"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 woodwork ;-)
