It's a funny world that we inhabit. We can get everything that we want, but not in the same package. CCA works for some things, RPi for other things.I've tried Moode with RPi. It's very good, but still can't match using the native Tidal app casting to CCA. For example, you can't edit Tidal playlists, unless its changed since I tried it.
I can hear the splashing as folks get themselves in a lather about gapless!
I suppose that what we're looking for in a streamer is something that ticks all of the boxes. The Holy Grail! The DP5 certainly doesn't appear to be this, but it's not alone. I've followed the thread on the Audio Element M and it seems a lot of money to pay for something that requires a fair amount of user effort to get it working properly.
I can live with a few things not exactly as I like if I've spent peanuts on a CCA or RPi. I can't live with a broken panther if I'm spending £450 on the DP5.