Gapless (groan) with RoPieee and BubbleUpnp

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(04-10-2023 10:01)dartmoor Wrote:  I've now removed the transcoding and installed a wired connection - and on the same Ethernet switch as the music server.

The result is now gapless BubbleUpnp playback!

Glad that you got it sorted. It was definitely the transcoding that was causing the problem as there's no way BubbleUPnP would be the only one having the issue.
That doesn't explain why OpenHome on Ropieee wasn't gapless though, that makes no sense whatsoever! You should enable that by the way and make sure you're playing to the correct one in BubbleUPnP by hiding the non-OpenHome interface.

(04-10-2023 10:01)dartmoor Wrote:  Incidentally I believe SImbum uses a HAT DAC on the Pi. I've another Pi to install and I'm wondering what's the 'best' HAT DAC to use - and what case?

I bought a Allo DigiOne HAT for the RPi 3 but it was years ago now, and this one isn't a DAC. I haven't looked into these for years so I'm afraid I have no recommendations.

It sounds like you already have Pi's available so this may be a relatively expensive alternative, but my more recent purchase with a similar price was a WiiM Pro. Admittedly I use it's digital out into a DAC, but it's a very competent endpoint, which now works perfectly with MinimServer. There is a WiiM Pro Plus with a better analog output stage if you wanted a one box solution.