Primo Reviews

4.7 Rating 6 Reviews

TOP OF THE LINE DAC
Made with SABRE DACs connected in I2S to the digital input section, that can satisfy any enthusiast entering the world of streamers.
CONNECT YOUR MUSIC IN ONE APP
PRIMO lets you stream from your favorite music services such as Spotify, Tidal and Qobuz.
DEDICATED SUPPORT
One-on-one support to help with everything from set-up to troubleshooting. Always available for you!
PRIMO IN THE PRESS
"Audio lovers, prick up your ears, because the Primo is surprisingly good."
Martijn ten Napel
"The Volumio Primo is characterized by particularly compact dimensions so that it can be placed in any environment, is easy to install, ensures access to your own content as well as important online services"
Michael Holzinger
A NEW LOOK WORTH SEEING
A COMPLETE REDESIGN. Designed by the latest Red Dot Award winner, Design Narratives Ltd. has designed the Primo around a chassis made of antimagnetic aluminum. Complementing with a dark wood texture front panel and adding a status LED and power button, giving a 360˚ aesthetic change from our first version of Primo.
ENJOY MUSIC FROM YOUR FAVORITE SOURCES
Primo lets you stream from your favorite music services
Bring your content from local or network-attached drives and play internet radio
A BUILT IN TOP OF THE LINE DAC TO BRING HI-FI SOUND
A truly complete product, for those who already have an audio system and want to complete it with a high-level DAC-Streamer. Volumio Primo was made with the top of the SABRE DACs -the ESS 9038Q2M– in differential configuration connected in I2S to the digital input section, that can bring any enthusiast to the world of streamers without compromising.
EASY SETUP Getting started just takes a couple of minutes with the Volumio official iOS and Android apps
MADE IN ITALY All Volumio products are proudly designed and assembled in Florence Italy
ROON READY All Volumio products are Roon Ready certified by Roon Labs. allowing seamless integration with Roon
POWER COMES FROM WITHIN
With all internal components carefully being examined for improvements, Primo was developed with a highly performant quad-core processor, making Primo achieve first-class efficiency and speed for audio reproduction.
The latest Amlogic Quadcore CPU running at 1.9GHz and 2GB of RAM form Primo brain that effortlessly runs the Volumio OS.
GET WELL CONNECTED
Explore a wide range of connectivity options with Primo. Analogue audio outputs are available in both balanced and single-ended formats, and there’s a digital SPDIF coaxial output, one HDMI port for an external monitor and two USB ports.
VOLUMIO PREMIUM BUILT IN
On board, the Primo is the latest version of Volumio – Volumio AI- that incorporates Supersearch an AI-powered search function that is meant to optimize your music discovery. Volumio OS comes with a Multi-room capability that creates an integrated environment with other Volumio stations in your home.
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INCLUDED IN THE BOX
Volumio Primo User Manual 5V, 3A Power Supply
Audio
Analog Balanced and Unbalanced Output RCA: 2V RMS up to PCM 192kHz/24bit XLR: 4V RMS up to PCM 192kHz/24bit Coaxial S/PDIF Digital Output: up to PCM 192kHz/24 bit USB DAC USB Audio Output: up to PCM 768kHz/32 bit and DSD256 (USB DAC required) Video output HDMI 2.1/HDCP 2.2 up to 4K 60fps
Power & Connectivity
USB 1x USB3.0, 1x USB 2.0 LAN
Gigabit 10/100/1000M Wireless Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, 2X2 MIMO with RSDB Bluetooth 5.0
Additional Info
Supported Formats DSD, WAV, FLAC, Alac, Aac, Vorbis, Cue, Mp3 and others UPNP DLNA Renderer with Open Home support Supported Services
Airplay via Shairport Sync, Spotify & Spotify Connect, TIDAL & TIDAL Connect, QOBUZ Available Plugins Youtube, Squeezelite, Radio Paradise, Podcasts, Pandora, Fusion DSP, Roon Bridge, Soundcloud, Mixcloud CPU Amlogic S905D3, Quad Core 1.9 GHz RAM 2 GB DDR4 Internal Storage 16 GB EMMCz Power Supply 5V, 3A
Design
Designer Design Narratives Ltd. Weight 2.25 kg Dimensions 33.5 × 20.5 × 11 cm
User Manual
Downlod Volumio Primo User Manual Below:
USER MANUAL

About Volumio SRL:

Volumio is an open source audiophile music player entirely designed for high-quality music playback. The software runs on devices such as Micro-Computers and PCs and is controlled with any device with a browser. Volumio allows you to integrate different music formats as well popular music apps in one place. The software capabilities increase with MyVolumio, the set of premium subscriptions that provides exclusive features and gives the user a complete audiophile experience. Music lovers can have the complete audiophile experience with Volumio Primo, the music player and streamer designed for high quality sound reproduction and with an wide set of input and output capabilities.

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Location:

Via dei Pepi 76/R, Italia, Firenze,
Via dei Pepi 76/R, Italia, Firenze
Metropolitan City of Florence
50122

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Marco Botermans

Verified Reviewer

“I recently purchased the Volumio Primo and it has exceeded my expectations in every way. This music streamer delivers impeccable sound quality that rivals much more expensive systems. The setup was straightforward, and I was up and running in no time. Its sleek design fits perfectly in my audio setup, and the build quality feels premium. The user interface is intuitive and responsive, making it a pleasure to navigate through my music library. I love the versatility it offers with support for various streaming services and formats. The integration with my existing equipment was seamless, and the improvement in audio clarity is noticeable. The dedicated Volumio app is a great companion, offering extensive features and customizability. Customer support has been prompt and helpful whenever I've had questions. The Primo's performance is consistently reliable, providing a rich, immersive listening experience every time. It's a fantastic investment for any audiophile looking to enhance their home audio system. Highly recommended!”

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Andrew Emblow

Verified Reviewer

“I’ve only had the Primo for just over 10 days but it’s such a big leap forward for me in sound quality. The sound quality improvement compared to my old set-up of a Raspberry Pi 3 with a filter HAT plus a Hifiberry Digi + HAT is something I wasn’t expecting to be so drastic but it is. I listen to music from all decades and in all styles so my collection is pretty varied and I can honestly say everything I play sounds a lot better. Everything sounds so pure and clean with a lot more instrument separation. The stereo soundstage is really wide and musical. I’m hearing things for the first time with a lot of my music it’s more alive and how I imagine it was made to sound. Some tracks that I love but always thought were poorly recorded, well it turns out they can sound great. Describing how something sounds is subjective as it depends on what you are comparing it to, we all have different ears and tastes in music. My speakers are Q Acoustics 3030is on stands and a Wharfedale subwoofer I never really got much base out of the speakers before and that’s why I bought the Wharfdale subwoofer but the sound has a lot more range now and I can hear bass from the Q Acoustics speakers. My music collection is all ripped from CD to flac files, it’s really handy for me to now be able to rip CDs on the Primo and that part works pretty effortlessly. I’ve got my music collection stored on a 2TB m.2 drive in a USB3 enclosure and it was as simple as plugging it into the USB port on the back of the Primo then clicking source then scanning the drive in Volumio OS. I now have over 20,000 tracks ready to play in my Volumio library. I’ve been using Volumio OS for a year now and settled on Volumio after trying all the different music players and music streaming software I could find. Volumio has a very easy-to-use and uncluttered interface and I can control it from any device I have. Although I’m techy and like to tinker with gadgets I appreciate the way with the Primo and Volumio OS I don’t have to because it's ready to just play my music whenever I want it to.”

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Giovanni Cangiani

Verified Reviewer

“After a lot of thinking (the price tag is a bit high for my pockets), I finally decided to order Primo and I am very happy with the choice. The design is clean and elegant and the build quality is exceptional. I have been using Volumio premium for a year (on a rasPi+HiFiBerry-DAC and it was working fine until a hardware failure occurred) and I can claim it to be extremely stable and functional. Now, with the Primo box it also looks very good and my wife is happier. In the long run, the fact that it comes with a lifetime premium subscription makes its price comparable with the one of the previous box + subscription.”

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Mr Daniele Forner

Verified Reviewer

“Sarebbero 5 stelle se non perdesse da un giorno all'altro la "connessione" con l'APP e bisogna reinstallarlo come nuovo.”

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Pietro Melideo

Verified Reviewer

“Just a point out: maibe a general switch like the one present in RIVO Backpanel would have been perfect.”

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Marco Cavallin

Verified Reviewer

“Nice people with good ideas. Fast and competent communication. The App works well and the Primo sounds good. I hope that the App will get better and better with the updates. See you”

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