Hello,
i search for a good DDC under 300-400€, usb to spdif, preferably with exchangeable clocks
i want to connect my desktop PC to my dac trough a good DDC, since i believe this will make a audible difference, currently i use USB
some solutions i found:
Did some guys compare some DDC`s and can recommend one?
i search for a good DDC under 300-400€, usb to spdif, preferably with exchangeable clocks
i want to connect my desktop PC to my dac trough a good DDC, since i believe this will make a audible difference, currently i use USB
some solutions i found:
- https://www.diyinhk.com/shop/audio-...spdif-with-ultralow-noise-08uv-regulator.html
- Ian Canada`s TransportPi + FifoPi Q7 + UsbBridge + Amanero Usb Module (tho its a little expensive..)
- not sure how combatible other RPI hats are, but maybe a spdif output hat connected to a usb to i2s module
- Douk Audio U2 Pro
Did some guys compare some DDC`s and can recommend one?
Hi!
I use the Douk Audio U2 Pro and works fine. I connect it to a M2Macbook air or an iPad and it was plug and play, up to 24 bits / 192 KHz through optical or coaxial. Haven't tried the I2S interface as I don't have anything to connect it to. I send the digital output to my Arcam CDS50 and sounds wonderful. My source is Apple Music.
Beware that the first unit came defective and had to return it. The second one have been perfectly fine for a month or so. I bought it on Amazon.
I use the Douk Audio U2 Pro and works fine. I connect it to a M2Macbook air or an iPad and it was plug and play, up to 24 bits / 192 KHz through optical or coaxial. Haven't tried the I2S interface as I don't have anything to connect it to. I send the digital output to my Arcam CDS50 and sounds wonderful. My source is Apple Music.
Beware that the first unit came defective and had to return it. The second one have been perfectly fine for a month or so. I bought it on Amazon.
I bought SMSL PO100 Pro recently and it's been working great so far. It supports I2S, coaxial, and SPIF output.
It seems a bit unnecessary when plenty of motherboards and sound cards have S/PDIF outputs, and most DACs reclock or resample or something, but... I own a Musical Fidelity V-Link II, which does up to 24-96, because I saw it at the Salvation Army for $45 and couldn't resist. The blue LED is annoying; I'll be replacing it with red.
https://www.hifishark.com/search?q=musical+fidelity+v-link
https://www.hifishark.com/search?q=musical+fidelity+v-link
Hi, This subject intrigued me a bit, so I did a bit of digging. One blogger actually advised, upgrade your sound card first. Which seems to me to make sense as I have a standard OM card in my desktop. But of course you need to check the you have room.!!
Cheers
Cheers
get a usb dac 🙂 as i started my hifi jorney i read this too, got a soundblaster Z and while it was better then onboard audio the biggest jump in SQ was going to a topping D10
speaking of DDC, i actually pulled the trigger on a ian canada transport digi, very nice improvement compared to connecting over USB and you are even able to use the rpi + hat as DDC with some setup effort ... you can enable "usb gadget" on the raspberry pi to stream audio over usb to the rpi