d6jg wrote: 
> There is not much that max2play does that piCorePlayer doesn't. 

There is TONS Max2Play does that piCoreplayer doesn't.

On the playback side:
If you like using headphones it has crossfeed and a low pass filter.
If you like streaming the odd song from an Apple device (I dont but
visitors often want to) it has Airplay

On the server side:
It can access a samba share - which is just what I need because all my
music is sitting on a NAS

Apps other than LMS & Squeezelite:
There is an opportunity to load all kinds of apps. The most material of
these is Kodi.

Hardware options:
it is available for Odroid as well as RPi.
Each to their own but Odroid make hardware that easily outperforms Rpi
in terms of power, graphics, ethernet speed - eg C2, XU3
Yes the Pi ecosystemn walks all over Odroid, however if what you want is
a powerful fast all in one single board music/media box, this single
Max2Play OS means the reduced ecosystem is more or less irrelevant.



I take your point that piCoreplayer has a MASSIVE advantage in that it
is all held in RAM so there almost no chance of SD-card corruption on
power cycling. Plus you can use any size SD card you like - it makes no
difference. And you dont have to pay for a license to use an onboard
DAC. So plenty of pluses there.

It is like comparing a classic pared back 1960s Danish sofa with s a
really plush chesterfield leather sofa.
Both are really beautiful but they suit different needs in different
places for different people.

As for me - I use *both* - piCorplayer on an old RPi V1 Model B+ in the
bedroom, Max2Play on an Odroid U3 with USB DAC in the loungeroom


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