Yet another streamer options thread...

@cutthroat 

My piCorePlayer uses a 7" touchscreen.  It's just a little too big to fit where i want it to go.  Are using USB output to your DAC?

Yes, I have 10 Raspberry Pies throughout my home.  Most all of them use USB output to a Dac or an Amp with an internal Dac. You’ve already got and understand the Squeezelite software. So, I think you just need a few tweaks. If your Rpi is a Model 4 or 5 the USB will give you SQ, that is as good as it gets. if your Rpi is a Model 3 or below, USB is not going to work as well.

Get rid of the 7 inch Screen and just use the Rpi.... And as I mentioned, if you have a TV nearby you can display artwork on the TV in a variety of ways. What I do is use Screen Ctrl on my phone and cast it to the TV. I use a Chromecast in the back of the TV.... I get an amazing artwork Picture on my 55 inch OLED TV - With bit rate and Track progress displayed.

I’m not sure where you are going to ’Set up’ your streamer, but an RPi is so flexible and cheap that there are many options for you. 

I built mine some time ago while I was still working, mostly as a fun project (like I needed an electronics project for 'fun'...I was an electrical engineer).  I think it is a 3B+.  So sounds like I would need to get the latest and greatest V5.  I was thinking about re-purposing my current PCP into a weather station.

If I were you, I’d get the Model #4 Rpi.... The Rpi #5 offers no advantages over the #4 for PiCorePlayer purposes. And get the smallest memory also. When I buy an Rpi today that’s what I get.

The Model #4 will also run cooler and be cheaper.