Raspberry Pi Digi Hats

[MajorD]

Oops, yeah I'd forgotten that's what started the debate

Sorry I hijacked the thread guys.

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[Bourneendboy]

Sorry I hijacked the thread guys.

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No problem at all, makes things more interesting for all participating

[mikeyb]

No problem at all, makes things more interesting for all participating

That's what I was thinking too, great to get differing opinions

[MajorD]

That's what I was thinking too, great to get differing opinions

I'm sure there'll be some differing opinions with the next question then.....

Software for the Pi. I have FLAC files saved to my NAS and use Spotify too. What software is everyone using and why?

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[PaulBarnett]

What's the advantage of using the BNC output over the coax?

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On my digione, the signal voltage thru the BNC socket is twice that thru the RCA socket. (as the standard requires). This might explain any differences you might hear. And in my case, it also made the difference between an RME ADI-2 DAC locking on to the signal, and not.

[mikeyb]

I'm sure there'll be some differing opinions with the next question then.....

Software for the Pi. I have FLAC files saved to my NAS and use Spotify too. What software is everyone using and why?

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I use Logitech Media Server installed on an Intel NUC and left to run 24/7. Then Material Skin installed on LMS and MoOde Audio on the Pi.

This gives me access to Qobuz, Spotify, Bandcamp, Radio Paradise, TuneinRadio and my NAS drive. Plenty of other plugins can be added to LMS.

I dropped Roon in favour of LMS and the Material Skin

[Bencat]

I use Logitech Media Server with the Max2play Distro . LMS is installed on a Pi 4 8GB units as stand alone server then I have various players Pi based all with Digi Hats to send to the DAC,s or DSP units i use in each system. I have a Digione in my main system with Shanti power supply but if I am honest it is not that much better than a Pi with HifiDigiberry Pro + and the Shanti power supply . I would not be able to tell the difference accurately enough to say which was being used . I use Materila Skin on my laptop , Tablet and Android pgone to control whaterver system I am using at that time . Main reason for LMS is the support and number of plug in's it offers for all the things I need (BBC iPlayer / Extras, Radio Paradise)

[VillageIdiot]

I use Logitech Media Server with the Max2play Distro

Why not plain vanilla LMS? What does Max2play bring to the party?

[mikeyb]

just as well off and cheaper to use the Material Skin ( voluntary donation ) than pay for Max2play

You still get ALL the plugins with Material Skin and it works great, as I mentioned earlier I gave up on Roon to use LMS and Material, try it,you might like it, if not then try the paid for Max2play

[MajorD]

I use Logitech Media Server with the Max2play Distro . LMS is installed on a Pi 4 8GB units as stand alone server then I have various players Pi based all with Digi Hats to send to the DAC,s or DSP units i use in each system. I have a Digione in my main system with Shanti power supply but if I am honest it is not that much better than a Pi with HifiDigiberry Pro + and the Shanti power supply . I would not be able to tell the difference accurately enough to say which was being used . I use Materila Skin on my laptop , Tablet and Android pgone to control whaterver system I am using at that time . Main reason for LMS is the support and number of plug in's it offers for all the things I need (BBC iPlayer / Extras, Radio Paradise)

I had planned on running something like Volumio on the Pi and assumed this would collate everything on my NAS and have a Spotify plugin.

I apologise for the noob question but does this setup require a separate server?

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