Volumio for Compulab Utilite has been released!

Really proud to annouce it!

Must admit I really like the utilite… It is a perfect solution as audiophile music player, it comes in a really nice and elegant form factor, has all the connectivity we need (S/PDIF, USB, Analog) and comes with a powerful integrated wi-fi. On top of that, is really powerful.

Trust me guys if I say that with Volumio on it, Nirvana is here to stay!

You can find out more on the blog post:
http://volumio.org/volumio-compulab-utilite-released/

Discover Some more on devices page:
http://volumio.org/devices/

And Finally Grab it here:
http://volumio.org/get-started/

Let me know what you think and enjoy it!

What’s your experience with the S/PDIF vs USB audio? Similar sound quality with no pops and cracks? How about USB on more powerful devices such as this and the Cubox vs RPi?

Currently using a RPi with a USB dac, but I think that in time I will get either a Hifiberry or similar to the Pi or upgrading to a more powerful device. This one is a lot more expensive, but still reasonable and certainly looks nice!

I can tell you that I tend to prefer a good USB transport in front of S/PDIF connection.
I must tell that The pi with an i2s DAC is really impressive for the cost. Really.

I can tell you also that there is a huge difference from the pi to the other platform. They are faster, better working, more … complete… That’s the feeling I have.

If I were you, I’ll buy an i2s DAC anyway, they are cheap enough to be buyed without worries. Then I will think on another device, the best that suits your needs. I would reccommend the utilite or the new cubox-i if you need something boxed, or UDOO if you’re into DIY…

What i2s DAC(s) have you tried? The HiFiBerry looks good, although in my main setup I would need to get the “Digi” one because I use my DAC as a fully digital preamp, so I don’t want analog outputs. Do you think that would be an improvement over async USB?

I thought of getting a Cubox, but in the end I went for a Pi first, mainly because of the community, there’s so much going on for the Pi. Postage was slow and then a guy was selling one quite cheap in my area, so I got that one and now I have two. :slight_smile: For the moment one for Volumio and one running Xbian.

when and where we can get this released.

Is the Compulab still a supported device? There is no version 1.4 and very little activity about it in the user community.