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Which Volumio is right for you

Every Volumio streamer plays your streaming services, your music library and internet radio. What sets them apart is what they connect to.

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One or two questions. You get the device that fits, and how it connects.

You have

An amplifier or powered speakers

You need a streamer DAC

Primo Plus or Primo V3
, then
Your amplifier or powered speakers

It streams your music and turns it into the analog signal your amplifier or powered speakers need, over XLR or RCA cables.

Primo PlusPrimo V3

You have

A DAC you like

You need a streamer transport

Rivo or Rivo Plus
, then
Your DAC
, then
Your amplifier
, then
Speakers or headphones

It streams and sends a clean digital signal to your DAC, over USB, S/PDIF coaxial or AES/EBU. Rivo Plus adds I2S over HDMI.

RivoRivo Plus

You have

Active speakers with a digital input

You need a streamer transport, and nothing else

Rivo or Rivo Plus
, then
Your active speakers

The speakers have the DAC and the amplifier inside, so the streamer connects to them directly, over USB, S/PDIF coaxial or AES/EBU. Two boxes, the whole chain.

RivoRivo Plus

You have

A streamer or a computer

You need a DAC

Your streamer or computer
, then
Preciso
, then
Your amplifier
, then
Speakers or headphones

It turns the digital signal into analog sound, from USB, I2S over HDMI, S/PDIF coaxial or S/PDIF optical. It can also set the volume and drive a power amplifier directly.

Preciso

You have

Passive speakers, and nothing else yet

You need a streamer DAC and a power amplifier

Primo Plus
, then
A power amplifier
, then
Your speakers

Primo Plus sets the volume itself, so a power amplifier is all you add. Integro, which drove speakers directly, is no longer made.

Primo Plus

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Every device at a glance

Streamer DACs

A streamer and a DAC in one box. Connect it to an amplifier or powered speakers.

Transports

A streamer with digital outputs only, made to feed a DAC you choose.

DAC

Turns the digital signal from a transport or a computer into analog sound.

Amplifiers

A streamer with its own amplifier, for passive speakers.

Accessories

Cleaner power and a remote for your Volumio devices.

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How the parts fit together

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