Quick Navigation Computer/Digital Audio Top However, they are essentially a RPi in nicer clothing. These high-end streamers come in a nice case and may have a few more outputs. There are high-end equipment manufacturers that sell streamers costing over a thousand dollars that use the Raspberry Pi internally. I will report back on how the RPi responds streaming that much data. I will eventually connect the RPi to my newer DAC which is asynchronous and can handle up to 512DSD native. I am upsampling everything to 24/96 to match the capabilities of my older DAC. And yet, the sound is really-really good. Right now I have the RPi connected to my older DAC which is NOT asynchronous. If your DAC can handle an asynchronous USB signal and you connect the RPi to your DAC via USB, then the DAC will do the timing (clock), control the jitter, and ultimately determine the sound. I have zero dropouts.īefore I comment on the sound, let me first point out that the Raspberry Pi delivers a bit-perfect signal to the DAC. I am using a wired connection to eliminate the possibility of dropouts. You can set it up to work via ethernet (wired) or WiFi (wireless).
I can also add convolution filters (including room correction filters) if I wanted to, but have not done that yet.Ģ.
I am using Roon Core to upsample everything. The Roon Core is the one doing the heavy lifting. You still need to run the ROON CORE on another computer. Correct, the Raspberry Pi is just a Roon-EndPoint. Practical solutions for one's own quest to audiophile nirvana. In an audiophile world where one may well need a home equity loan for a few of the latest and greatest highly touted power cords, it is refreshing to see the DIY spirit alive and well. This is just an end point, so the ROON Core and music library of ripped CD's are on another computer that "talks" to this streamer VIA ethernet or WiFi, correct? Thank you for taking the time to post your findings and all the information necessary for one to replicate.
And as a bonus, once you set it up, you never have to touch it again as the software is automatically updated. One can use a phone or tablet to select the music and the stream will be sent bit-perfect from the Pi to your DAC. That is a very inexpensive route to have Roon-EndPoint, DLNA, AirPlay, Spotify, Squeezelite, and HQPlayer capabilities with digital output (or analog output depending on the HAT you choose). This set up (Raspberry Pi, HAT, case, power-supply, SD card) costs less than $140. I plan to build mine without the display but will add a HAT (HiFiBerri Digi+ Pro) with optical outputs.
Here is a detailed description of how to build one: The developer of the software has made it so easy that this device can be assembled and start running in less than 10 minutes. This hardware/software combo can stream Roon, DLNA, AirPlay, Spotify, Squeezelite, and HQPlayer NAA. It is a Raspberry Pi running RoPiee software. I wondered if it was possible to build a similar system today that could connect to Spotify and that (hopefully) was easier to build. The initial set up was tricky, but fortunately I got help from techie forums. Google Chromecast Audio would have worked, but that product is now discontinued.Ī few years ago I built a Raspberry Pi Roon-Endpoint. Unfortunately most items on the list cost several hundred dollars and up (some cost thousands). – Tagged "Works with Spotify Free"– Spotify Everywhere). Spotify has a list of devices that have it ( Audio Streamers & Hi-Fi Many folks recommended devices that use Spotify-Connect none of my components have that capability. I investigated ways to listen to Spotify using my current audio system and DAC.
Unfortunately, Roon and Spotify do not work well together. But I recently resubscribed to Spotify because I much prefer it to find new music and to share music with others.