There are at least about 2 dozen I know of so your premise is false and under researched.
$200 of RasPi will blow away a Mac.
$200 of RasPi will blow away a Mac.
Streaming Transport without DAC- few choices
I already have a very good DAC. I already have a very good preamp. There seems to be a dearth of streaming transports under $2000 which noes not include a DAC, does not include preamp function or does not include both.
So tempted to just get a Mac mini and use that as a dedicated transport/server, played through audirvana
So tempted to just get a Mac mini and use that as a dedicated transport/server, played through audirvana
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If I didn't have a Blusound Node, I'd do a Raspberry Pi. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fX7NSaAKYU&ab_channel=TheHansBeekhuyzenChannel https://darko.audio/2020/01/raspberry-pi-audio-streaming-101/ |
iFi just released their new ZEN Stream which looks nicely done for $399 .. WiFi & ethernet connections, USB & SPDIF out, and sans DAC to name a few features. https://ifi-audio.com/products/zen-stream/ |
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