I decided to try the Picoreplayer 6 with the USB out. The DAC is in a Bel Canto C5i. LMS runs on a Linux PC and has been very stable for many years.
It took a little work on the settings to get it running, but it does sound good. I have a SB Radio and two RPis with HiFiBerry hats. One of the RPI with a digital out had been used with the Bel Canto without problems.
The issue is the PCP doesn't stay consistently available. The next day, the PCP will be missing from the LMS list of players even though one can still access the PCP on its web page at the RPi's IP address. To fix this, I have to restart the RPi. Just restarting Squeezelite doesn't do it.
The Bel Canto C5i remains on and power to the PCP and other equipment also remains on all the time.
Any suggestions as to why the PCP "disappears" and has to be restarted before I can start playing music? I'd like to switch from the RPi/Hifiberry player to the PCP but its inability to reliably start up after sitting for a while makes an issue for this plan.
It took a little work on the settings to get it running, but it does sound good. I have a SB Radio and two RPis with HiFiBerry hats. One of the RPI with a digital out had been used with the Bel Canto without problems.
The issue is the PCP doesn't stay consistently available. The next day, the PCP will be missing from the LMS list of players even though one can still access the PCP on its web page at the RPi's IP address. To fix this, I have to restart the RPi. Just restarting Squeezelite doesn't do it.
The Bel Canto C5i remains on and power to the PCP and other equipment also remains on all the time.
Any suggestions as to why the PCP "disappears" and has to be restarted before I can start playing music? I'd like to switch from the RPi/Hifiberry player to the PCP but its inability to reliably start up after sitting for a while makes an issue for this plan.