George - thanks for the word of caution about the Dacmagic. I will approach it with care.

Was yours the V1 or V2 ?

Rikardo - Tried Rune but think the SQ of Volumio and Moode is slightly better.

I have seen that a heavily revised new version of Rune will be available sometime soon - and will be checking that out when it arrives.

I'm due to be getting a Cambridge Dacmagic XS this week - it has the same Sabre D/A chip. Will be using it as a USB headphone amp with a Pi 2B and Volumio 2.

The Netherlands northern province of Groningen is suffering regular and quite severe earthquakes due to natural gas extraction. House owners fix cracks in their walls only to find new ones the following week. The government is being forced to take action with subsidies and limits to the amount of ga...

Strangely wonderful - 'The Wilderness'. New album from post-rock guitar heroes Explosions in the Sky.

A Pi as a dedicated music player will sound better than most PC's as well.

Bronzeage - don't know what DAC you are using. I use Supra USB cable which gives an excellent, smooth and detailed sound.
Your brightness could be a 'jitter' problem.

https://scontent-ams3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13254398_577508112420026_7063212204572926338_n.jpg?oh=bafc8682a9c929903dd8613dbfe56551&oe=57D75078 Just an experiment here to see if I could load a photo from an album on Facebook. Then I won't have to bother renewing my Imageshack account. Complete...

After being soundly beaten in two world wars, the Germans have taken refuge in the safety of massive layers of bureaucracy. It is their cushion from reality and a way of casting off the guilt for past mistakes. Even if Britain leaves the EU it will still have to have dealings with it - especially th...

The arguments for leaving appear mainly to be anger with bureaucracy (in general) and political frustration.
The arguments for staying in are an uncertain future and economic fears.

All rather negative, from both sides.