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Solution for I2S over HDMI
- Thread starter Poiram
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JSmith
Master Contributor
Don't bother... it's meant for inside devices via PCB trace or ribbon cable and intended as a communication protocol to link two integrated circuits. It won't provide any benefit at all, just stick with USB out or add something like this to obtain optical out;
You may want to have a read through this;
Study: Is I²S interface better for DACs than S/PDIF or USB?
This is an analysis of I²S interface to see if it is superior to S/PDIF or USB interconnects for audio DACs. From what I recall, it was PS Audio that popularized I²S for external DAC connections. Phillips (now NXP) had invented I²S years early as an internal protocol to route audio. It was...
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JSmith
- Thread Starter
- #3
Thanks for your welcome. Actually I have a RPI with a I2S hifiberri digi+, it’s cheap and does not work propely with DSD as advertised, but the difference in sound if I compare with USB is very significant, at least on my sound system. ( Holo Audio May Dac, Classé audio amp and preamp and Sonus Faber speakers). I have learn with time that music is not only measurment. I have been an audio reviewer for Quebec Audio magazine for a while and I think I can trust my ears
so if someone as try either the Singxer Su-2 or the RPI/Ian Canada, I will appreciate your comment.
so if someone as try either the Singxer Su-2 or the RPI/Ian Canada, I will appreciate your comment.
JSmith
Master Contributor
I mean this with the greatest of respect, but no one can "trust" their ears due to the nature of the brain and being human.
Perception of it isn't for sure, which can vary even based on personal mood... the electronic device components that send signals to speakers is only measurement.
Apologies in advance, but you likely will not find such subjective impressions here.
JSmith
Hello,
I'm using a Pink Faun I2S pci card in my old windows (10) pc. Acts as a normal soundcard and works great.
To bo honest i can't tell the difference between usb and I2S in my system.
Bought it years ago before the existence of ASR.
I'm using a Pink Faun I2S pci card in my old windows (10) pc. Acts as a normal soundcard and works great.
To bo honest i can't tell the difference between usb and I2S in my system.
Bought it years ago before the existence of ASR.
Welcome!
That's what we all think...until we learn we can't.
The brain is more clever than we sometimes give credit.
Is the improvement from less obvious noise, or is it in the more subtle increased plankton kind of way typically attributed to this kind of thing? You may have a problem with your USB port, but otherwise you are just comparing digital delivery methods that should be indistinguishable.
Maybe a video put together by our host might help.
Also, expect a note asking for a little more information so we can properly tag you as a reviewer.
- Thread Starter
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I don't wan't to be tag as a reviewer, I am now just an happy audiophile who enjoy good music and good recording. Have a good day
Who writes reviews. It isn't really up to you to be blunt. Let's continue via PM after you get your welcome message.
- Thread Starter
- #11
thank for your nice " Welcome " you people are giving me here (i am sarcastic, but it’s hard to measure sarcasm). I just ask a simple question, you shoot me with measuments and other stories. I am sorry for you, I am not listening to sinusoidal wave forms but to music, witch is more complex. Oh and it as to do with human brain (With all it complexities) . So to all the major contributors, I have understand with your kind help that I do not belong here.
may the music reach your soul
may the music reach your soul
I think Elvis left the building and the Tag issue self resolved.
These were honest answers and hints to learn about audio and its human perception.
Neither do we. You know nothing about the members here and their incredible knowledge in audio (not me), you know nothing about the music they listen to.
This statement just proves that you do belong here to learn more.
BTW: Being a reviewer is not a proof for having "golden ears". In fact it's just the opposite as the research results cited in @Floyd Toole's book has shown (where the group of reviewers showed the worst results in analyzing audio).
It does and did for 50 years at least.
