Having been using my original HiFiBerry DAC for a few years I have decided that the time has come for a change this has been prompted by a couple of things:
-Since I became a born again vinyl listener I find the 'old' HiFi Berrry quite difficult to listen to.
-There seems to have been a lot of improvement in this area particularly in the area of master clocks and reclocking (Kali and Audiophonics V2 & V3)
Because of the nature of these things I will have to take a punt on one or other based on online reviews I have decided to go for the Kali+Piano option over the Audiophonics, although I do regret the Piano DAC RCA connectors not having securing nuts like the Audiphonics as this would make fitting either a pre-made or home-made case easier. I am always slightly afraid of straining the connections on the PCB when I fit my interconnects!
The advantages, as I see it, of the Kali set up are:
-I can try different DACs without a complete upgrade
-I don’t have to do anything about switching and it has a power supply ‘clean-up’ built in
-There is room for upgrade; I could potentially have 3 separate linear power supplies (Pi, Kali & DAC)
I currently have a 5V/3A SMPS but am waiting on
The Hans Beekhuyzen Channel for his review on linear power supplies!