Bit of a rough landing but at least the luggage survived:
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-4wd (October 08, 2022, 02:15 AM)

Hah!! you made it :-)

I used to produce albums for bluegrass, Christian and rock artists. Nowadays I produce for a weekly radio show. I don't think that makes me an expert but it does mean that I've dabbled with music in various formats for years.

-Joe Hone (September 22, 2022, 02:46 PM)

Thanks Joe :up:
Point taken about FLAC.
I'm not rushing into this, so am reconsidering using a pc or a pi computer.

My CD player, and my DAC (afaik) allow connecting a USB thumbdrive, but then there's no user-friendly way to  actually play the contents. I find it hard to understand how expensive the solutions on offer are.

Anyways, will try the above option first -- connect an old phone to my DAC, and see how that goes. Software seems to be one of the big problems with streamers, but there's a good choice on phone or computer - so not a problem there. Cable arrived today...

^  I've got the DAC already (was a bit like buying the cart before the horse). Just got to order the proper cable for it...