Recent content by rwanou

I had it for a week or so, mounted on a Pi3. I did not hear any difference with my older cheaper JustBoom DAC Hat for PiZero on 3.5 jack to 2xRCA and a cheap cable. I did not make that many comparative hearings though. On thing I noticed is that the sound leans much more towards the highs (but...

Cheers! Oh, and to be complete, my music is all on one NAS, mounted with NFS on my PiCoreMaster, which runs LMS. Some is MP3/AAC, some is FLAC, some is Apple Losless. At some point I had a system of parallel folders for the music in FLAC 24/92, as it is not supported by iPhone. I ended up...

Thanks :) Actually I just received the HifiBerry DAC2HD. As you suggested, I did not spend endless nights choosing a solution. I'm waiting to get my delivery of fresh Pis 4. But I won't pair the DAC with a Pi4, because I think it is overkill for PiCorePlayer, instead I'll reuse one of the spare...

Thanks for the clarification. So it is a driver issue, the way the OS manages the USB connection. If handled correctly, it shouldn't be a concern. So the actual electrical 5V current from the output USB port could interfere with the analogical output. As you say, a well designed DAC should be...

Hi All, I'm soon to invest in an extra HiFi setup for my Corona Home Office, so I'm loosing some time on the forums trying to figure what my next DAC will be. I have a bunch of old Raspberry Pis rotting in the basement, and I thought I could re-use one of them to create an audiophile DAC. I...