psketch wrote: > No, I think Jack's point is more one of suitability. His suggestion is > that the USB output on the Pi isn't upto the job of supplying a top > quality signal to a top quality DAC - no point in feeding a top quality > DAC with a less than top quality signal - and that the I2S dacs (and > yes, there are several others - IQAudIO, Sabre - see > 'https://sites.google.com/site/picoreplayer/home' (here)) are the best > balance of input and output quality - very good output, but not wasting > effort (and money). Not everyone may agree with Jack's view, but given > his background, it certainly deserves respect. For me, once the > discussed fix is properly included, I'll give USB another crack (I also > use an XMC-1) - for now, i've resticted it to 16 bit to address the > nasty problem. > > pete SIs this discussion suggesting that the bits output by the RPi USB are not bit perfect? Could someone detail how the bits are being corrupted? And, if one uses a high quality DAC with exceptional jitter reduction such as the Benchmark DAC2 UGC, is this really an issue. Finally, if RPi USB is such a disaster that it corrupts bits, what is the point of developing Picoreplayer?
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