But I was pretty pleased with this TE7022 based Dac & transport. The ODAC was designed to prove that engineering a really transparent musical device required a careful trial and error approach, debunking some audiophiles myths. HiFiBerry DAC+ Pro is designed specifically for the Raspberry Pi device which means you will get the peak audio quality on your music setup powered by Pi. [CDATA[ I wasted my money, because the reseller was right. On paper this little device has excellent capabilities: 384kHz/32bit, async transfer (based on XMOS as Hiface Two) and can drive medium to high impedance headphones. Do you have a timeline on your release? Hope we stay in touch! Is not a firmware issue. 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. I’m going to document the building of this DAC in a future article, since it really deserves a careful and comprehensive explanation. I found a pretty valid comment from Klinkt Beter (one of the best contributors here on RaspyFi) stating that he could improve his system overall performance connecting his dac to the  iFI iUSB psu: 1. soundlogic XT 5600mAh battery pack with micro usb cable to pi Can I buy a Pi and get bit perfect audio today? Volumio is a linux distribution made specifically to turn a Raspberry Pi into an “open audiophile music player”. It’ compatible out of the box with RaspyFi and all other Linux distros. Furthermore, you can decide where to push its performance. Well, this is for you. Take it as a statement. one of the best chips ES9098q2m; output stage is from operation amplifiers whitch are powered ± DC; good LDO for cleaning power （If we use USB DAC, Async mode is the best.） We can discriminate whether DAC device supports “master mode” by checking number of crystal oscillator. -Can directly drive Headphones. Check it out! Sorry, n00b question…how do I flash on mac ? version. We are distributing HiFimeDIYs USB DACs from Germany including invoice and VAT, so that customers don’t have to worry and shipping times will be quite fast. -Excellent measurable performances                            Get it on ebay or Amazon. In fact, the SABRE USB DAC as a USB device asks for 250mA. Thanks Mike ! The 3.5mm stereo jack … This DAC has all the flexibility you can have with the V-DAC II, but it features an async usb receiver (XMOS) . It costs slightly more but guess is worth the extra bucks… I suggest to give it a proper external psu and it will do pretty good for the money it costs…. Signal to Noise Ratio: 98 dB, Dynamic range: 98 dB, Distortion: THD + N: 0.006% (RL> 10k), Distortion: THD + N: 0.025% (RL = 32), USB support system: WinXP / Windows 7 / do, Apple Mac OS 9 / OS X, Android 4.1 system model (need to support OTG), CAN bus data sending and receiving via USB of PC or Smart Device USB, CAN network data acquisition and analysis. http://stoneracoustics.blogspot.sg/2013/09/ud110-dac.html Thanks for your great blog! Pumping out 24-bits at 192KHz of audio goodness from the Raspberry Pi's I2S interface on the 2x20 pin GPIO header. I have checked the volume setting and the dac is at full volume (oo) so I guess will have to buy a powered usb hub. (Please note: I don’t own any of these DACS, but if I would spend some more to have one, I’ll have one of these). USB output of Pi -> USB input of iFI iUSB Pingback: Raspberry Pi: 30-â¬-PC mit vielen Einsatzmöglichkeiten - Des Keinaths Blog, I’m searching for someone who has gotten the ELE USB HAC EL-D01 to work. -XMOS2 async receiver document.write(''); We are about to release something better, for a better platform…, interesting… What is the better platform? It has. So, no snake oil, no esoteric devices. This DAC sounds really really good, and it’s design just increases its appeal. And voila – booting it up – autodetection of RaspyFi works and immediately you’ll get crystal clear sound out of this tiny little USB DAC. So you won’t get copy and paste reviews. // ]]> PROS: Any thoughts/hints? I dropped it in favour of my Diy XMOS2 + Sabre Dac, -It’s engineering is carefully documented You will end up feeling confident in the product’s knowledge and features. -Async Receiver Does this mean its internal components can filter the bad quality USB power from the PI to a point where it does not significantly degrade the sound? Thanks for the ultra quick feedback! It was’nt blank earlier but now it’s showing blank ! It was easy to switch from the the cd player to the odac via the cambridge stereo amp. I own Audiophonics 9038q2m, I think it’s very good DAC. So here are few options for you. PROS: Just math, only objective evaluations (that’s where the name comes, O stands for objective). Widely Application It can work with various versions of the Pi, and the size of the board is designed to perfectly fit the Zero / Zero W / Zero WH. I hate seeing project creators/leaders getting crap from users of their work of which are less knowledgeable. Based on CM6631A chip. just to make sure: I downloaded rc2 and made everything right. Which is compatible with Raspberry Pi, Udoo, Cubox and Beaglebone Black. the point is: the reseller itself in the uk does say that it is not suitable for linux. It aims to fully integrate Mpd into current debian realeases and to optimize it for Audiophile-quality music playback. is rc2 what you had in mind. -It’s engineering is carefully documented -Compatible with RaspyFi out of the box      Get it on // '); I tried my old Sound Blaster 24bit Live USB (works as USB -> SPDIF converter) and cheap and nice Fiio D03k DAC (Cirrus Logic inside). -Features lot of connections (USB, Coax Spdif, Optical Spdif) Have no experience with them, but they do seem interesting for the price, Pingback: // RapyFi mejora a niveles sorprendentes el audio que reproduce su Raspberry Pi –. How can you say it is detected? The main goal of RaspyFi is to achieve excellent sonic performances with a low-cost approach. Did you consider pupDAC? Ok, first of all, the oversampling ES9023 together with USB IF chip SA9023 requires for a bit more power, than the usual 100mA on USB, which a cheapo 1.90 USB DAC might be ok with it. Well, I love it. This features an XMOS receiver that will go as high as 24/192. PROS: Buy on ebay: // '); Regular readers may notice that it bears a lot of similarity to the recent Beocreate board (reviewed in The MagPi #72). -Async  USB Transport -A custom solution, in every aspect          Get it on ebay. Something to use with RaspyFi? But its building is something really challenging, so please start this adventure only if you are an experienced DIYer. On Raspberry Pi Device B, there is only one Polyfuse left (the other two have been removed) – this one Polyfuse now limits the total System Power (including all USB devices) to 1.1 Amps. Link to comment: http://redirect.disqus.com/url?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.raspyfi.com%2Fthe-right-usb-dac-for-your-raspberry-pi%2F%23comment-1030031580%3AzANbUqcTfMokyRmhCWyEx832UGI&impression=5c0548b6-15a0-11e3-9388-003048df93b0&type=notification.post.moderator&event=email&behavior=click. But honesltly I have to admit that nowadays you can have something better in that price range, especially with Diy. Isn’t it worth a comparison? If you want high quality audio see what is sold to well known mastering engineers! I bought it as soon as it came out, fascinated by the phylosofical meaning it had. The sad thing is, when I switch off the loudspeakers (and the DAC) and turn it on again, the DAC can not be used further. It doesnât even need a power The 2nd generation NanoSound DAC2 has kept all the benefits of NanoSound DAC and made improvements in … By … As for the other things you say, I do perfectly agree with you. In the end I offered help to you… Got it? Every Raspberry Pi kit should, at a minimum, include the following. I have a Nuforce UDAC-2 usb dac connected to the Pi but there is no audio from the speakers even though the Pi detects the dac. Magni -Regarded as very natural and relaxed You can get it a little cheaper on AliExpress, just search for “PCM2704 USB to S/PDIF Sound Card”. -Really flexible device See later to find out. Picked it up on EBay after I read a few good reviews. The pHAT DAC provides a super affordable high-quality DAC for the Raspberry Pi. — Messaggio originale —, Da: “Disqus” DIYINHK has new 32Bit L2S & DAC on offer now, both for ~65euro including shipping to Netherlands (in my case). Subject: Re: New comment posted on The right USB DAC for your Raspberry Pi, Mike, // ]]> I received mine few days ago, so haven’t tried it yet. fact: my configuration is the one you suggested. I bought it ignoring the warning on the uk site which says “not suitable for linux”. Just pure bang for the buck pleasure. RASPIAUDIO Audio DAC HAT Sound Card (Audio+Speaker+MIC) for Raspberry Pi Zero/A+ / B+ / Pi 3 : Pi 4 Model B/Better Quality Than USB DAC+ Pro XLR Inviata: 04 settembre 2013 22:27 Use 1.0 beta! It could be that yours has a different firmware on…Can you connect it and paste the output of sudo aplay -l With prons and cons and buying links. so, with all due respect, I am not the not humble one here sudo aplay -l, [email protected]/*