172118-768x54.png 768w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-22-172118-600x42.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11179\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-22-172225.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"767\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-22-172225.png 767w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-22-172225-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-22-172225-600x252.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 767px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is when integration becomes concrete: the box is no longer just a Home Assistant device, it also becomes a player available in Music Assistant.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%8E%B5_Avoir_un_lecteur_ne_suffit_pas_jajoute_une_source_audio\"><\/span>\ud83c\udfb5 Having a reader is not enough: I add an audio source<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Once the player is visible in Music Assistant, the content part is still missing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11181\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-22-092616.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"469\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-22-092616.png 469w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-22-092616-300x249.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To listen to the radio, I chose to add <strong>RadioBrowser<\/strong> as a musical supplier. The procedure is simple:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I'm going into <strong>Settings \u2192 Suppliers \u2192 Add a new supplier<\/strong>,<\/li>\n<li>I'm looking for <strong>RadioBrowser<\/strong>,<\/li>\n<li>I leave the default settings,<\/li>\n<li>Then I validate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Once this step is finished, I find well <strong>RadioBrowser<\/strong> in the menu <strong>Browse<\/strong> Music Assistant.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%93%BB_Premier_test_reel_je_lance_France_Info\"><\/span>\ud83d\udcfb First real test: I launch France Info<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Once RadioBrowser is added, I go into <strong>Browse \u2192 RadioBrowser<\/strong>, then in French stations.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11182\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-22-092741.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"446\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-22-092741.png 446w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-22-092741-300x179.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I can easily find several known radio stations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>FIP,<\/li>\n<li>France Inter,<\/li>\n<li>France Culture,<\/li>\n<li>and \u2026<strong>France Info<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11183\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-22-092833.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"808\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-22-092833.png 808w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-22-092833-300x149.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-22-092833-768x382.png 768w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-22-092833-600x299.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 808px) 100vw, 808px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I then launch the station and this is a really satisfying moment: <strong>the radio is well played on the case<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This test validates the entire chain:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Home Assistant sees the case as a <code>media_player<\/code>,<\/li>\n<li>Music Assistant reuses it as a player,<\/li>\n<li>RadioBrowser provides the content,<\/li>\n<li>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/en\/product\/voicemusic-assistant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Voice &amp; Music Assistant<\/a> broadcast the radio well.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We are no longer in the theory: we are on a real and functional use.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%94%8D_Ce_que_remonte_Home_Assistant_pendant_la_lecture\"><\/span>\ud83d\udd0d What Home Assistant Backs Up During Playback<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>I've been in <strong>Development Tools \u2192 States<\/strong> in Home Assistant to see what the entity was up to <code>media_player<\/code> while a radio was playing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11184\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-22-093626.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1502\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-22-093626.png 1502w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-22-093626-300x88.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-22-093626-1024x300.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-22-093626-768x225.png 768w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-22-093626-600x176.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1502px) 100vw, 1502px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And here we get very useful information, for example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><code>media_content _type: music<\/code><\/li>\n<li><code>app_id: music_assistant<\/code><\/li>\n<li><code>source: Music Assistant Queue<\/code><\/li>\n<li><code>media_title: RTL2<\/code><\/li>\n<li><code>media_content _id: radiobrowser:\/\/radio\/034d52a3-30dc-4017-8495-004cd65383b1<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I find this particularly interesting, as Home Assistant does not just display \u2018RTL2\u2019 or \u2018France Info\u2019 as human-readable information.<\/p>\n<p>It also displays a reusable identifier to then control playback in addition to information such as the station logo, its name, \u2026<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%92%A1_Lastuce_utile_recuperer_lID_depuis_une_lecture_en_cours\"><\/span>\ud83d\udca1 The useful tip: retrieve the ID from a current reading<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>To get the exact identifier of a radio, I did not need to search the URL of the stream on the web, nor did I need to search in complicated internal configurations. I simply:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>launched the station from Music Assistant,<\/li>\n<li>opened the reader\u2019s entity in <strong>Development Tools \u2192 States<\/strong>,<\/li>\n<li>then retrieved the value of <code>media_content _id<\/code>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In my case, this value is a URI in the format:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"yaml\">radiobrowser:\/\/radio\/034d52a3-30dc-4017-8495-004cd65383b1<\/pre>\n<p>I find this method very elegant, because it allows you to capitalize on an already functional reading and then make it a reusable command in Home Assistant.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%A7%AA_Je_relance_la_radio_en_YAML_depuis_Home_Assistant\"><\/span>\ud83e\uddea I relaunch radio in YAML from Home Assistant<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>As a good DIY Home Assistant, I want to be able to launch my favorite radio without going through the media interface.<\/p>\n<p>Once the ID has been retrieved, all that remains is to use it in the tab <strong>Development Tools \u2192 Actions<\/strong> Home Assistant.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the example that worked for me:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"yaml\">action: media_player.play _media target: entity_id: media_player.petit_instrument_blanc_qui_spoke _media_player data: media_content _id: \"radiobrowser:\/\/radio\/034d52a3-30dc-4017-8495-004cd65383b1\" media _content _type: music<\/pre>\n<p>This then opens the door to many uses:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>launch a radio at a fixed time in the morning,<\/li>\n<li>trigger a station according to a button on the dashboard,<\/li>\n<li>create a script \u201ckitchen radio\u201d, \u201coffice radio\u201d or \u201cwake-up radio\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%99%BB%EF%B8%8FMise_a_jour_de_Music_Assistant\"><\/span>\u267b Updating Music Assistant<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Music Assistant is simply updated via the Home Assistant interface, it is really well done and well thought out, so very practical.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11217\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-28-075742.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"529\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-28-075742.png 529w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Capture-decran-2026-03-28-075742-300x136.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"5-retour-dexprience\" class=\"font-editorial font-bold mb-2 mt-4 [.has-inline-images_&amp;]:clear-end text-base first:mt-0\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Retour_dexperience\"><\/span>Feedback<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%A7%A0_Ce_que_disent_les_communautes_domotique\"><\/span>\ud83e\udde0 What Home automation communities are saying<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Reading the forums and discussions shows that the experience is not completely uniform.<\/p>\n<p>Some users report that Music Assistant does not immediately see the HA player, others that they have to go through the Home Assistant integration to get it back up as a player correctly.<\/p>\n<p>There are also more mixed returns, where audio playback is considered inconsistent, or much less convincing via certain methods.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, other users say they do not encounter any particular problems and use the case as a small acceptable audio endpoint in their installation.<\/p>\n<p>I find this important to say in honest feedback: we are clearly on an ecosystem that is moving fast, with material still positioned in <strong>evolution<\/strong>, integrations that are progressing, and uses that also depend a lot on the local context, the network and the method chosen.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%94%8A_Ce_que_je_retiens_de_laudio_sur_ce_boitier\"><\/span>\ud83d\udd0a What I remember from the audio on this case<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/en\/product\/voicemusic-assistant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Voice &amp; Music Assistant<\/a> Dev Edition can indeed play audio via Music Assistant, and that is already very good news.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, I prefer to remain realistic: it is clear that this box was first designed as a voice assistant, while incorporating a real audio dimension. It can be used as an audio player, yes, but I see it above all as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a small radio or booster player,<\/li>\n<li>a simple audio endpoint in Home Assistant,<\/li>\n<li>or a practical diffusion point in a secondary room.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If the aim is to use it more intensively to listen to music or radio, the use of an external audio output is probably still the best approach.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%9A%96%EF%B8%8F_Face_au_Home_Assistant_Voice_Preview_Edition_a_Alexa_et_a_Google_Home\"><\/span>\u2696  Facing the Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition, Alexa and Google Home<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11192 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/compar-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/compar-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/compar-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/compar-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/compar-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/compar-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/compar.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Moving forward in this test, I quickly thought that it was necessary to situate this box in relation to the other voice solutions on the market.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%9A%99%EF%B8%8FSur_le_plan_des_fonctionnalites\"><\/span><strong>\u2699<\/strong>In terms of functionalities<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>The most natural comparison, in the Home Assistant universe, is of course the <strong>Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition<\/strong> Official Nabu Casa. But it is also interesting to put it back in front of the larger public speakers like <strong>Alexa<\/strong> or <strong>Google Home<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>We must first recall one important thing: the <strong>THIRDREALITY <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/en\/product\/voicemusic-assistant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Voice &amp; Music Assistant<\/a> Dev Edition<\/strong> is not the official Home Assistant product.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition<\/strong> is the official material designed as a reference for voice in the Home Assistant ecosystem, with a strong focus on Assist, privacy and local control. The THIRDREALITY model, on the other hand, adopts a more hybrid approach, more directly oriented <strong>voice + music<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, the two devices meet on several points: Embedded microphones, Home Assistant integration, use as a voice satellite, and the possibility to go further on the audio side. But their philosophy is not quite the same.<\/p>\n<p>The official product Nabu Casa seems to me more conceived as a reference platform for local voice, while the THIRDREALITY model assumes more clearly its role as a small multipurpose terminal, capable of acting as both a voice satellite and an audio player.<\/p>\n<p>This difference becomes even clearer when comparing this case to <strong>Alexa<\/strong> or <strong>Google Home<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>These consumer solutions retain a clear advantage over simplicity: we plug in, we open the application, and everything is quickly functional. On the other hand, we then enter much more closed ecosystems, very dependent on the cloud, on home services and on the paths decided by the publisher.<\/p>\n<p>This is precisely where the THIRDREALITY housing associated with Home Assistant becomes interesting. He asked for a little more implementation, but in return he gave back freedom: fine integration in Home Assistant, reading local media, advanced automations, use with Music Assistant, and a logic much more open than that of a consumer connected speaker.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of confidentiality, the philosophical gap is also real.<\/p>\n<p>Home Assistant emphasizes a user control and data respect oriented approach. Conversely, consumer assistants like Alexa rely heavily on cloud processing, and Amazon has even recently removed an option that allowed some Echo users to further limit sending voice data to the cloud.<\/p>\n<p>Here is how I would situate things at this stage:<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Criterion<\/th>\n<th>NABUCASA Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition<\/th>\n<th>THIRDREALITY <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/en\/product\/voicemusic-assistant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Voice &amp; Music Assistant<\/a> Dev Edition<\/th>\n<th>AMAZON Echo Alexa \/ Google Home<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Positioning<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Official Home Assistant product, focused on Assist and local voice.<\/td>\n<td>Voice + music-oriented third-party product, integrated into the Home Assistant ecosystem.<\/td>\n<td>Consumer voice speakers, simplicity oriented and cloud services.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Philosophy<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Confidentiality, openness, user control.<\/td>\n<td>Practical versatility: voice, audio, home automation experimentation.<\/td>\n<td>Simplicity, assistant owners, high dependence on the manufacturer\u2019s ecosystem.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Installation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Natural integration in Home Assistant.<\/td>\n<td>Integration Home Assistant quite direct, but more technical than a consumer device.<\/td>\n<td>Very simple to start, often the most accessible to the general public.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Voices<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Very clearly optimized for Assist.<\/td>\n<td>Compatible local voice, with a more hybrid approach. A latency that seemed to me a little more noticeable in my use.<\/td>\n<td>Very mature on the vocal use side, but especially cloud.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Audio \/ music<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Possible, especially with Music Assistant.<\/td>\n<td>Audio use put forward from the start, which my test confirms well.<\/td>\n<td>Very simple with partner services, but less free for personalized local uses.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Custom Local Reading<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Good flexibility in the Home Assistant ecosystem.<\/td>\n<td>Good flexibility too, with local MP3, radio via Music Assistant and YAML steering in my test.<\/td>\n<td>Often more constrained, more dependent on supported services. In other words, oriented towards partner services and subscriptions.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Confidentiality<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Approach oriented towards local control and respect for data.<\/td>\n<td>Take advantage of the Home Assistant logic, which is more open and more manageable.<\/td>\n<td>Strong reliance on cloud and vendor policies.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>In the end, I don't necessarily see these devices as perfect direct competitors.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition<\/strong> represents, in my view, the official Home Assistant voice channel.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>THIRDREALITY\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/en\/product\/voicemusic-assistant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Voice &amp; Music Assistant<\/a> Dev Edition<\/strong> seems more attractive to me for hybrid voice + audio use in a Home Assistant environment. Great gadget for DIYers like me.<\/li>\n<li>As for <strong>Alexa<\/strong> and <strong>Google Home<\/strong>, they retain an advantage over immediate simplicity, but at the cost of much more limited freedom and greater reliance on their cloud.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%94%8ASur_le_plan_de_lecoute_son\"><\/span>\ud83d\udd0aOn the listening plan (sound)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<div style=\"overflow-x: auto;\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px; text-align: left;\">Product<\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px; text-align: left;\">Audio configuration<\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px; text-align: left;\">Voice \/ TTS<\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px; text-align: left;\">Radio \/ podcasts<\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px; text-align: left;\">Ambient music<\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px; text-align: left;\">Listening to music<\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px; text-align: left;\">Grave \/ magnitude<\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px; text-align: left;\">Perceived power<\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px; text-align: left;\">Large room<\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px; text-align: left;\">Position against THIRDREALITY<\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px; text-align: left;\">Overall audio score<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">THIRDREALITY <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/en\/product\/voicemusic-assistant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Voice &amp; Music Assistant<\/a> Dev Edition<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">1 speaker 3 W \/ 4 \u03a9<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Very suitable \u2013 8\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Correct \u2013 6\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Limited \u2013 5\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Low \u2013 3\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Very limited \u2013 2\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Low \u2013 3\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">No \u2013 2\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Departure reference<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">4,5\/10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Amazon Echo Plus 2<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Woofer 3\u2033 + tweeter 0.8\u2033<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Very good \u2013 8.5\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Good \u2013 7.5\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Good \u2013 7\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Correct to Good - 6.5\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Significantly higher, clearer and more enveloping \u2013 6.5\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Correct \u2014 6.5\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Yes, for normal part \u2013 6\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Highly above<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">6,8\/10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Amazon Echo 4<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Woofer 3\u2033 + 2 tweeters 0.8\u2033<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Very good \u2013 8.5\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Good \u2013 8\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Good to very good \u2013 7.5\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Correct for good, nice but not perfectly neutral \u2013 7\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">More bass and more aperture, with possible hardness at high volume \u2013 7\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Good \u2013 7\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Yes, better than small smart speakers \u2013 6.5\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Clearly above<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">7,2\/10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Google Nest Audio<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Woofer 3\u2033 + tweeter 0.75\u2033<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Very good \u2013 8.5\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Good \u2013 8\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Good \u2013 7.5\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Correct to Good - 7\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Superior to THIRDREALITY but under Echo Studio \u2014 6.5\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Correct \u2014 6.5\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Average part \u2013 6\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Clearly above<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">7,1\/10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Bose SoundTouch 20<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Compact music-oriented speaker<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Good \u2013 8\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Good \u2013 8\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Very good \u2013 8.5\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Very good \u2013 8\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Very good \u2013 8\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Good \u2013 7.5\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Yes, comfortably \u2013 7\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Very clearly above<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">8\/10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Amazon Echo Studio<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Woofer 5.25\u2033 + 3 mediums 2\u2033 + tweeter 1\u2033<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Excellent - 9\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Excellent \u2013 8.5\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Excellent - 9\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Good to very good, with true consumer hi-fi ambition \u2013 8.5\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Very strong advantage in terms of seriousness, width and dynamics \u2013 9\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Very good \u2013 9\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Yes, easily \u2013 8.5\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Very far ahead<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">8,7\/10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Google Home Max<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">2 woofers 4.5\u2033 + 2 tweeters 0.7\u2033<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Very good \u2013 9\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Very good \u2013 8.5\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Excellent - 9\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Good to very good, very powerful \u2014 8.5\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Very large \u2013 9\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Very good \u2013 9\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Yes \u2013 9\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Very far ahead<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">8,8\/10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Devialet Phantom II<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Multi-transducers, 400 W RMS<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Excellent - 9\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Excellent - 9\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Excellent \u2013 9.5\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Very high level \u2013 9.5\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Huge advantage \u2013 9.5\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Very good \u2013 9\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Yes \u2013 9\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Out of category<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">9,3\/10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Devialet Phantom I<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Very powerful premium architecture<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Excellent - 9\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Excellent - 9\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Excellent \u2013 9.5\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Very high level \u2013 9.5\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Selection reference \u2013 10\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Selection reference \u2013 10\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Yes, very easily \u2013 9.5\/10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Out of category, far above<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">9,5\/10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>This painting allows me to put this product back in its rightful place.<\/p>\n<p>For me, THIRDREALITY <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/en\/product\/voicemusic-assistant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Voice &amp; Music Assistant<\/a> Dev Edition is not intended to replace a real music-oriented connected speaker. I see it rather as a voice satellite Home Assistant able, in addition, to broadcast sound.<\/p>\n<p>And in this usage, I find that he is doing quite well. To chat with Home Assistant, hear TTS feedback, start a radio or put a small sound background, I find the result consistent and sufficient in a room.<\/p>\n<p>We really feel that the product has been thought of as a practical voice access point, more than as a speaker made to impress on the audio level.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, as soon as I compare it to more ambitious speakers, the difference quickly becomes obvious. There is a lack of safe, breadth and comfort when you really want to listen to music.<\/p>\n<p>For me, this is not a reproach to the product itself, but rather a logical consequence of its positioning: Here, priority is clearly given to voice, home assistant integration and ease of use.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, if I am looking for a device to extend the voice use of Home Assistant in the house, this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/en\/product\/voicemusic-assistant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Voice &amp; Music Assistant<\/a> Dev Edition seems relevant to me.<\/p>\n<p>If I am looking above all for a good sound quality, I would consider it more as a complementary equipment than as a main speaker.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%9A%A7_Ce_que_je_nai_pas_encore_explore\"><\/span>\ud83d\udea7 What I haven\u2019t explored yet<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Even if the core of the test is validated, there are still several interesting avenues that I have not yet taken to the end:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>volume adjustment, mute and shutdown via classic Home Assistant actions,<\/li>\n<li>Piper installation and testing to avoid using Nabu Casa cloud,<\/li>\n<li>the behaviour of the pause and replay on a continuous-stream radio,<\/li>\n<li>voice announcements and TTS in the middle of a radio,<\/li>\n<li>integration into Assist like other voice assistants,<\/li>\n<li>more advanced multiroom scenarios, where Snapcast could regain all its interest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I prefer to make this clear, because it helps to distinguish what has really been tested from what remains to be documented later.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%92%AC_Ce_que_jai_pu_constater\"><\/span>\ud83d\udcac What I have seen<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\u2705 The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/en\/product\/voicemusic-assistant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Voice &amp; Music Assistant<\/a> Dev Edition<\/strong> can be used as a player in Music Assistant.<\/p>\n<p>\u2705 The Supplier <strong>Home Assistant MediaPlayers<\/strong> is a simple and consistent solution when the case is already visible as <code>media_player<\/code> in Home Assistant.<\/p>\n<p>\u2705 Addition of <strong>RadioBrowser<\/strong> makes it very easy to listen to stations such as France Info.<\/p>\n<p>\u2705 It is possible to retrieve a reusable ID from a current playback and then restart the station in YAML from Home Assistant.<\/p>\n<p>\u2705 The Wi\u2011Fi integration with the Home Assistant app is quite simple, provided you use an administrator account.<\/p>\n<p>\u274c The documentation is really minimalist at the moment.<\/p>\n<p>\u274c The complete absence of Ethernet requires Wi\u2011Fi.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%92%AC_Mon_verdict\"><\/span>\ud83d\udcac My verdict<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>C<\/b>he test convinced me that it is entirely possible to transform the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/en\/product\/voicemusic-assistant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Voice &amp; Music Assistant<\/a> Dev Edition<\/strong> in small connected radio player with <strong>Music Assistant<\/strong>. But it would be almost reductive to stop at this conclusion alone, as this product seems to open up many other perspectives. I have explored only part of it here, and I will clearly continue my investigations.<\/p>\n<p>I particularly appreciated the simplicity of the path chosen in my installation: integration into Wi\u2011Fi via the Home Assistant application, appearance of the housing as <strong>media_player<\/strong>, first tests <strong>MP3<\/strong> conclusive, addition in <strong>Music Assistant<\/strong> via <strong>Home Assistant MediaPlayers<\/strong>, then playback of radios with <strong>RadioBrowser<\/strong> or launch local audio files. This journey is both logical, gradual and reassuring, as it makes it possible to validate each step without starting from the outset on a complex configuration.<\/p>\n<p>Where this box becomes really interesting is that the link with <strong>Music Assistant<\/strong> greatly expands the user experience. Music Assistant is not limited to reading a radio or a few songs: it can unify local libraries and online sources, aggregate several music providers, search all sources at the same time, display its readers in Home Assistant, and make it manageable by dashboards, scripts, automations and voice assistants.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, once the housing is integrated into this ecosystem, it can potentially go far beyond the simple role of a small radio speaker. It can become a real audio access point in Home Assistant, able to stream local music, internet radios, content from compatible services, TTS voice announcements, or even participate in more advanced multiroom streaming scenarios depending on the players and providers used.<\/p>\n<p>This is also what I liked about this test: I have rediscovered an open and evolving logic. Where many consumer connected speakers lock the user into a frozen path, the combination of this box with Home Assistant and Music Assistant suggests a much wider playing field, with real freedom of experimentation. We feel that we can go much further, whether it is to control home audio, create smart automations, centralise several music sources or reuse this box as a voice and audio interface in different rooms.<\/p>\n<p>In summary, this first feedback already validates an essential point: the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sigalou-domotique.fr\/en\/product\/voicemusic-assistant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Voice &amp; Music Assistant<\/a> Dev Edition<\/strong> is not just a curious voice satellite or a test gadget. It is a device that can already provide real services in a Home Assistant installation, and above all seems to promise much more as we take the time to explore its possibilities.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Finally, and to conclude really, I would like to welcome the involvement of <strong>THIRDREALITY<\/strong> in this ecosystem. It is not so common to see a manufacturer offering such a oriented product <strong>Home Assistant<\/strong>, preloaded for voice and music, and designed for a more open logic than that of conventional connected speakers. I do not see it as bad competition for <strong>Nabu Casa<\/strong>, On the contrary: The more serious actors around local voice and audio in Home Assistant, the more the ecosystem will progress. And in the face of solutions like <strong>Alexa<\/strong> or <strong>Google Home<\/strong>, very practical but much more closed, I find it rather gratifying to see this kind of alternative emerge for users who want to keep their hands on their connected home.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When we think of voice assistant for the home, we still think very quickly of Alexa, Google Home or, on the open home automation side, the Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition by Nabu Casa. That is precisely why I was intrigued by the THIRDREALITY Voice &amp; Music Assistant Dev Edition. 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