The essential parts required are:

- Raspberry Pi 2B

The heart of this media center is the affordable but powerful 2B, it can handle multiple audio and video players with its quad core processor and 1 GB RAM.

- USB WiFi Stick

A simple USB-connected WiFi Stick to use as an access point that lets us control the Pi from any device in its vicinity.

- MicroSD Card with Max2Play Image

The Linux-based Max2Play image includes the Kodi media center and various audio players and other extensions that can be managed from any web browser. Once burnt, the system works right away and does not require any further configuration.

- (Optional) A Sound Card for Better Audio Performance

The Max2Play image is perfect to optimize and configure sound cards like HiFiBerry's DAC+ and Amp+ with just a few clicks. These sound cards can make a huge difference in sound quality for a media center.