In Reply to: Revisiting Computer versus Streamer posted by David Lawrence on April 7, 2021 at 08:15:01:
As far as sound quality, it would be equal for sure, and maybe a tad better. But, you would have to be the Judge of that. For sure it would be a lot simpler, with less cords, smaller O/S and far fewer processes going on.The great thing is that a Raspberry Pi is cheap enough that you can try this out for less than $100. And yes, you can control it all with a Computer, or tablet or a Phone..
I recommend PiCorePlayer for streaming software, as it has the most features, supports all of the streaming services and is Free. Plenty of help here to get it setup as well, as it can be a bit Putzy at first.
So, Buy it and try it.. Get a Raspberry Pi Model 4, download the software and plug it into your DAC.... If you need help, just ask. I have helped dozens of people set up their Rpi via phone support. Usually takes less than an hour.
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- RE: Revisiting Computer versus Streamer - Cut-Throat 09:27:38 04/07/21 (11)
- RE: Revisiting Computer versus Streamer - sleeper 19:47:08 04/09/21 (1)
- RE: Revisiting Computer versus Streamer - Cut-Throat 22:45:52 04/09/21 (0)
- I haven't found a compelling reason to go Rpi streamer - Feanor 10:16:17 04/07/21 (8)
- Just ditching Foobar is enough improvement in sound nt. - Dawnrazor 21:18:00 04/24/21 (0)
- Pi to DAC usually beats computer to DAC... - Ivan303 06:11:09 04/09/21 (0)
- Just unnecessarily expensive and complicated -nt - E-Stat 19:56:06 04/07/21 (0)
- And you probably won't unless you try it .................. - Cut-Throat 10:22:12 04/07/21 (4)
- I'm not averse to trying new things in general - Feanor 06:55:09 04/08/21 (3)
- Yup, most always a 'learning curve', when trying something new ........... - Cut-Throat 07:38:22 04/08/21 (2)
- saturation and you - farfetched 18:50:25 04/27/21 (1)
- Sounds pretty farfetched ! ................ nt - Cut-Throat 11:21:16 04/28/21 (0)