Guides

Practical answers to questions audiophiles ask on forums about HQPlayer and the Raspberry Pi as a streamer, each checked against Audiogravi^ty and dated.

• HQPlayer Embedded on a Raspberry Pi 5 — Two ways to install HQPlayer Embedded on a Pi 5, what the board can handle, and how Audiogravi^ty sets it up next to your other players.
• Qobuz, Tidal and HIGHRESAUDIO on a Raspberry Pi — The ways to play Qobuz, Tidal and HIGHRESAUDIO on a Pi — Volumio, Lyrion, moOde, HQPlayer — what each costs and offers, and how Audiogravi^ty does it.
• HQPlayer NAA on a Raspberry Pi — What an NAA does, the two ways to install it on a Pi, the version rule, Pi 4 or Pi 5 for a USB DAC, and how Audiogravi^ty sets it up.
• How to check bit-perfect playback on a Linux streamer — Three checks to see whether a Linux streamer sends your files to the DAC untouched, what MPD's software volume does, and what Audiogravi^ty shows.
• Audiogravi^ty, Volumio or moOde: which to choose? — A sourced, dated comparison by the maker of Audiogravi^ty: price, streaming services, Qobuz and TIDAL Connect, HQPlayer, Roon, DSD and apps.