Thanks for the detailed reply. It's an interesting counterpoint to a lot of reviews online . Maybe I'm better trying an rPi, its a cheap mistake if it doesn't work out.
Yeah the noise issues are curable, it just seems sensitive to them. Anyway it’s upstream of the dac so there is no possible way it can sound better or worse than anything else ;)
Thanks for the detailed reply. It's an interesting counterpoint to a lot of reviews online . Maybe I'm better trying an rPi, its a cheap mistake if it doesn't work out.