coyrls wrote: > The USB external DAC poor sound quality was a criticism of the pre Pi4 > architecture where the USB ports shared a bus with the Ethernet port. > That architecture changed with the Pi4, where the USB ports have a > dedicated bus. I think now itÂ’s accepted that with the pi4 architecture > there is good quality sound from a USB external DAC. That has certainly > been my experience. > > If I understand your requirements correctly, I would recommend something > like a Topping E30 DAC > https://www.amazon.co.uk/TOPPING-E30-Hi-Res-AK4493-Decoder-Black/dp/B0868J7NRV/ref=sr_1_3?crid=13G5FCJ0K184Z&keywords=topping+dac&qid=1641811256&sprefix=topping+dac%2Caps%2C46&sr=8-3. > You can connect your Pi to the USB input and your TV to the optical > input. I use an E30 in this way and also have a CD player connected to > the Coaxial input and am very happy with the sound quality.In my experience > there is no issue with the sound quality using USB into an external DAC from a Pi3B. I am not using the ethernet port though.
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