Hello,
will this Raspberry Pi SPDIF board work with the Caiman DAC ? It apparently outputs bit perfect to optical and coax. Is any one using one ?
Thank's,
Greetings
Ru
https://www.hifiberry.com/digiplus/
Hello,
will this Raspberry Pi SPDIF board work with the Caiman DAC ? It apparently outputs bit perfect to optical and coax. Is any one using one ?
Thank's,
Greetings
Ru
https://www.hifiberry.com/digiplus/
to answer my own question, it seems to work (see 4th post)
https://support.hifiberry.com/hc/en-...ormer-on-Digi-
Thank's !
Maybe another question: There are two versions of this board, one with a transformer for the Coax output. Which output would you recommend Toslink or Coax + transformer ?
Ru
I'd have to defer to Stan on this one, I use an SB3 with my Caiman II, which is certainly not the ultimate in streaming sources...however with its huge monochrome screen it's the ideal streamer and alarm clock for my bedroom system...and ageing eyes
FWIW I use a Belkin tosliink cable, but have not spent any time comparing it with coax...
Cheers, Will
IME experimenting and implementing various isolation/pulse transformers on SPDIF I'd go with the transformer/coax output and if possible use a BNC connector....obviously that may be a bit tricky with this board unless you're up for some DIY modifications.
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Only a Sith deals in absolutes.
thank's so far ;-)
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I'm Rob.
I use exactly what you describe - the Pi & Digi+ board, plugged into a Caiman II. I have the galvanically isolated version and use the wired SPDIF connection, only because I'm already using the 2 Toslink inputs into the Caiman for other devices. I couldn't say I detected any sound difference between the wired and optical connections. I also use Moode on the Pi, by the way - works perfectly with this combination.
Battery power the Pi and Caiman II and the sound is exquisite. Don't hesitate - just buy one! :-)
Rob
Bit-perfect Streaming: Raspberry Pi 2 & HiFiBerry Digi+ & MoodeAudio; DAC: Beresford Caiman SEG; Power Amp: Naim NAP 100; Speakers: PMC TB2i
Recording: Mics: 2 X DPA 2011C, 2 X Line Audio OM1, 2 X Line Audio CM3, 2 X Calrec CM652D, iSK SM168, 2 X Behringer C4; Recorder: Zoom F8; Zoom H4N; Interfaces/Mixers: Sound Devices USBPre-2, Behringer Xenyx 802, Monitors: KRK Rokit 6
Got one of these as well.
Connected to Stan's Caiman II via Toslink.
Works like a charm...on either cables .
-abe-