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options for streaming (particularly Tidal)... and DACs

Posted by raq (A) on January 11, 2021 at 14:11:17

Hi all,
This is likely the most circulated subject on this forum, and so apologies if I'm asking for a customized mapping of options and such - researching this gets overwhelming very quickly! I did give it a fair shot, and am continuing to do so.

I just got a nano IoT Win 10 computer to serve my trusty DDDAC1543+WaveIO USB DAC. Evaluating if I should be able to perform the same duty with a Rasperry Pi...

Though it's conceivable I may upgrade my DAC (likely a Topping), I don't estimate going off USB any time soon.

So...
- is the RPI up to competently stream things such as Tidal (at least as accurately as a PC)? Indications here and elsewhere are a yes, but I'm not at all clear how as I don't see Raspbian compatible Tidal apps, etc.
- is the RPI compatible with my USB interface? This is I'd say nearly a deal breaker.
- is this a truly convenient (and also quality) proposition in regular use? Not to claim my setup is state of the art, but just looking to hear thoughts. Currently, I'm RDP-ing into the nano PC, including from my Android phone, and it's not the easiest thing to adjust the volume, but it works ok and possibilities to perform other things are nearly infinite this being an ok Windows 10 station (while I expect the RPI to be fairly limited).

Thank you all for helping with this!

Edits: 01/11/21

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