Finaly finished Ian Canada base DDC project

Here are some pictures of my finished project. I have build my DDC so I can feed my May KTE true I2S. It’s build around a a Raspberry Pi4 and I use Ian Canada component. From the tranfo, I go to a ultra low noise linear PSU (LinearPi) and go in DC to the PurePi that give me pure DC. I then feed the StudioPi Pro. On the left side of the StudioPi I have an Amanero Combo384 and the Rasbery Pi 4 and on the right side I have the reclocker FifoPi Q7 and the Hdmi Pi Pro. I also installed the touch scrren to control my input. The case is a Nagra style case, it goes well with the amp I have built from ICE Power module.
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This DDC can work with my HTPC with ROOn or JRiver or it can work alone and stream from the RaPi and Volumio. I can also external Hdd directly in this DDC. The sound is simply outstanding with the Holo May
 

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Ian, I use this DDC with my PC wich rum either ROON or JRiver to stream my Music from a NAS. Or I can use it directly since I Have Volumio on the RasPi. I send all signal without any over sampling to my dac, an Holo Audio May KTE. NOS on the May either. The mix with the DDC and the May is so perfect. I have replace my dead dCS Elgar with this and don’t regret it one second. Ample staging, precision of timbers, and very musical.
 
I had a dCS Elgar plus as a DAC for many year before it die afteer a big storm with many electrical issue. I then went to a Holo Audio May kte. I was using the USB input on the May, witch is good, but I tried the I2S input and it was so different, I looked around for different solution and stick with the Ian Canada one
 
Hi Roetger, yes it’s a true DDc, it does go from the USB out of the HTPC and goes to the I2S of my DAC. As a matter of fact, it’s runminf fine with Roon. Since I am using an Amanero Combo384 as the USB in in my DDC, you will need the Amanero Dirver for Windows. I prefer the ASIO driver.