What I have learned in my journey from analoge sources (LPs) to digital music sources is that much more problems needs to resolved when you choose the digital path. Beside all discussion of technical components there are two main concerns: vibration and power. 1) *Vibration:* the complete chain - even starting from by internet router - must be placed on a vibration less surface. And if the device (eg. a RPi box) has a light weight, it is helpful to put some extra weight on it for stabilization (granit, steel, ...) 2) *Power:* good clean power is very essential. It depends from the quality what is deliverd into your house. You should definitly concider not to use a standard power adapter (PSU) for an RPi box. There are many soltions available such as Keces. Additional it might be worth to check out filters or other fancy solutions. Lot of tests and experiments are useful and might bring surprising results. It's not Voodoo.
My chain looks as follows. 1) *rPI3 with LMS and Squeezelite powered by Keces DC-116* - Upsampling all sources to highest level through Squezzelite - *Allo DigiOne* for SPDIF Output (what I do like about this component is that it has reclocking functionality on board). 2) *Mutec MC-3+ Smart Clock USB *(for reclocking purposed - amazing impovement) 3) *Rega DAC R* (possible an area of improvement, would love to test/go for a NOS DAC). 4) *Unison Research Sinfonia *(new component in my chain :cool:) 5) *Klipsch Forte III* I have tested integrated and expensive network streamers to replace 1,2,3 but was never convinced - not only because I am an LMS enthusiastic. Living Room: piCorePlayer 6.1.0 on rPi 3B+ & Allo DigiOne & 1TB USB (LMS 8.0.0 & Squeezelite) & Keces DC-116, Mutec MC-3+ Smart Clock, Rega DAC R, Unison Research Sinfonia, Klipsch Forte III. Control of LMS through a) Squeeze Ctrl App on Android, b) SB Touch through WLAN and 3) classical PC browser interface. Bedroom: Boom / Workspace: Boom / Kitchen: Radio ------------------------------------------------------------------------ schiff1108's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=64153 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113147 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
