garrettwp wrote: > I wanted to post an update to my Emotiva XDA-2 issues with squeezelite > and the raspberry pi. It all comes down to the issue being with the > Emotiva XDA-2 dac. The XDA-2 uses the CM-6631 chipset for usb and it has > been known for awhile that it has issues with alsa and negotiating the > correct sample rates. Others who have dacs with this chipset are having > the same issues. The only way to get the correct sample rate to play > with a track is to play it, stop, and replay. When I do get the dac to > play the correct sample rate and run squeezelite, playing tracks in > 16/44.1 format does not sound all that great. The sound is slightly > distorted and scratchy. During my research, it was found that dacs using > the XMOS chipset works fine in linux and alsa. It was said that when > writing the usb audio class 2.0 driver for linux, it was tested against > the XMOS chipset. So it looks like my hunting for another dac has > started again and the Emotiva XDA-2 will have to go back. The Cambridge > DacMagic Plus looks like a good contender. > > - Garrett
That's a shame indeed as it looks like a nice DAC. I wondered if you'd posted anything on the Emotiva forum/Lounge and wondered if they had a position on it - if the dac doesn't work with alsa, it cuts down their market pretty significantly. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ psketch's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=56555 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97046 _______________________________________________ unix mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
