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I'm not sure about the specifics of the protocol but I've used tens of DACs and only ever run Linux, and I've never had a problem with compatibility. I'm pretty

by jxcl 5y ago

I'm not sure about the specifics of the protocol but I've used tens of DACs and only ever run Linux, and I've never had a problem with compatibility. I'm pretty sure the USB audio standard is pervasive enough so that basically any DAC you buy will be compatible. On all the DACs I own I also have no trouble configuring the protocol to higher bandwidth settings like 24-bit 192 kHz signals.

bayindirh 5y ago
That's good to hear. It's not that I believe that they won't work, but because I didn't need such setup. I use a desktop PC as my main battlestation and I use a Xonar D2X on that (over PCIe), and it works beautifully, so I didn't need anything else. For the Raspberry Pi, I needed something tidy, like this box. My father gave his HiFi system to me due to space constraints, but kept a nice set of speakers, so I needed something comparable in clarity, in absolute smallest and sturdiest package. HiFiBerry allows me to do that. Moreover the software is co-developed with Bang & Olufsen, and it's extremely polished, like the hardware itself. My setup is pretty lean, but HiFiBerry can do some serious stuff like B&O self-tuning and custom DSP filters for sound shaping (for room, for taste, for fun). My setup is as follows: - Raspberry Pi 4/2GB. - HiFiBerry AMP2 [https://www.hifiberry.com/shop/boards/hifiberry-amp2/ https://www.hifiberry.com/shop/boards/hifiberry-amp2/] - Steel case for Pi4 + AMP2 [https://www.hifiberry.com/shop/cases/steel-case-for-hifiberry-dac-pi-4-2-2/ https://www.hifiberry.com/shop/cases/steel-case-for-hifiberr...] The result is a literal black box with power in and speakers out. I added a SanDisk Fit USB drive for local music storage. It can run spotifyd, AirPlay 2, direct BT, local files and more. It packs a decent punch, runs cool, can be used from anywhere (runs a webapp on a server, advertised with mDNS). If there's an update, it installs and reboots automatically. Set & Forget, at its finest.

by jxcl 5y ago

bayindirh 5y ago

That's good to hear. It's not that I believe that they won't work, but because I didn't need such setup. I use a desktop PC as my main battlestation and I use a Xonar D2X on that (over PCIe), and it works beautifully, so I didn't need anything else. For the Raspberry Pi, I needed something tidy, like this box. My father gave his HiFi system to me due to space constraints, but kept a nice set of speakers, so I needed something comparable in clarity, in absolute smallest and sturdiest package. HiFiBerry allows me to do that. Moreover the software is co-developed with Bang & Olufsen, and it's extremely polished, like the hardware itself. My setup is pretty lean, but HiFiBerry can do some serious stuff like B&O self-tuning and custom DSP filters for sound shaping (for room, for taste, for fun). My setup is as follows: - Raspberry Pi 4/2GB. - HiFiBerry AMP2 [https://www.hifiberry.com/shop/boards/hifiberry-amp2/ https://www.hifiberry.com/shop/boards/hifiberry-amp2/] - Steel case for Pi4 + AMP2 [https://www.hifiberry.com/shop/cases/steel-case-for-hifiberry-dac-pi-4-2-2/ https://www.hifiberry.com/shop/cases/steel-case-for-hifiberr...] The result is a literal black box with power in and speakers out. I added a SanDisk Fit USB drive for local music storage. It can run spotifyd, AirPlay 2, direct BT, local files and more. It packs a decent punch, runs cool, can be used from anywhere (runs a webapp on a server, advertised with mDNS). If there's an update, it installs and reboots automatically. Set & Forget, at its finest.