Sold in retail stores, the Hi-Fi Edition (€619 or $726) includes support from local dealers and distributors, as well as a lifetime subscription to the MyVolumio Superstar plan (valued at €199).
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Features include Shoutcast and TuneIn Internet Radio Apple AirPlay support software plug-ins for Spotify Connect, Roon, Squeezebox, and Radio Paradise and e-mail support from Volumio. Prices in Europe include value-added tax (VAT) and import duties in other regions, buyers may have to pay sales tax and duty separately.Īvailable direct from Volumio, the Community Edition (€479 or $562, including free worldwide shipping) runs the free distribution of Volumio. Volumio has uniform worldwide pricing for the Primo. There are two Editions of the Primo, both of which can play music stored on attached USB drives or streamed over a network.
The Primo’s software-operated volume control allows it to be connected directly to a power amp, or to active speakers that lack their own volume controls. The Primo can work as a streamer, outputting digital audio via S/PDIF or USB to an external DAC or as a streaming DAC, outputting analog audio to an external amp or preamp, or to powered or active speakers. In addition to distributing directly to end users, Volumio licenses its software to 30 third-party brands, including Pro-Ject, whose Stream Box S2 Ultra streamer ($849, all prices USD except as noted) I reviewed in January 2019. The company claims to have over 300,000 users, mainly hobbyists who run Volumio on home-built digital music streamers and servers. Based in Florence, Italy, Volumio is the developer of an eponymous, open-source Linux distribution designed for music playback that can run on an inexpensive single-board computer (SBC) such as the Raspberry Pi. Volumio may not be a household name among audiophiles, but it has a huge following among DIY hobbyists.
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