19-Mar-2016, 05:56
I feed my D800 from a Raspberry Pi 2 (RPI2) with a DAC-less HifiBerry Digi+ card via SPDIF out. For now I am using Volumio streaming music files from my Apple Time Capsule. Volumio also does Web Radio and Spotify (not sure about Tidal). It works fine with DSD64 and 192/24 FLAC files. Volumio has a crude, but functional Web UI that I can use from a browser on desktop and mobile devices.
But I'm hoping to replace Volumio with a soon-to-be-released RoonSpeakers for RPI2 solution, which would turn a RPI2 into a Roon end point. That will be a great solution. At that point I'll probably get another Pi (a new Raspberry Pi 3) to use as a streamer for my Phantom Dialog. The Digi+ also has Toslink optical out.
I recently broke out my soldering iron to connect a high quality linear power supply directly to the Digi+ board (it replaces the one for the RPI2, which now draws power from the Digi+). It makes a HUGE difference, and I feel that I now have a DAC-less streamer worthy of the D800.
All for about $75.
muski
But I'm hoping to replace Volumio with a soon-to-be-released RoonSpeakers for RPI2 solution, which would turn a RPI2 into a Roon end point. That will be a great solution. At that point I'll probably get another Pi (a new Raspberry Pi 3) to use as a streamer for my Phantom Dialog. The Digi+ also has Toslink optical out.
I recently broke out my soldering iron to connect a high quality linear power supply directly to the Digi+ board (it replaces the one for the RPI2, which now draws power from the Digi+). It makes a HUGE difference, and I feel that I now have a DAC-less streamer worthy of the D800.
All for about $75.
muski