eggers Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 I need an AES/EBU output for my DAC, and I was wondering if putting this Audiophonics pi-hat on the USBridge Signature would be a possible (or even good) solution? The alternative would be to connect an external USB-to-AES/EBU converter to the USB output from the USBridge, but I’d like to limit the number of devices, PSUs, and cables. Link to post Share on other sites
Ran Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 If you need to add AES output to a Pi, you should look at these: http://www.pi2design.com/pi2aes.html http://www.pi2design.com/502dac.html Link to post Share on other sites
eggers Posted June 21, 2020 Author Share Posted June 21, 2020 51 minutes ago, Ran said: If you need to add AES output to a Pi, you should look at these: http://www.pi2design.com/pi2aes.html http://www.pi2design.com/502dac.html Why should I look at those? It is much more expensive than the Audiophonics hat I linked to, and seemingly not better designed. Link to post Share on other sites
Ran Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 40 minutes ago, eggers said: Why should I look at those? It is much more expensive than the Audiophonics hat I linked to, and seemingly not better designed. Maybe you will learn something new. Perhaps you will gain new perspective? Who knows... Link to post Share on other sites
BobSherman Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 1 hour ago, eggers said: Why should I look at those? It is much more expensive than the Audiophonics hat I linked to, and seemingly not better designed. The Pi2aes is a totally different device. It has serious clocks and regulation, it is an excellent unit. I am currently using it I2s and I am very impressed. It is a bargain at the asking price. Link to post Share on other sites
eggers Posted June 21, 2020 Author Share Posted June 21, 2020 Thank you both. I have taken a closer look at the Pi2AES and it indeed looks more serious than the Audiophonics one. Is there a way to convert the phase noise specifications of the two oscillators so that I can compare them? Eg. the Audiophonics device is specified in PPM, and the Pi2AES (using the NZ2520SD) is specified in dBc/Hz. Link to post Share on other sites
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