08-21-2019, 03:14 AM
I've come to a similar conclusion.
The performance of the 3A+ running moOde is fine, whether I'm driving an I2S DAC HAT or a USB DAC. The 5GHz WiFi on the 3A+ works well pretty much everywhere in my 4-floor townhouse save one room where I'll soon place a WiFi bridge because the WiFi interfaces of my laptop and mobile devices don't work well there either. My music directory is on a NAS, which in my case hangs on the Ethernet backbone of my LAN in order better to service all its clients. The 3A+ does have only 1/2GB of RAM, which can an issue if trying to compile largish programs.
The one big attraction for me of the new 4B is its redesigned I/O subsystem including two USB3 ports. With its somewhat faster CPU and much larger RAM I can see me using one 4B as a "master" moOde player hosting the music library on a USB3-connected SSD, serving both itself and a couple of satellite moOde players in the house. The satellites will be 3A+s. My existing NAS can be dedicated to other uses (including backing up the music library).
Like the man said, "YMMV".
Regards,
Kent
The performance of the 3A+ running moOde is fine, whether I'm driving an I2S DAC HAT or a USB DAC. The 5GHz WiFi on the 3A+ works well pretty much everywhere in my 4-floor townhouse save one room where I'll soon place a WiFi bridge because the WiFi interfaces of my laptop and mobile devices don't work well there either. My music directory is on a NAS, which in my case hangs on the Ethernet backbone of my LAN in order better to service all its clients. The 3A+ does have only 1/2GB of RAM, which can an issue if trying to compile largish programs.
The one big attraction for me of the new 4B is its redesigned I/O subsystem including two USB3 ports. With its somewhat faster CPU and much larger RAM I can see me using one 4B as a "master" moOde player hosting the music library on a USB3-connected SSD, serving both itself and a couple of satellite moOde players in the house. The satellites will be 3A+s. My existing NAS can be dedicated to other uses (including backing up the music library).
Like the man said, "YMMV".
Regards,
Kent