PS I have worked as a mastering engineer for 10 years. I looked out for months to find the best recipe for me, this is what I ended up with. -It’s engineering is carefully documented Plz click "MakerFocus" and click "Ask a question" to email us! // Use 1.0 beta! Just pure bang for the buck pleasure. Picked it up on EBay after I read a few good reviews. I do not think that you have such an old board so below I describe more modern ones. ... With different DSP settings, you can try by yourself to see what works best for you. On the PC we have ASIO for that. A really great choice is also audio-gd dac, especially all versions with pcm1704uk inside, this is probably the best dac chip. By … Furthermore, you can decide where to push its performance. If you’re in headphones mood, then you should definetely consider also the Nwavguy’s combo of ODAC + H2.  Again, this device came trough a pedissequal engineering process, aiming to obtain verifiable transparent performances. -Spdif Out. If you need to get Spdif out out of Raspberry Pi, or any other device relying on USB  just buy it. i’m looking for something that can handle DSD and [email protected]/* '); It uses the Texas Instruments PCM5242 DAC to deliver outstanding signal-to-noise ratio performance from a Raspberry Pi 1 Model B+, 2, 3, and 4, and supports balanced/differential output in parallel to phono/RCA line level output. Inviata: 04 settembre 2013 22:27 — Messaggio originale —, Da: “Disqus” It’s so tiny but it features a ultra low noise regulator and the semiconductors are carefully selected. http://www.head-fi.org/t/626632/tiny-dac-big-sound-evolved-impression-of-stoner-acoustics-ud100-ud110. Or the Hiface Two (but I prefer the solution above). [CDATA[ PROS: Quoting from the Schiit MODI FAQ (http://schiit.com/products/modi): - So, you’re saying you plug this in and you’re ready to go? They work perfect and are recognized by volumio. -Excellent measurable performances Regular readers may notice that it bears a lot of similarity to the recent Beocreate board (reviewed in The MagPi #72). Got many questions regarding the best setup for a RaspyFi powered music server, and so decided to give few hints. // ]]> I received mine few days ago, so haven’t tried it yet. This is a dac closely resembling Nwavguy’s ODAC. This is your choice. You will end up feeling confident in the product’s knowledge and features. so, with all due respect, I am not the not humble one here -A complete USB to Headphone device            Get it on Epiphany Acoustics NanoSound DAC is a Raspberry Pi Add-on Board with HiFi Audio DAC, LDO Voltage Regulator, OLED Display, Power Switch, Control Buttons and Infrared Remote.. Any thoughts/hints? Master mode is the best for Raspberry Pi when we adopt I2S connection. It’s mostly a video review, but there will be some other explanations, facts and photos after the video… Most Raspberry Pi kits come with everything you need to build one, with the exception of a mouse, keyboard, or monitor.                                                     Get it on ebay or Amazon. The performance parameters of the integrated … -Confortable with it’s tiny dimensions The ODAC was designed to prove that engineering a really transparent musical device required a careful trial and error approach, debunking some audiophiles myths. Mine is FiiO e10 and you can check the spec here –> http://fiio.com.cn/products/index.aspx?ID=100000028262517, I had the chance this weekend to compare my raspyfi setup (odac + raspberry pi + powered usb hub) to the cambridge zur 651c http://www.cambridgeaudio.com/products/azur-651c-cd-player. -Highly customizable The USB receiver is not the best one available (Ok let’s say that people is not so enthusiast about it), but you can always use a Hiface Two to improve USB performance. So you won’t get copy and paste reviews. It includes onboard stereo speakers, two onboard microphones, and two 1.3 watt amplifiers. Does anybody know if the Arcam rpac will work? Check out my Learn Digital Audio blog! Provides 2.1Vrms ground-centered outputs coupled with Film capacitor. The Durio Sound modules look like the best designed ones out there. Developed by Nanomesher, our best selling product NanoSound range was successfully funded and delivered via Kickstarter. I did not listened to it, but if I should put on an headphone system, this will be my device of choice. There are some ways around it for Device A, described here: http://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/340/how-much-power-can-be-provided-through-usb, Or you can connect an active USB hub on Device A – this will do as well…. For the usb to spdif/i2s, the best solution now is the WaveIO board, wich is also base on a xmos chip and is known to be very good. 1-Download and reflash the image 2-Check the PSU (must output at least 1 A, and measure from 4,75 to 5,25)3-Disconnect any other device connected to the PI (wireless adaptor etc) 4-If you didn’t try the 1.0 beta I’m absolutely sure it works, one of the dev of RaspyFi uses the Modi… A: [email protected]/* '); I had confirmation from the maker. A respected user of Tforum and DiyAudio published a BOM that will raise its performance a lot. So I cannot say anything on this DAC, only that is compatible with the i2s transport listed above. -XMOS async receiver document.write('GET IT ON EBAY');