I installed Plex Media Server on a miniPC and added my modest library (320 albums, all FLAC). And then installed Plexamp on a raspberry pi 3B+ (DietPi), put in the token from my Plex Pass sub, and configured it to run on boot. I then used a browser to configure the Plexamp on pi to output to my DAC and make it bit perfect (removed loudness leveling, sweet fades, etc.). I installed the Plexamp app on my phone to use as remote, chose Plexamp on my pi as output and presto. Streaming is from the server to the endpoint. You can control the playback with your phone, computer, etc. It plays gaplessly and my DAC reports the correct sample rate. And it can stream to Chromecast, albeit not gaplessly. To my ears, I couldn’t tell the difference between Roon and Plexamp playback. Maybe my equipment is not resolving enough. The app is very snappy and search is instantaneous. Granted, it’s using my local library only. But there were times that I had to disable Qobuz in Roon just to play my local library and it was never this smooth. I haven’t gotten anything similar to the Roon squid or any disconnections to the server or the iOS app crashing! The app feels like a finished, refined product, whereas the Roon iOS app feels like a forever beta. Why is that? People have been talking about Plexamp for its mobile application, but it could be a serious Roon competitor in the future. I’ve attached some screenshots for reference.
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