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klipsch streamer is playfi costs about
$130 (I forget exactly) and sounds better than Bluesound node 2i. Unlike raspberry Pi it’s plug and play. Their ap used to be quite bad so you’ll see early reviews as bad but is much improved. If your customers use just Spotify the ap becomes moot/is no longer used after initial setup I’m long past this level but it’s right in your customer’s sweet spot.
They’re young right, and they’re probably already using Spotify. This (and tidal’s new similar system that not on much hardware yet) is key for you. It unhinges the streamer from control/phone.
The answer to your original question is that hardware is probably less than half the question. Software has to be developed and maintained and that’s expensive. Software is also probably more than half the decision for the user. A big qualification in order if you want to sell any inexpensive streamer. This can be solved by the maker/seller by adapting canned systems like playfi and can be solved by the user by staying with Spotify (or both).
There are about 6 decently good flexible streamers in the $ 4-6 hundred range. There are a couple of good threads on here where many gave good info about this. I did a summary in one of my posts (it was made less hastily than this one).
Chrome cast sound is just bad. It’s a moot point I k ow for you because the audio only is discontinued. People who say it sounds good are either lying or don’t know the difference between good sound and bad. It’s useful for SoundCloud, Bandcamp but. Ugh. Also, it’s a problem for apples.
Finally, take a look at this below. I haven’t used this gizmo but this reviewer is respected for his koweledge of digital audio (although not necessarily his politics or taste in music) :
https://youtu.be/NvF1lTsgv6o
Apologize to other members if I’m repeating their ideas (I didn’t read the entire thread) and to you if you k ow this stuff already.
klipsch streamer is playfi costs about
$130 (I forget exactly) and sounds better than Bluesound node 2i. Unlike raspberry Pi it’s plug and play. Their ap used to be quite bad so you’ll see early reviews as bad but is much improved. If your customers use just Spotify the ap becomes moot/is no longer used after initial setup I’m long past this level but it’s right in your customer’s sweet spot.
They’re young right, and they’re probably already using Spotify. This (and tidal’s new similar system that not on much hardware yet) is key for you. It unhinges the streamer from control/phone.
The answer to your original question is that hardware is probably less than half the question. Software has to be developed and maintained and that’s expensive. Software is also probably more than half the decision for the user. A big qualification in order if you want to sell any inexpensive streamer. This can be solved by the maker/seller by adapting canned systems like playfi and can be solved by the user by staying with Spotify (or both).
There are about 6 decently good flexible streamers in the $ 4-6 hundred range. There are a couple of good threads on here where many gave good info about this. I did a summary in one of my posts (it was made less hastily than this one).
Chrome cast sound is just bad. It’s a moot point I k ow for you because the audio only is discontinued. People who say it sounds good are either lying or don’t know the difference between good sound and bad. It’s useful for SoundCloud, Bandcamp but. Ugh. Also, it’s a problem for apples.
Finally, take a look at this below. I haven’t used this gizmo but this reviewer is respected for his koweledge of digital audio (although not necessarily his politics or taste in music) :
https://youtu.be/NvF1lTsgv6o
Apologize to other members if I’m repeating their ideas (I didn’t read the entire thread) and to you if you k ow this stuff already.