Building a Dedicated Diretta Link with Audiolinux on Raspberry Pi
David Snyder | Published on 8/11/2025
This month's Tech Talk is provided courtesy of David Snyder, who has shared several presentations with the Audiophile Foundation on a range of digital audio topics from digital basics to network streaming.
David has put together a comprehensive How-To guide, "Building a Dedicated Diretta Link with Audiolinux on Raspberry Pi," in which he describes how a Three-Tier Roon + Diretta Architecture can offer an improvement over a traditional Roon bridge solution.
What is Diretta?
In a nutshell, Diretta is a new network protocol design for high-end audio.
David begins his paper by outlining the basics of the Roon architecture. He briefly describes the Three-Tier Roon + Diretta Architecture, and then discusses the benefits of this solution. The remainder of the paper is a step-by-step guide on how to build your own Raspberry Pi-based solution.
As a DIY project, David's guide is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the nuts and bolts of creating an inexpensive Diretta-based solution that addresses one of the issues inherent in digital streaming systems.