If it’s going into Unison USB, I would say it’s likely better yes. Both sides of the USB chain need to be great in order to beat Pi2AES - and even then, you get some things that are simply “different” rather than better (which you may or may not prefer).
Casually listening, the Pi2AES RCA in to the Bifrost sounds better than chromebook into the Unison USB. It will probably be the weekend before I'll have an opportunity to make any critical comparisons. In any event the Pi2AES is quite satisfying in audio performance. Software and UI need some work, which may be a matter of me finding the framewok and configuration that works for me.
One thing I do notice with this setup is that there is what sounds like a relay clicking within the Bifrost between tracks when feeding it with the Pi2AES/RCA. Perhaps not an issue, but it does catch my attention sometimes. I've not made it through the entire Dummies guide, maybe this observation has already come up there.
I've rebooted the Pi2AES and no longer get the relay clicks from the Bifrost between tracks. I do not know what was up with that, perhaps just too much silent delay between tracks, but is is nice when a minor annoyance disappears.
Now I get it. The clicks came back. It has nothing to do with tack to track delay. Instead, it happens with changes between 44.1 and 48 kHz tracks. I first noticed it with a playlist that was ping-ponging between the two formats. Now that I get it, the clicks are not a big deal and absent when listening through an album.
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