Options for multi-room audio?

[simoncn]

(02-07-2015 22:56)haggis999 Wrote:  What you say confirms what I had read about the RP's USB output. However, the comments I have read about the HDMI output were much more positive.

During my browsing on this topic today I became aware of the Wolfson card but it just seemed to be a way of creating the same sort of audio outputs as a typical PC and I did not get the impression that it had any audiophile pretensions.

David

The Wolfson/Cirrus card is surprisingly (even amazingly) good for the price. Unlike many other cheap DACs, the sound is pleasant and enjoyable, even though some musical information is missing (compared with a Linn DS).

The main issue with the Wolfson/Cirrus card has been that a specially built Linux kernel is required. Most users won't have the time and expertise to deal with this. Cirrus are "trying" to get their drivers and changes into the mainstream Linux kernel for the RPi but I don't know the current status of this.