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How many Audiophiles have Multiple Systems here ? ....................

I know I do..............

When I built my house, I planned on having Audio in most every room.. So I made use of 'Extra' gear that I had laying around. (We all have extra gear, right?) - And ordered some inexpensive Receivers/amps/speakers to boot. My Rooms that I have Audio in are as Follows;

1.) My Main Music Room Downstairs
2.) Great Room Upstairs
3.) My Den
4.) My Garage
5.) Master Bathroom (My Wife's Domain) - All she knows how to do is turn on the light switch and her favorite Radio Station starts playing.
6.) My Downstairs Shop
7.) My Deck Outside

This is my 'Case' for owning a Raspberry Pi. Especially to those Audiophiles that believe you need to spend Many Thousands of Dollars to get a decent sounding Source. I have Raspberry Pies in every room... Gives me Every radio station in the World, Music from Tidal, Qobuz and my almost useless Music Library of 5,000 albums.

Even if you buy a $10,000 Music Streamer, I'm guessing you are not going to outfit your Garage/Shop/Office System with another $10,000 Streamer. So, if you think that a less than $200 Investment in a Raspberry Pi would be a complete waste of money, I'm sure you could put it to good use in one of your alternate Audio Systems.

You'll also have a 'reference point' of what a good streamer can sound like.. (You'll probably 'sneak' it into your Main System to try it out). Then you'll know for sure how much better your $10 Grand Streamer sounds.

This is why I always recommend a Raspberry Pi, for someone that poses the question. "I'm thinking of getting into Streaming, What should I look at? - My Budget is $$$$$...."

So, think of the Raspberry Pi as an entry point in the world of streaming. Even if you decide that the Megabuck streamer is the 'Real Deal', you'll still have a use for the Raspberry Pi... I still use the first model of Rpi from 2011 in my Shop area..... It runs the current version of PiCorePlayer and has a whopping 256K of Memory.

I may buy a Mega Buck streamer someday, if someone brings one over to my house and it beats the Raspberry Pi by a 'worthy' amount. Or a Dealer lets me audition one (with a money back return option) that will surely provide an audible reason to buy one... But even then, I'm keeping my other 9 Rpies, as I'll always have a use for them.. (They are all worth more on E-bay than I paid for them, if I decided to sell them).

Just a PSA.





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Topic - How many Audiophiles have Multiple Systems here ? .................... - Cut-Throat 14:10:48 04/9/22 (86)
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