[ilkhan4]

I've wondered this too, and I even tried to build one a few years back, but I came to the conclusion that most people who care that much about audio don't really care about open source or hacking hardware. They like buying a big, expensive black box that just does the thing and are fine upgrading every few years. Everyone else buys sound bars and there's not much in between.

[cromka]

I can see that. But as with many other status quos, things change once a relatively viable project appears and gains momentum. The A/V receiver market seems like it’s totally ripe for a disruption. I see no reason why the overpriced hi-fi companies get to own that market entirely. How come the Chinese haven’t taken a stab at it? It’s not like they care about open source licenses, taking ffmpeg, wrapping it up and selling it half the price of high street hi-fi would be befitting.