New DAC board for my Pi: Audiophonics I-Sabre DAC ES9023

[saikatbiswas82]

Hi ReggieB,

I think you'd be the best person to clear my doubts.

In my setup, I use raspberry pi with hifiberry digi+ (transformer version). It is connected to my Peachtree DAC-iT via digital coax.

As you have rpi, audiophonics dac, Peachtree DAC-iT, were you able to do an a/b testing with Peachtree and Audiophonics?

How much the differences are in terms of sq? I'm curious to know.

If there is anyone else who did the same comparison, please feel free to jump in.

Thanks,
Saikat

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[ReggieB]

I thought the sound quality of the Audiophonics I-Sabre Pi, was on a par with the Peachtree DAC-IT. I very much like both.

However, my current M2tech Young DAC is a step up from both in sound quality (though I miss the Pi functionality).

http://www.ultrahighendreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/m2tech_young.jpg