Hi guys,
I would like to collect your views on what is the best linux based USB-source to feed a Dac lets say with a xmos input card like waveio or similar.
"Best" means first of all pcm sound quality.
I was shocked when I compared my alix 1 with sotm card and mpdpup and compared it with raspberry stock and volumio, both running mpd. Even thou both hve been connected to waveio-card with isolator and ian'reclocker etc....the alix/sotm-combo just destryed the rasperry badly.
Well...a 500$ combo against 40$...but is there a serious challenger which does not cost 500 bucks ? The raspberry is sharing lan and usb resources and has a poor clock...will this becoe better when using an external clock through hifiberry dac pro or similar ? or is the lan /usb architecture simply always an issue on the rasberry ? A bbb with external clocks instead ?...?
Regards
I would like to collect your views on what is the best linux based USB-source to feed a Dac lets say with a xmos input card like waveio or similar.
"Best" means first of all pcm sound quality.
I was shocked when I compared my alix 1 with sotm card and mpdpup and compared it with raspberry stock and volumio, both running mpd. Even thou both hve been connected to waveio-card with isolator and ian'reclocker etc....the alix/sotm-combo just destryed the rasperry badly.
Well...a 500$ combo against 40$...but is there a serious challenger which does not cost 500 bucks ? The raspberry is sharing lan and usb resources and has a poor clock...will this becoe better when using an external clock through hifiberry dac pro or similar ? or is the lan /usb architecture simply always an issue on the rasberry ? A bbb with external clocks instead ?...?
Regards