Originally Posted by GMT
Do you think it would out perform a 218 ? Also the device has HDMI out - wonder if it can also be used for surround music.

Absolutely outperforms my 218, or any other source I’ve tried, but, no HDMI out AFAIK. I feed surround music via USB to a miniDSP U-DIO8 which outputs triple SPDIF for my C61R.

As much as I like the 3-tier Diretta streamer built according to David’s excellent guide, it reaches even greater heights with better power supplies and vibration control. I also choose to convert USB to AES/EBU with a DDC for DSP9’s SpeakerLink input.

Can I ask, is it a simple case of selecting the raspberry pi box in Roon and then playing music files as normal?

Once you have everything set up, the answer is yes.

Last edited by OldDogCan; 2026-05-30 18:27.
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