Good day!
As I am finally finalizing my B1 which I have started many years ago…
I’m looking to build a Streamer based on a raspberry pi and probably Moode which would work good with that little buffer.
On the other end are two active Newtronics Temperance.
I currently own a Hifiberry and I was looking at the DAC which is featured at the Moodeaudio site.
I was planning to add a display and make a nice wooden housing…
Would any of those work? Or would you recommend something else?
I’m looking for clean sound, no humm or any other weird noises besides the music.
I have also decided not to go down the CD transport route but instead rip all my CDs.
I’m looking forward to get into the audio tinkering again but I need a nice little system to get started…😊
Thank you
As I am finally finalizing my B1 which I have started many years ago…
I’m looking to build a Streamer based on a raspberry pi and probably Moode which would work good with that little buffer.
On the other end are two active Newtronics Temperance.
I currently own a Hifiberry and I was looking at the DAC which is featured at the Moodeaudio site.
I was planning to add a display and make a nice wooden housing…
Would any of those work? Or would you recommend something else?
I’m looking for clean sound, no humm or any other weird noises besides the music.
I have also decided not to go down the CD transport route but instead rip all my CDs.
I’m looking forward to get into the audio tinkering again but I need a nice little system to get started…😊
Thank you
Link?
Budget?
What that means can vary a lot from person to person. Some people are very picky as to the exact sound of the reproduced music, the stereo illusion of sound stage, etc. Other people maybe looking for something more basic, yet describe what they want in similar words.
The DAC I was referring to is the ProtoDAC
https://moodeaudio.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=5531&pid=46367#pid46367
Budget would be secondary, I do like „less is more“ also on the component side. So I probably should have said „simple“. And it needs to be able to work with the Firstwatt B1
https://moodeaudio.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=5531&pid=46367#pid46367
Budget would be secondary, I do like „less is more“ also on the component side. So I probably should have said „simple“. And it needs to be able to work with the Firstwatt B1
After doing more research online I’d like to follow up with a hopefully more precise question:
What is better: I2S or USB DAC?
For I2S a recklocker is needed because apparently the clock of the raspberry is not able to produce 44.1khz
And, so I’ve read, the USB connection „takes care“ of some of the things I2S introduced on the raspberry.
Which, from a reproduction point of view would be the better way from a WAV file to the DAC?
What is better: I2S or USB DAC?
For I2S a recklocker is needed because apparently the clock of the raspberry is not able to produce 44.1khz
And, so I’ve read, the USB connection „takes care“ of some of the things I2S introduced on the raspberry.
Which, from a reproduction point of view would be the better way from a WAV file to the DAC?
A USB to I2S board such as I2SoverUSB or Amanero can be used with any I2S dac. However, USB boards sound best (least clock jitter, least EMI/RFi noise) if powered from isolated, linear regulated +5v supplies. Galvanic isolation such as found in I2SoverUSB can help too.
Regarding a simple yet pretty decent dac, maybe worth taking a look at Miro's AD1862 dac project: https://www.diyaudio.com/community/threads/dac-ad1862-almost-tht-i2s-input-nos-r-2r.354078/
Bottom line is that what makes a dac sound good tends to have a lot more to do with all the circuitry around the dac chip than the particular dac chip itself. Also, things like system layout, wiring, shielding, careful avoidance of ground loops, etc., can also bring significant benefits. What the dac chip itself does in terms of SQ and or measurements is set some upper limit on the final result if everything else is done really well. Moreover, the highest performing dac chips may tend to require the most effort with optimizing surrounding circuitry.
To leave off here I would also mention that if you want a dac that competes on SQ with commercial dacs in the several thousand dollar price range then that's possible too. Not necessarily simple though.
Regarding a simple yet pretty decent dac, maybe worth taking a look at Miro's AD1862 dac project: https://www.diyaudio.com/community/threads/dac-ad1862-almost-tht-i2s-input-nos-r-2r.354078/
Bottom line is that what makes a dac sound good tends to have a lot more to do with all the circuitry around the dac chip than the particular dac chip itself. Also, things like system layout, wiring, shielding, careful avoidance of ground loops, etc., can also bring significant benefits. What the dac chip itself does in terms of SQ and or measurements is set some upper limit on the final result if everything else is done really well. Moreover, the highest performing dac chips may tend to require the most effort with optimizing surrounding circuitry.
To leave off here I would also mention that if you want a dac that competes on SQ with commercial dacs in the several thousand dollar price range then that's possible too. Not necessarily simple though.