How was it all connected up Andre? The output from the 3.5mm headphone jack is quite poor....an IQAudio DAC+ or HiFiBerry board would make things a lot neater...Originally Posted by The Barbarian
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How was it all connected up Andre? The output from the 3.5mm headphone jack is quite poor....an IQAudio DAC+ or HiFiBerry board would make things a lot neater...
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Yeah, I think it's important to remember, certainly in terms of this thread, that what's being recommended here is the use of a particular combination, which is the RPi and IQ-Audio DAC, not the RPi used in any other context.
That *specific combination* is where I believe the magic lies, and so if the RPi is used in any other context, all bets are off, as it were!
Remember that the primary reason why I'm shouting from the rooftops about the RPi/IQ-Audio DAC is because of how good it sounds (and how cheap it costs), as a combination, not because it's necessarily the best or most intuitive/easy to use FBA source on the market, in terms of its function as a software device.
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & regulator mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat with Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight. Isonoe feet & boots. Ortofon RS-212D tonearm with Denon DL-103GL, in a Denon PCL-300 headshell, fitted with Funk Firm Houdini and Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp and Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp, fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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I think if you are using computer driven DACs of any kind, really, you are going to experience some sort of pain.
That has certainly been true using Windows 7 especially if you are using more than one s/w package for playback.
Problems are usually to do with synching issues between PC and the DAC interface and the h/w drivers being used. Plus bugs in the s/w apps. JRiver and TIDAL are both pretty good at not being too buggy, though.
After that brief interlude back to PI...
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Don't worry neal i know what im doing
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...you're going to use your USB HRT DAC I'll betDon't worry neal i know what im doing
Looks like it works with piCorePlayer at least...
https://sites.google.com/site/picore...st-of-USB-DACs
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I realise I've had my eye off the Raspberry Pi ball recently, and have no time now to catch up.
Marco - did you get the battery yet? I presume not, cos if you had I doubt I could have avoided noticing. Get your finger out - you'll love it
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RPi mates with TDA1541A!
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I know - and I will!Marco - did you get the battery yet? I presume not, cos if you had I doubt I could have avoided noticing. Get your finger out - you'll love it
I'm trying to decide on the best battery to buy. I'd like to get something good quality, built nicely (don't want something 'cheapy looking'), and that has LED indicators and others stuff on it that might come in handy in other applications. In that respect, I like the one from RS Supplies, shown here: http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/power-banks/7757517/
And this one from XT Power: https://www.xtpower.de/XTPower-Power...o-mit-10000mAh
Any other suggestions are welcome.
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & regulator mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat with Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight. Isonoe feet & boots. Ortofon RS-212D tonearm with Denon DL-103GL, in a Denon PCL-300 headshell, fitted with Funk Firm Houdini and Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp and Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp, fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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I'm using this battery Marco...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...ilpage_o05_s00
...there's a pic of the setup earlier in the thread...
Cheers, Will
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Oooh.... That does look rather nice! Cheers, Will
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & regulator mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat with Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight. Isonoe feet & boots. Ortofon RS-212D tonearm with Denon DL-103GL, in a Denon PCL-300 headshell, fitted with Funk Firm Houdini and Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp and Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp, fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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