Il giorno mercoledì 15 novembre 2017 11:59:14 UTC+1, David ha scritto:
> On Tue, 14 Nov 2017 07:45:38 -0800, jack4747 wrote:
> 
> > Il giorno martedì 14 novembre 2017 11:42:34 UTC+1, David ha scritto:
> >> On Mon, 13 Nov 2017 21:17:20 +0000, Theo wrote:
> >> 
> >> > David  wrote:
> >> >> However you often get what you pay for, and DACs in HiFi equipment
> >> >> are not all the same. Burr Brown is a known name. The site above
> >> >> doesn't say much about the specifications. However
> >> > 
> >> > The Amazon one you linked to has a UDA1334A chip from NXP in it, that
> >> > speaks I2S.
> >> > 
> >> > It can do up to 96kHz / 24 bit (not necessarily at the same time).
> >> > 
> >> > Instead of going by brand name, the datasheets give figures like THD,
> >> > SNR, channel separation and PSRR that you might wish to compare.
> >> > Of course these are only so good as the board design - a bad board
> >> > can really mess up the performance.
> >> > 
> >> > Theo
> >> 
> >> Thanks - all useful information.
> >> 
> >> However I still haven't found anybody who has actually installed a DAC
> >> board on a Pi and is willing to review the sound quality.
> >> 
> >> If I do decide to go ahead, the Burr Brown DAC may be the (expensive)
> >> best option.
> > 
> > I did, Rpi2 and hifiberry dac+ (phone jack version so I didn't have to
> > buy another box for the rpi).
> > Got it so I can connect directly the Rpi to the Hifi, intead of go
> > through the TV (with HDMI connection).
> > 
> > Much better than the audio output of the rpi.
> > At least same level than the DAC of the TV (TV-Hifi is still RCA
> > connection, I have an old Hifi).
> > 
> > Bye Jack
> 
> 
> Thanks - in the other thread so I must have overlooked it.
> Not sure what you mean by "phone jack version" - I tend to think of phone 
> jacks as an RJ11 (or variant) type plug.
> 
> Audio jack as the kind you find on the end of headphones.
> 
> RCA as the red and white jack plug connectors you find on most HiFi amps.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> 
> Dave R

yes I meant audio jack (3.5 mm). Somewhere else in the thread it was called
"phone jack" (form headphone I think) so I used the same name for the sake of
continuity.

Bye Jack

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