The music used was a handful of tracks that we always use for such comparisons (well known material). I had a friend over in order to at least try to have a bigger sample size (of ears). The music streamed from a NAS box over Ethernet. To keep the playing field as level as possible both of them were running the exact same software (Raspbian Buster Lite, since ATM that is pretty much the only OS that supports both of the platforms) with MPD loaded and were powered by the same (excellent) Salas L-Adapter power supply.Ĭonnection to my DAC (DIY dual AK4493, very detailed) was through USB 2.0. The idea was to compare the RPi 3 that I had for a couple of years now to the RPi 4. More power consumption and more ICs usually mean more noise. Then there is the increased system complexity and power consumption that comes with the new architecture.
But is it indeed a better audio streamer for us audiophiles?įor starters, it’s been almost a month since its announcement and availability (I got my unit delivered just 3 days after its announcement) and AFAIK the well-known audio distributions do not yet support it. So, all of the above specs mean that the RPi is definitely faster and more capable than ever as a desktop replacement. We also got more processing speed and more RAM options, up to 4GB of fast LPDDR4 memory, dual HDMI outputs, etc. We got a new SoC (the BCM2711), one that finally supported an RGMII interface for a true GbE port, plus a PCI Express port that is used to give USB 3.0 & 2.0 connectivity at useful speeds. But until now, all of these connectivity options had to be accommodated by a single USB 2.0 port on the SoC.īut this year everything changed. Usually the new processor was a bit faster, we got WiFi and BT, then better WiFi, then faster (almost) GbE network, etc. About a month ago the Raspberry Pi 4 was announced, pretty much blind-sighting everybody.įor the last (many) years, since the announcement of the RPi 2, we had been used to relatively minor incremental upgrades every time a new RPi came out.
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