'Analog Dinosaur' succumbs to the joys of FBA : enter Raspberry Pi 2/IQ-Audio DAC+!!

[Marco]

https://volumio.org/introducing-volumio-2/

Should be good!

Marco.

[struth]

Think it sounds good... some of the terms are above my head but sure if its as easy to install and operate then I will be giving it a go...nice find Marco

[Gordon@IQ]

For all those still waiting, I will be placing 150 Pi-DAC+ on Tindie.com later today. I wanted to post here first to give you all a heads up.

At the same time, we'll be adding our new TI TAS5756M based Pi-DigiAMP+ board. This is in effect a combined Pi-DAC+ and 2x20w Pi-AMP+ class D amp but at a £25 or so saving over the previous pairing. It uses the same linux drivers as the Pi-DAC+ so software compatibility is already solved. We see the Pi-DigiAMP+ as being suitable for a small main listening environment or 2nd room system. Just add speakers.

Very best regards,

Gordon

[WAD62]

For all those still waiting, I will be placing 150 Pi-DAC+ on Tindie.com later today. I wanted to post here first to give you all a heads up.

At the same time, we'll be adding our new TI TAS5756M based Pi-DigiAMP+ board. This is in effect a combined Pi-DAC+ and 2x20w Pi-AMP+ class D amp but at a £25 or so saving over the previous pairing. It uses the same linux drivers as the Pi-DAC+ so software compatibility is already solved. We see the Pi-DigiAMP+ as being suitable for a small main listening environment or 2nd room system. Just add speakers.

Very best regards,

Gordon

Hi Gordon, what's the situation with the DAC cases? Are you likely to have any in stock soon?

Will

[Kit1cat]

Hi Gordon, what's the situation with the DAC cases? Are you likely to have any in stock soon?

Will

Just had a email from Tindie saying the cases are back in stock.

[WAD62]

Just had a email from Tindie saying the cases are back in stock.

Cheers for the nod Barry...

Ordered...

[Starterman]

Just found this thread at a time when the DAC actually seems to be available and wifey is hoping for a "tidy up" of the considerable number of CDs lying around.

TBH I cannot be bothered to read 149 pages but a quick skim read seems to indicate the usual pattern:
Rave review of new computer audio thingy
An additional couple of seemingly positive reviews
A couple of less positive reviews
Endless discussion of settings and software versions
Emperor is seen to be wearing something but not much

So I decided to get my old SB3 (custom linear PSU) out and have a listen. I also used to own an SB+.
The sound - using the same DAC** and digital cable - is like MP3 compared to my ancient Arcam CDP as transport.
I've also had an Aurender on loan along with a silly price digital cable that needed a battery. This sounded pretty much identical to my Arcam and homemade digital cable as a transport.

Sorry to be so negative chaps, but is this new flavour of the month piece of kit going to be up there with the Aurender and Arcam. or is it going to be a damp squib like the SB3?


** The dac is one of these but with special analogue supplies (and no crappy toroidal transformer):
http://www.audiophonics.fr/en/kits-m...96-p-4993.html

[Joe]

Sorry to be so negative chaps, but is this new flavour of the month piece of kit going to be up there with the Aurender and Arcam. or is it going to be a damp squib like the SB3?

Dunno, but surely it's cheap enough to try and find out whether it makes the grade as far as your ears/system are concerned? It's of no interest to me, personally, as I'm sorted in the streaming area and anyway use CDs 90% of the time.

[Starterman]

Cheap yes, but I have several cupboards full of inexpensive emperor's clothes!!!

[montesquieu]