Hardware alternatives

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for anyone who could be interested
i have spent several years testing various architectures (PC + Ubuntu + Snakeoil) and players
starting from heavy and expensive units with CPU MB Case PSU Bridges for BNC AES/EBU etc...

just to recently discover that mini-pc like Minis Forum or Beelink has great sound and no complexity (MPD + FLAC lossless)
they are quite inexpensive, a decent storage capacity (Sata or M2) and 3-4 USB ports.
Convert USB to BNC (SPDIF) is easy and worth the effort
The miniPC Must be externally powered with a good linear PSU....power consumption should be less then 500 mA......(HDD included) so a small 12V unit will be ok

I have no experience of Raspberry but if someone is looking for alternatives i really suggest to try this solution