I used to use a pi 3 with Daphile. It was good, but a bit noisy on the USB. I read that the pi 3 has the network and USB on the same bus. That is not do for the pi 4, the USB is on a separate bus. Less noisy. I upgraded to an i3 fanless NUC with audiolinux OS and HQPlayer. The audio is great.
Mini PC as a streamer
Has anyone tried a mini PC as a streamer? Compared to a Bluesound Node or Ifi Stream? I'm looking for a simple solution to stream ripped CDs from a USB hard drive. Quality is important but no real need for online streaming.