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    Holo Audio Red

    Tested Mercury V1 (owned) - Silent angels Munich Ht (owned) - PiAES (owned) Holo Audio Red (loaned) You may consider Ifi neo stream as well....
    Post by: Herbert, Mar 1, 2023 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Pi2 Design Idiot-Proof Ready-To-Go RPi/AES Streamer

    What made you like the iFi most? Worked out of the box. AND : Optical Lan (Optibox) , DLNA exclusive Mode, integrated NAA , perfect DSD...
    Post by: Herbert, Feb 27, 2023 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Streamers in 2023 - Discussion, Impressions, etc

    Short: I never got a RasPi 3/4 based streamer to RELIABLE stream DSD direct or DoP over I2s . It took me 5 minutes with Ifi Neo stream : And...
    Post by: Herbert, Feb 18, 2023 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Pi2 Design Idiot-Proof Ready-To-Go RPi/AES Streamer

    "SuperDad " said : Did setting your May to ALT1 for I2S also allow you to play DSD (over DoP) via I2S from Mercury? I have been texting with Tin...
    Post by: Herbert, Feb 7, 2023 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Pi2 Design Idiot-Proof Ready-To-Go RPi/AES Streamer

    https://bit.ly/3HwjDe2 Tested database: I2S : DoP and DSD direct supported by Holoaudio Spring and May .
    Post by: Herbert, Feb 1, 2023 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Pi2 Design Idiot-Proof Ready-To-Go RPi/AES Streamer

    Post by: Herbert, Feb 1, 2023 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Pi2 Design Idiot-Proof Ready-To-Go RPi/AES Streamer

    Post by: Herbert, Feb 1, 2023 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Pi2 Design Idiot-Proof Ready-To-Go RPi/AES Streamer

    No . Tested Devices by DSD direct : Holo audio Spring 3 and May . I2S : DoP and DSD direct suppported. https://bit.ly/3HwjDe2
    Post by: Herbert, Feb 1, 2023 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Pi2 Design Idiot-Proof Ready-To-Go RPi/AES Streamer

    Post by: Herbert, Feb 1, 2023 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Pi2 Design Idiot-Proof Ready-To-Go RPi/AES Streamer

    Same here . Tried Volumio -Roopie- Moode. No DSD over I2S. May and Spring L3 support DSD direct and DSD (DoP) .
    Post by: Herbert, Jan 30, 2023 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Holo Audio Red

    Have a lot of DSD files and like it. I tried hard to get I2S and DSD out of my Mercury V1 with Spring 3 KTE to no avail. DoP no sound. DSD direct...
    Post by: Herbert, Jan 29, 2023 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Pi2 Design Idiot-Proof Ready-To-Go RPi/AES Streamer

    Hi - another one with DSD problems Mercury >Volumio * > I2S > Holo Audio DAC Spring 3 KTE ____ Works with USB (DSD 64/128/256) Works with Coax...
    Post by: Herbert, Jan 25, 2023 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers