Found a good Youtube video describing the Raspberry Pi. I do have a spare PC that just got replaced by a new one I could probably convert to a dedicated music computor. Not sure if I want to spend that much time screwing with it though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmeUxk14vCcFound two other options for a music streaming device with internal "audiophile" DAC. Each requires tablet or Ipad type interface.
Bluesound Node 2:
http://www.bluesound.com/en-us/products/node-2/Auralic Aries Mini:
http://www.auralic.com/en/Both of the latter options are appealing to me. Not real sure which would be a better option.....