In Reply to: RE: Revelatio posted by Jonesy on September 12, 2020 at 06:15:17:
"And as mentioned in another post, the Pi would be my choice. (The wrath of inmates in going any other way allows no option, LOL!)"I don't think that's true.
Wrath comes down when an inmate buys a streamer for several thousand dollars then spews all kinds of bogus audiophile b.s. [often from the manufacturer's own marketing hype] claiming that you have to spend that much because only these specialty audio companies have the necessary expertise to achieve excellent sound. That's simply not true.
I keep bringing up Bryston not because what they're doing is shady. They openly mention the fact that they use the Raspberry Pi in their streamers. I mention it to kill off any myths that you can't achieve outstanding results with this little sub $50 component in a DIY streamer project.
Outstanding commercially built streamers can be had for well under $1000, many for a few hundred. But this is an odd hobby. Some believe that performance is directly proportional to price and they have to justify their spend by putting down $200 DIY projects that handily match or beat their megabuck streamer.... and that's when the b.s. starts flying and the Pi defenders come out of the
woodworkoven ;-)
Edits: 09/12/20
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Follow Ups
- In defense of the humble Pi........ - AbeCollins 08:24:04 09/12/20 (14)
- Haven't tried the Pi 4 with USB as yet... - Ivan303 19:58:56 09/13/20 (4)
- RE: Haven't tried the Pi 4 with USB as yet... - AbeCollins 19:08:22 09/14/20 (3)
- RE: Haven't tried the Pi 4 with USB as yet... - zacster 05:59:14 09/15/20 (2)
- Compact RPi setup and Hi-res from iPhone - AbeCollins 12:33:35 09/15/20 (0)
- " I can use my iPhone as source but not in hi-res"......... - Cut-Throat 11:05:18 09/15/20 (0)
- But this is an odd hobby... - mlsstl 15:46:32 09/12/20 (0)
- Yup, you nailed it ...........................nt - Cut-Throat 12:21:59 09/12/20 (0)
- RE: In defense of the humble Pi........ - tketcham 09:38:08 09/12/20 (0)
- RE: In defense of the humble Pi........ - Jonesy 09:24:48 09/12/20 (5)
- Mr. Cut-Throat will help you when you're ready ;-) - AbeCollins 12:28:14 09/12/20 (4)
- Indeed! Mr. Cut-Throat experience and willingness to help has not gone un-noticed! - Jonesy 13:15:36 09/12/20 (3)
- Yup, I can help you, as Abe indicated ............... nt - Cut-Throat 13:54:20 09/12/20 (2)
- Thanks Cut-Throat! (nt) - Jonesy 14:09:25 09/12/20 (1)
- Sure anytime you want to drop the princely sum of $80 or so ............ - Cut-Throat 14:12:48 09/12/20 (0)