MichaelL wrote:It's a slightly disappointing response in view of the statement on your 'About' page - quote
Take an inexpensive, silent and low-consumption mini-PC and make it perform as an high fidelity digital source.
Well the new HiFiBerry Digi+pro board will be the 'must have' item for anyone using an external DAC i.e. the majority.
It would be great to know that said Hifi enthusiasts will be able to use Rune without poking around in software especially when the majority probably have no programming knowledge like myself.
You should know the developers are working very hard on the next version of RuneAudio and are very close to having the next version ready.
When working on a new version at some point you have to stop including new features and changing "the guts" in order to get the software stable and ready for public consumption. Given you just joined the forum just a shade over 24 hours ago I wouldnt expect you to know that a new release was very close, unless you had taken the time to check things out before posting (hint). At some point the line in the coding sand has to be drawn and I suspect that given the Digi+ Pro has only been available for a few weeks that the line got drawn before its general availability.
I run a Digi+ (non Pro) going to an Audio-GD NOS1704 DAC. It works famously, as does RuneAudio in general. A little patience will likely be well rewarded in your case with the new Digi+ Pro. In fact, I might upgrade as well. I suspect supporting a board as popular as it certainly will be will be high on the list of things to do after the next release of RuneAudio hits the street.
A more general comment: NONE of these Linux-based audio players designed for Raspberry Pis and other similar SBCs are going to ever be totally plug and play, especially if you want to be on the leading edge of the most recent hardware, as you are in your case. If you need that sort of plug and play functionality without getting your hands at least a little dirty get a Sonos or any of the myriad of self-contained hardware devices that can do the same thing, but be a nice sealed box requiring little thought or effort.
Nobody asked you to program. With a little research and a slightly open mind you might learn to SSH to your Pi and change a few configuration files as indicated by Frank and the link(s) he referenced. If you can follow instructions well, none of this is more complicated than editing a document in Word, or typing a diparaging forum post.
Also don't forget, the folks who code this awesome FREE player for you do it for nearly nothing in return aside from personal satisfaction and the occasional monetary donation for what probably amounts to beer money by those of us who are
grateful for their efforts.
Good luck!
Synology DS214+ -> RP3 -> Hifiberry Digi+ -> Audio-Gd NOS1704 (coax) -> Audio-GD C-2 preamp/headphone amp ->
1) Yamaha M-4 Power Amp -> Energy Pro 22 Speakers OR 2) HiFiMan HE-400i
Audio Nirvana!!!