Nango
Major Contributor
So it is also USB-OTG ?
It should be from specs....what kind of power source is goood if u use spdif without pc?
The USB will only accept a direct USB connection to phone, pc or compatible device. Not something like a hard drive.
Just got my Tone Board so here are my initial impressions. The board is nicely made and the connectors feel high quality. The power led is a nice neutral white, not too bright. The board gets warm under operation. There is a considerable turn on and off pop that I will avoid sending through my speakers. There is no background hiss with my systems, even when volume is cranked to the max. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the board automatically switches between its two inputs, with usb taking president.
For instance if I am playing something with the SPDIF input and then start playing something on the usb input it will quickly switch to usb. If I then pause the usb input it will wait for a few seconds and then switch back to the SPDIF input. Initially I tried this with a powered usb hub and it did not switch back to SPDIF so that's something to be aware of. I have used this DAC with a windows 10 laptop running Roon and with a couple RPi's running RoPieee. The Tone Board works like a charm in both scenarios. Once we have a case figured out for this thing it will be an excellent option for many people.
Will/Can this board benefit in any way from such a PSU like https://www.amb.org/audio/sigma11/ with 5.5V output??
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Someone builds and sells these PSU inside a chassis so I wanted to ask him to wrap up the board inside the chassis, if it works........ and only if it benefits in any kind from such a "premium" PSU.