Recent content by MrJingle

It certainly has crossed my mind, but... Let's suppose a buy a Raspberry Pie, a DAC, an amp and speakers. It would... a) Cost over £1500 b) I wouldn't get the nice interfacing from a POWERNODE or Marantz 7000n such as the buttons, remote control and other features like bluetooth. At least, I...

Thanks for the replies. I think the Powernode looks good, and the new model looks even better. But I feel it has the same problem as the Marantz 7000n, which is that one day it will become obsolete and the consumer will need to buy the next product. As Gray said above, it is more like buying a...

Hi I'm looking to purchase a 'just add speakers' music streamer/DAC/Integrated amp, and I think the Maarantz 7000n may be my best option. But I'm concerned that it won't update the software past a certain date, rendering the streaming aspect of the device obsolete in a few years time. It has...