Grumpy Bob wrote: > There are really two issues here: > > 1. You need to evaluate whether you prefer LMS or whatever music > management software comes with the Bluesound devices (of which I know > nothing). And does the Bluesound offer a better quality sound? > 2. You should maybe try out different DACs in the context of your HiFi > system and make your choice based on sound quality and the DAC's feature > set. I have read that the DAC in the Touch is pretty highly regarded. I > use a Cambridge Audio DACMagic 100, but mostly to quickly allow > switching between different digital devices. I don't think it is > superior to the Touch's DAC. > > Robert
This same question was posted on a different section yesterday. As a result I looked at the specs of the Bluesound. Its maximum is 24/192 but only when used with BluOS whatever that is. Otherwise it has Bluetooth and Airplay 2. For close to £500 I think its a bit of a white elephant so far as LMS is concerned and my conclusion was that there are lots of DACs that would outperform it when coupled with a Pi based player. Personally I am now running a Pi4 with piCorePlayer coupled to a Khadas Tone Board in my main Living Room hifi and for a total outlay of c£220 including fancy cases I'd suggest that this outperforms the Blusound by some way. If I was the OP I think I would firstly look at the new Dac32 player at c £55. I suspect that will be in Touch sort of class and perhaps beyond. VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* Joggler & Pi4/Khadas -> Onkyo TXNR686 -> Celestion F20s *Office* Joggler & Pi3 -> Denon RCD N8 -> Celestion F10s *Dining Room* SB Boom *Kitchen* UE Radio (upgraded to SB Radio) *Bedroom (Bedside)* Pi Zero+DAC ->ToppingTP21 ->AKG Headphones *Bedroom (TV) & Bathroom* SB Touch ->Denon AVR ->Mordaunt Short M10s + Kef ceiling speakers *Guest Room* Joggler > Topping Amp -> Wharfedale Modus Cubes Everything controlled by iPeng & Material on iOS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ d6jg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=44051 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113922
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