Hello
like the title says i search for a diy solution of a nice dac (that maybe even outperforms my current modded topping d10)
i came across this site https://www.diyinhk.com and the dac solution (seperate output stage + dual mono xmos board, tho im unsure if it supports 4 i2s channels) ian has
i need 6 or 8 channels, i know there is this motu interface which seems quite but nice but i wanted to ask if there is a good DIY solution, that i can maybe even mod myself a little bit, it should be fairly plug and play tho (but soldering is no problem)
i dont mind paying a little more in the end since i could upgrade as i go (add more stereo dacs since 4 i2s are possible and just transfer stereo anyway), specially if it would outperform the motu
i would need this to go full active in the future with moode(rpi) and camilladsp
like the title says i search for a diy solution of a nice dac (that maybe even outperforms my current modded topping d10)
i came across this site https://www.diyinhk.com and the dac solution (seperate output stage + dual mono xmos board, tho im unsure if it supports 4 i2s channels) ian has
i need 6 or 8 channels, i know there is this motu interface which seems quite but nice but i wanted to ask if there is a good DIY solution, that i can maybe even mod myself a little bit, it should be fairly plug and play tho (but soldering is no problem)
i dont mind paying a little more in the end since i could upgrade as i go (add more stereo dacs since 4 i2s are possible and just transfer stereo anyway), specially if it would outperform the motu
i would need this to go full active in the future with moode(rpi) and camilladsp
both? tho the measurements i saw so far for the hats/diy boards dont look that impressive but maybe thats not the whole story?
well a diy solution would be far easier to mod, im pretty sure i wanna switch opamps, since i did this with my topping d10 and the improvement was quite exceptional (i switched a OP1656 in (tho i tried a few) and changed the capacitors for nichicon KZ)
i would do it with the okto too but i kinda dont wanna risk it on a 600-700$ dac, no problem if one diy stereo dac goes dead... but im unsure if they can atleast compete with my modded D10... (would be awesome if they can sound even better!)
also this would give me the option to upgrade as i go instead of spending 700 at once (specially adding more dacs later since i just have a 2.0 setup right now)
but if the diy boards cant compete i probably go with the okto, it has pretty much everything i need, if the sound is good
If you go with the multiple stereo DAC approach, how will you implement volume control? On the RPi?
And I doubt you will end up with anything that is significantly better than the D10. It's already past the point of audibility.
And I doubt you will end up with anything that is significantly better than the D10. It's already past the point of audibility.
isnt a xmos able to hardware volumecontrol? (through the rpi, yes)
"kinda" expected this but i need more channels in the future, atleast it shouldnt be worse
I’m in the process of figuring out the feasibility of using an ESI Gigaport eX with CamillaDSP on a pi4.
Hit an initial snag getting squeezelite to work in unison with those. I may try Puslseaudio Crossover Rack again in case it plays along better.
https://www.diyaudio.com/community/...over-design-implementation-with-linux.330273/
It’s likely that the best bet will still be the Motu Ultralite mk5. I’m just being cheap and haven’t bought one yet.
A potential alternate pathway could involve an HDMI extractor DAC connected to the pi.
https://www.essenceelectrostatic.com/product/evolve-ii-4k-hdmi-v2-0-multi-channel-dac/Have you seen the relevant threads on ASR regarding setting up Camilla on a pi4 and measurements/tweaking of the diyinhk boards? Lots of info there.
Hit an initial snag getting squeezelite to work in unison with those. I may try Puslseaudio Crossover Rack again in case it plays along better.
https://www.diyaudio.com/community/...over-design-implementation-with-linux.330273/
It’s likely that the best bet will still be the Motu Ultralite mk5. I’m just being cheap and haven’t bought one yet.
A potential alternate pathway could involve an HDMI extractor DAC connected to the pi.
https://www.essenceelectrostatic.com/product/evolve-ii-4k-hdmi-v2-0-multi-channel-dac/Have you seen the relevant threads on ASR regarding setting up Camilla on a pi4 and measurements/tweaking of the diyinhk boards? Lots of info there.
unfortunaly it just has rca, i really want xlr with my next upgrade
unfortunlaly it is, but i kinda dont need half of the features it has, simply 8 channels xlr output would be enough (tho i dont say no to a headphone amplifier and toslink/spdif input and like -1- input)
is it that hard to get a good sounding xmos chip with 4x i2s and 4 stereo dacs with xlr outputs? 🙁
i came across this board https://www.audiophonics.fr/en/dac-...bit-192khz-2x-aop-njr-muses-8920-p-12840.html but it seems to be discontinued...
Since you’re diy-keen, have a look at the latter part of this thread, if you haven’t already
https://www.diyaudio.com/community/...for-low-power-application.380293/post-6903618
https://www.diyaudio.com/community/...for-low-power-application.380293/post-6903618