I recently repurposed an RPI4 to use as a streamer.
(It was originally bought as a general IT project for my kids who sadly lost interest all too quickly)
I’ve put Volumio on a new micro SD card and am controlling the RPI4 with an app on my iphone. It’s connected to WiFi and streaming Spotify. I’ve got a modest supra USB lead to connect to the digital input on my Rega Isis.
Sound is good enough for background listening and researching new music but inevitably I am wondering whether there are tweaks to improve things a bit (higher frequencies are quite ragged).
For example I use the standard RPI wall wart and I see there is a burgeoning cottage industry in linear PS units. I have also seen supposedly better SMPS - allo nirvana? - though perhaps the better PS solutions are more effective on standalone DACs.
Regardless I want to limit myself to a modest spend.
Any suggestions?
(It was originally bought as a general IT project for my kids who sadly lost interest all too quickly)
I’ve put Volumio on a new micro SD card and am controlling the RPI4 with an app on my iphone. It’s connected to WiFi and streaming Spotify. I’ve got a modest supra USB lead to connect to the digital input on my Rega Isis.
Sound is good enough for background listening and researching new music but inevitably I am wondering whether there are tweaks to improve things a bit (higher frequencies are quite ragged).
For example I use the standard RPI wall wart and I see there is a burgeoning cottage industry in linear PS units. I have also seen supposedly better SMPS - allo nirvana? - though perhaps the better PS solutions are more effective on standalone DACs.
Regardless I want to limit myself to a modest spend.
Any suggestions?