foxesden wrote: > If you use a Pi 3B or Pi 4. Then any audibly transparent USB DAC will do > the job. > > Pay more for features or a nice case. I have found the measurements at > www.Audiosciencereview.com (ASR) to be very useful and they have > measured a ton of DACs.
I agree. Not messing with HATs makes case choice easier, too! With two Pi4 players configured, one Coax-> DAC, the other USB into the same Topping E30 DAC, I can't tell a difference. The cheaper Topping DAC probably outperforms the older non-USB Schiit DAC (and my ears). Having an all in one unit for compactness might appeal to some while others may prefer an external DAC for versatility and breadth of choice at all price points. Upside everywhere, everything sounds better than the DAC in the SB1. *Server*: LMS 8.x nightly, Raspberry Pi OS booting off external 'USB SATA drive dock' (https://www.inateck.com/media/catalog/product/cache/e4d64343b1bc593f1c5348fe05efa4a6/6/1/61j8z8y0vpl__sl1300_.jpg) with 1TB SSD *Home Office*: Squeezelite player via server-mounted HifiBerry Digi+ Pro HAT -> Schiit DAC -> ARCAM FMJ A19 + Monitor Audio Silver *Family System*: Squeezebox 1 and/or Chromecast Bridge plugin + Chromecast Audio TOSLINK -> Topping E30 DAC -> Onkyo AV Receiver / Klipsch 6.1 config *Phone*: Squeeze Player, Squeezer on Android *Other Players*: Bunch of Chromecast devices ------------------------------------------------------------------------ yvrmike's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=70865 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113147 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
