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I'm looking to upgrade my current RPI based streamer to something better, but still keeping the RPI at the core. Budget is <$500 all in. MY current setup is: ROON/Tidal via Ethernet to: RPI 3 with Hifiberry DIGI Tolslink to Beresford MarkII DAC Integrated Amp: NAD B326BEE Speakers: Tekton Enzo XL's From what I've seen there's probably some positive gains to be made from upgrading the SPDIF board on top of the RPI. I've seen good reviews of the Allo DigiOne so that's interesting. I'm also wondering if it would make sense to upgrade the DAC. I have no real complaints about the current Beresford but it's a few years old so just wondering if there's something better that would still be in the budget. I have a Schiit Magni amp for my computer workstation setup and really like it so the Modi 2/Bifrost are interesting. Also, if there's a RPI DAC that would be worthwhile I could see skipping the DigiOne and just putting a full-on DAC on to of the RPI. Lots of options..... Any feedback or suggestions most appreciated!

My DAC doesn't have USB so that could be an issue. I've done some research and it seems that almost all of the squeezebox replacements have USB only outputs. If I could find one with an optical output I might give it a try.

I like the system but I'm a little gun shy of sticking with the Squeezebox ecosystem but maybe I shouldn't be? I'll do some investigation on building/buying a replacement for my dearly departed Squeezebox. If I can feel comfortable with the process I might just go ahead and build one to see how it works. I'm still open to other solutions based off of using something like Jriver so keep those suggestions coming.

Hi all, Brand new member here but I have been a "budget audiophile" for 20+ years. Starting in 2004 I began ripping my CD's to FLAC and since 2005 I have been wirelessly streaming music to my Cambridge integrated amp/speakers and separate headphone setup. My platform up until two weeks ago has been a pair of Squeezebox Classics and Logitech Media Server running on a Windows 7 computer. Two weeks ago one of my Squeezebox players died. I considered getting another one from the used market but decided that maybe it was time to move on. So, I am into the trial period of JRiver (which I like so far). I also picked up a WDTV Play on sale just to try it out and it works OK when feeding a signal through optical to my DAC and headphone amp. My other Squeezebox is still connected to the Cambridge amp. I am using BubbleUpnp to control things and it works fine with the WDTV but not so well with the remaining Squeezebox. The setup works fine with Jriver's Gizmo Android app but there is apparently some BubbleUpnp conflict that I haven't been able to correct. I'd like to stay with BubbleUpnp as the controller because it has the ability to stream Spotify from my rooted Nexus tablet. So, I guess I'm looking for a budget friendly replacement for my remaining Squeezebox that could possibly stream gapless (the WDTV doesn't). Here are my questions that I'm hoping to get some feedback/input on: 1. Is there a way to correct the apparent incompatibility problem with BubbleUpnp and Squeezebox/LMS? If so that would allow me to keep what I have, at least for now. 2. If there isn't a fix, is there another UPnP android app that can get me access to Spotify that I'm not aware of? 3. What are some possible streaming boxes, other than WDTV that can handle FLAC (gapless a plus) and have optical out to a DAC. I'm willing to pay more than the $50 I did for the WDTV but I'd like to keep it under $300 if possible. I don't need any DAC capabilities, just an optical out. I'm not opposed to DIY if it's not too involved. I know my budget is pretty tight but I thought I'd pose the question anyway. Thanks in advance for the help!