low cost ADAU1452 China board...

But I could live with frobek's results. But don't see how it is possible without a 1.88 Volt DC out of AD codec. Then 1 volt peak to peak is possible
But the spec sadly says: "Each output pin has a nominal common-mode dc level of 1.5 V and swings ±1.27 V for a 0 dBFS digital input signal." https://www.analog.com/media/en/technical-documentation/data-sheets/ad1938.pdf
So then with digital DC insert on signal, it is possible with 2,77 Volt max. And 0.77 Volt peak to peak for signal into 1612. That is on the limit of enough.
frobek has -6dBFS input on his ADC
 
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But I could live with frobek's results.
I probably didnt mention before but I swapped opamps to OP1662. Measured signal was slightly lowered in DSP to avoid both codec and opamps clipping. Same board, codec supply connected to DSP board USB supply:
 

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Just connected adau1452+cs42448 from Deyin Audio Store, AliExpress. This is my second attempt with an adau1452 board. I get sound without programming in Sigma Studio but it's incredibly low. Could it be Gain related?

Is adau1452 particularly demanding on volts and amps? I use 5V and 1A.
 
The cs42448 is about 1 volt out at 0dBFS
The DSP program can set digital gain.
1 amp is what the internal voltage generators can deliver also.
To little for full utilisation of the chip. The Adau can sink 2A at full throttle.
But that would be a really advanced DSP setup