Seems all the streaming services are offering CD quality streams for $10/mo now. Question is...How to get that lossless stream to the stereo via a Pi? IOW, what software would one use to access these services and get it out* of the Pi lossessly (presumably controlling it all with a smartphone app)? I've read some software or hardware might downsample/downgrade the CD Quality lossless to something lesser, so really wondering how to avoid that. Safe to assume any software that does this will also be able to access lossless files stored on a USB stick plugged into the Pi? TIA.
*Getting it out of the Pi could be via the Pi's USB, A DAC HAT, or digital output HAT feeding a DAC.
voolston - audiophile by day, music lover by night!
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Topic - Streaming lossless from the internet with a Pi, how exactly? - marc g. 15:12:35 05/22/21 (30)
- Have to use the 4 the others suck - Gordon Rankin 13:55:53 05/24/21 (7)
- RE: Have to use the 4 the others suck - zacster 05:34:46 05/25/21 (6)
- USB from the Pi or with a S/PDIF 'hat'? - Ivan303 19:21:38 05/25/21 (2)
- "I still prefer a really decent S/PDIF 'hat'." - marcuslee841@yahoo.com 00:59:12 05/27/21 (1)
- Good plan... - Ivan303 07:22:07 05/27/21 (0)
- If your streaming wired is the only way to go. - Gordon Rankin 07:01:34 05/25/21 (2)
- RE: If your streaming wired is the only way to go. - zacster 17:24:13 05/27/21 (1)
- +1 YES - If you're streaming, wired is the only way to go. - AbeCollins 08:04:47 05/31/21 (0)
- RE: Streaming lossless from the internet with a Pi, how exactly? - Cut-Throat 15:16:07 05/22/21 (21)
- RE: Streaming lossless from the internet with a Pi, how exactly? - marc g. 15:51:45 05/22/21 (20)
- RE: Streaming lossless from the internet with a Pi, how exactly? - soundchekk 02:19:55 05/23/21 (1)
- RE: Streaming lossless from the internet with a Pi, how exactly? - E-Stat 16:14:29 05/25/21 (0)
- RE: Streaming lossless from the internet with a Pi, how exactly? - Cut-Throat 15:57:04 05/22/21 (17)
- RE: Streaming lossless from the internet with a Pi, how exactly? - marc g. 16:49:51 05/22/21 (16)
- RE: Streaming lossless from the internet with a Pi, how exactly? - Cut-Throat 17:02:26 05/22/21 (15)
- RE: RaspPi vs Touch - awsjr 03:26:50 05/24/21 (14)
- Something is wrong with your set up .................. - Cut-Throat 05:28:48 05/24/21 (13)
- RE: Something is wrong with your set up .................. - awsjr 09:44:55 05/24/21 (6)
- No you don't need an Analog Output with a DAC Hat............... - Cut-Throat 13:16:17 05/24/21 (5)
- RE: No you don't need an Analog Output with a DAC Hat............... - awsjr 05:32:33 05/25/21 (0)
- RE: No you don't need an Analog Output with a DAC Hat............... - soundchekk 23:51:59 05/24/21 (3)
- I use USB output with my Rpi Model 4 .... nt - Cut-Throat 02:29:11 05/25/21 (2)
- Me too. I use USB output with my Rpi Model 4 but - AbeCollins 05:15:21 05/25/21 (1)
- Ditto .......... - Cut-Throat 09:08:21 05/25/21 (0)
- RE: Something is wrong with your set up .................. - awsjr 09:26:34 05/24/21 (3)
- I guess you didn't read the edit on my post...... - Cut-Throat 09:30:02 05/24/21 (2)
- RE: I guess you didn't read the edit on my post...... - awsjr 09:35:29 05/24/21 (1)
- Sorry I made a mistake .................nt - Cut-Throat 09:51:08 05/24/21 (0)
- RE: Something is wrong with your set up .................. - AbeCollins 05:50:59 05/24/21 (1)
- RE: yes and yes - awsjr 09:33:07 05/24/21 (0)