Hi.
First posting on here, but have been reading for a while and finding the reviews and forum very informative. So thanks for the education so far.
I'm looking to build a bedroom streaming setup without spending a large amount of money. I have an old but decent analogue-input-only integrated amp (NAD 310) and pair of bookshelf speakers (Mission something-or-other) currently not in use. Am planning to use those and need to figure out how to feed them without spending a fortune. So I'm contemplating doing a bit (my first ever bit) of Raspberry Pi tinkering. Have been reading up on rpi approaches and have some questions:
First posting on here, but have been reading for a while and finding the reviews and forum very informative. So thanks for the education so far.
I'm looking to build a bedroom streaming setup without spending a large amount of money. I have an old but decent analogue-input-only integrated amp (NAD 310) and pair of bookshelf speakers (Mission something-or-other) currently not in use. Am planning to use those and need to figure out how to feed them without spending a fortune. So I'm contemplating doing a bit (my first ever bit) of Raspberry Pi tinkering. Have been reading up on rpi approaches and have some questions:
- DAC? I'm contemplating getting a Topping E30 anyway for headphone use. Based on what I've read here and elsewhere it seems to be the current DAC price/performance world champion. But alternatively ...
- An Rpi DAC? Would give a one-box solution, but might interfere with heatsink cases, see below. But might they be (audibly) inferior to the Topping? I'm guessing probably not with my late 50s hearing. Or ...
- I have an old Fiio D03k DAC with coax/optical input lying around unused. Could use this I guess, but that would still require adding optical or coax output to the rpi so probably not worth the hassle
- This a bedroom system and I'm reading worrying things about Rpi 4 heat issues. I'd prefer not to burn to death in the night, but for a bedroom audio system I'd also prefer not to have a fan. Are the heatsink cases (Flirc, Argon etc) Good Enough?
- back in the iTunes/iPod days I ripped my CD collection to Apple Lossless. Can the various rpi music players play this, or am I going to need to get the storage boxes out and re-rip?
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