Gapless (groan) with RoPieee and BubbleUpnp

[dartmoor]

(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.
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I've heard some good things about the Wiim Pro plus so that's a possibility. I have a now old QED streamer that used to wind me up because it wasn't gapless - it got banished to one of the childrens rooms - I'm looking for a replacement. Hence using a spare Pi4 - or perhaps an external DAC. I'll think on. Now I know that Minimserver, BubbleuPnp and RoPieee work well together it opens up a lot of possibilities.