Hi, I just found an interesting DAC on ebay, it is based on the DSD1796 and XMOS U8 (?).
Douk Audio DSD1796+XMOS-U8 USB DAC 384K/32bit
It does both PCM and DSD, up to DSD256.
Does anybody have experience with this board, it is a proper implementation?
I'm going to order it, at about 80 USD it is not too great a risk...
Douk Audio DSD1796+XMOS-U8 USB DAC 384K/32bit
It does both PCM and DSD, up to DSD256.
Does anybody have experience with this board, it is a proper implementation?
I'm going to order it, at about 80 USD it is not too great a risk...
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Replying my own post feels a bit weird, but as we say in Holland "een schizofreen is nooit alleen."
In the end I ordered a different DAC (from the same supplier), this one also has SPDIF inputs: "Italy Amanero USB DAC XMOS Audio Decoder DSD HiFi Headphone Amplifier Integrated"
Currently playing 24/192 flac files, up sampled to 32/384 on moOde (PI3).
For Windows 10 I downloaded drivers from Amanero's site.
In the end I ordered a different DAC (from the same supplier), this one also has SPDIF inputs: "Italy Amanero USB DAC XMOS Audio Decoder DSD HiFi Headphone Amplifier Integrated"
Currently playing 24/192 flac files, up sampled to 32/384 on moOde (PI3).
For Windows 10 I downloaded drivers from Amanero's site.
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Curious why up-sample? 32 bits is generaly used for floating point and messing about with the data... Even with the best layout (here I am talking multilayer PCB often 8-12 layer) you only get about 21 bits of resolution. Is it just upscasling, adding blank bits or is it interpolation, which if its anything like video is worse than the origional in many ways.
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