Controlling the volume on a bluetooth amplifier (2 Viewers)

[jongood]

We ditched the regular radio ages ago, mostly because we spend most of our time out of UK signal range but I also wanted to use the space for a 9 inch camera monitor.

We've been using a bluetooth speaker, which is ok but now thinking of fitting a bluetòoth amp to the motorhomes currently redundant speaker set up. The issue I have with just using the phone is that my copilot likes to control the volume but will inevitably mess up the mapping if she tries to do this using the phone. There's no problem finding a bt amp with an old fashioned knob on it but I can't get my head around hiding the wires to it. I'm considering, pullinig one apart, concealing the unit and remotely mounting the volume control but wondering if there is a cleverer way?

 

[Bobby-gg]

Most of the Chinesium Bluetooth amps come with a remote control - would that not be more suitable?

In the past I've built a few raspberry pi players with amps, one of them had an extension lead available to a front control panel, but I can't find them out there atm.

Or alternatively, an alexa based system powering the speakers.

 

[jongood]

Most of the Chinesium Bluetooth amps come with a remote control - would that not be more suitable?

In the past I've built a few raspberry pi players with amps, one of them had an extension lead available to a front control panel, but I can't find them out there atm.

Or alternatively, an alexa based system powering the speakers.

Ive foundcthem with a control panel or a remote pad but was hoping to make it as analogue as possible.