This is my take; as an owner of one of the original CuBox-i from Innuos
Innuos Zen = expensive LMS player with additional (useful) facilities. It also has the potential to expand the system with an expensive power supply and an expensive USB cleaner. The Zen is pretty much a closed system, any updates are by Innuos (and can lag a version behind). When I queried this (it was a few years ago) I was told that if I updated LMS myself that I would loose any support. I don't know if this is still the case, but I do read, every now and then, of purchasers of early Zen models, struggling to get support. If your friend wants to experiment (nearly always a good thing :)), this is my suggestion. 1) Install the EDO applet on the SBTouch, connect via co-ax or usb to the Teac and see if it works. 2) Install Squeezelite on the rpi4b server and connect via the USB to the Teac, see if it works. If it works, consider the following. Buying another rpi 4b and installing only Squeezelite. Connect the new pi to the dac and control it with either the Touch or an appropiate app. This will involve a little learing and also give a little comprehension of how the system works. If your friend wants to explore streaming services, they all offer free trials. Roon also offer free trials and the rpi can be configured as an endpoint. DSD sample files are available on the internet for trialling purposes. Don't rush things, "softly, softly........" This should all take your friend a good few months, by which time, the next "best thing" will be on the market.:) And when he is happy with what he has, then is the time for a home demo :p ronnie ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Man in a van's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=43627 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113335 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
