Not sure how knowledgeable aboutRoon you are
So… Roon has 3 bits
1.Core , server , file storage etc
Feeds Network
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End Point,
picks off network passes to DAC -
Control point
iPad, phone etc sends instructions to core to send music across the network
If you DAC isn’t a streamer, and Roon Ready that’s where the RPi comes in
The RPi acts as the End Point, load Roipeee it is then visible to Roon , output from USB in the RPi to your DAC and voila music par excellence
However cheap it may seem it’s actually very good