Flac or WAV transport.

[BLASTO]

It is a fancy word for volume control.

Volume control is tyically done in the amplifier and not in the player. This yamaha supports volume control also using a remote and through app. You can just connect power speakers and control volume from yamaha rather than running to the speakers every time.

Hi blasto , I dont know what is preamp and how is it used , will be glad if can do or post a link to the guide on how to use it.

 

[prankey]

I use the Oppo BDP-103 on occasion to play FLAC. Most BD players would do this.

Shankar

While it's good enough to pass almost all Hires audio essentially bit perfect, it does have a softer midrange and is not as forthcoming and open as a true bit-perfect audio.

So far, PS3 with the right bitshaping algorithm does the trick for CD to wave rips. Even when not bit-perfect, sounds close.

Haven't played much on Xbox One S but so far not so impressed with its flat sound signature. It might be bit-perfect but haven't really tested closely as it plays essentially all wave and flac files.

AVR's USB is certainly a rockstar in bit-perfect audio. It's quite undermined but whatever formats it plays, usually does it without any degradation or transformation

 

[saikatbiswas82]

If you have a USB Dac, just put together a headless mini pc (raspberry pi, intel nuc etc.) and install any of the Linux music server OS (daphile, vortex box, volumio etc.). You can control them through iOS, android including browsing music. This solution is not the same as running a full pc. You just need to switch the mini pc on just like you would any transport. The loading times of these software are very less.

+1 to that.

Get a Raspberry Pi and any one of these:

- https://www.hifiberry.com/shop/boards/hifiberry-digi-transformer-version/
- Pi-Digi+ I2S audiophile optical / electrical digital for Raspberry Pi
- https://www.allo.com/sparky/digione.html

However there is complete built unit from Allo:

https://www.allo.com/sparky/digione-player.html

Please note, I am not associated with any of the manufacturers mentioned above.

 

[adhingra]

If you still on a lookout, after the demise of Chromecast audio, seems Echo input maybe worth a try as well. Anyone got some experience?

 

[haisaikat]

If you still on a lookout, after the demise of Chromecast audio, seems Echo input maybe worth a try as well. Anyone got some experience?

No, yet to come to India but it has analogue output only. So it means the dac is fixed inside and that's a limitation. Although from my experience of echo gen 3 it does have a not so bad DAC inside. This basically looks to be a echo 3 without the speaker.

 

[adhingra]

It’s here in India yesterday for 2999 but yes you’re right analog only