Update on DDC
I Added A (Loaned) Hermes to Terminator DAC. The Addition was quite an upgrade to DAC alone.
Bass Resolution, Decay became much clearer with a wider Soundstage. Pumping up the Volume doesn't feel strained anymore.
Hermes has USB, Aes and Coax inputs. No option for i2s input, though it connects to Terminator via hdmi i2s . Usb Out from Rpi 4 itself was quite enjoyable, MacBook was much better. Aes from Pi2aes board to Hermes was quite a revelation.
If I go with Ddc like Hermes or Gaia pi2aes becomes unnecessary, I'll have to Hunt for a Nuc, or Streamer like Sotm with USB output.
Once again a better Ddc significantly improves your DACs performance.
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