No I just had the Digi+ board into my own dac.Have you tried any of the other Pi DACS ?
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I'm andrew.
No I just had the Digi+ board into my own dac.Have you tried any of the other Pi DACS ?
Andy.
Location: stoke-on-trent
Posts: 647
I'm andrew.
I'd suggest an IQaudio Pi DAC & case, into a Beresford Capella HP amp...I'm awaiting the new iFi pi PSU, so can't personally recommend that yet, but some well respected members reported good things in conjunction with an on-board I2S Dac
I also have one of the Audiophonics boards, albeit in a basic dogbone case, I have the rest of the components for the full case build...but it doesn't look as easy as I'd hoped
http://theartofsound.net/forum/showt...soldering-iron
I's very difficult to A/B test them, if there is a difference in SQ it's marginal, or one needs to be using better components than I'm using in my kitchen set up
I'd suggest either would not be a limiting factor in your desktop setup, and for the price difference you can get yourself an iFi Pi PSU...
Cheers, Will
...PS
As of yesterday I've been using some new IPL M4 speakers in my kitchen setup...previously I'd been using an old pair of Mission 780SEs, which I'd had since the mid '90s.
I was forced (honest guvner!) into this, as I synchronise my living room and kitchen systems (SPTouch/piCorePlayer), and since I've recently upgraded my main speakers to IPL S5TLs the poor old Mission's were being exposed somewhat (the M4s share the same mid/tweeter drivers). Something I'd not actually considered beforehand...
All I can say is the speaker upgrade has revealed just even more of the IQaudio DAC (and Mini-1) combo's capabilities...
Cheers, Will
Hi Will, are you running both your pi combo and mini 1 amp from the Anker battery? I have my pi combo connected to a Anker battery but I am still using the PSU with a sbooster unit for the amp, not sure if 12v from the battery would get the best out of the mini 1.
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I'm Mark.
Dear Will,
Thank you for the suggestions ! Just looked at the Beresford Capella HP looks nice and at a good price. Yesterday found the new Audiophonics setup video looks interesting with a linear power supply.
https://youtu.be/o7v0J_CfpNY
All the best,
- Mark
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Hi Mark I have to confess the Capella is the first non portable dedicated headphone amp I've had, so there will be other good options out there I'm sure, but it drives my AKG K702s very well, and they can be difficult to please...the damping and gain controls really come into their own. Oh and it matched the Caiman II it's partnered with
Cheers, Will