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<blockquote data-quote="pwatts" data-source="post: 1084979" data-attributes="member: 146"><p>Just as with all other hi-fi, the feature list don't determine the performance. Refer to the Lumin U1 for a more extreme example of how expensive (and IMO justifiably so) a digital-only streamer can get.</p><p>Another IMO, is that USB is a horrid interface except for the handful of DSD recordings requiring it (which anyway can be transcoded to PCM in software). USB can sound good but it takes a lot of tweaking to get the best out of it.</p><p></p><p>The Zen is a remarkable piece of gear at an even more remarkable price. It should comfortably outclass most RPi implementations, and probably almost anything in that league. But in an A/B comparison against others, when ignoring the hype of all the features, do not expect it to be the epitome of fidelity. Use it or don't use it, I have no stake in either companies.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pwatts, post: 1084979, member: 146"] Just as with all other hi-fi, the feature list don't determine the performance. Refer to the Lumin U1 for a more extreme example of how expensive (and IMO justifiably so) a digital-only streamer can get. Another IMO, is that USB is a horrid interface except for the handful of DSD recordings requiring it (which anyway can be transcoded to PCM in software). USB can sound good but it takes a lot of tweaking to get the best out of it. The Zen is a remarkable piece of gear at an even more remarkable price. It should comfortably outclass most RPi implementations, and probably almost anything in that league. But in an A/B comparison against others, when ignoring the hype of all the features, do not expect it to be the epitome of fidelity. Use it or don't use it, I have no stake in either companies. [/QUOTE]
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