Budget I2S streamer available in India?
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Which is the DAC
It seems like no streamers with i2s output are available in the mentioned price range. Pi2AES was there, but it is discontinued (If you can find a used one, then it is the best). Your best bet is a decent streamer like Allo USBRIDGE along with a USB digital interface like this (Not sure about the complexity/performance of this setup).
If you can increase your budget, then SMSL SD-9 is another option, which is available in India.
Also, if you are open to use the other inputs (Coax/optical/USB) of your Pegasus DAC rather than i2s, then there are plenty of options available at your budget.
If you can increase your budget, then SMSL SD-9 is another option, which is available in India.
Also, if you are open to use the other inputs (Coax/optical/USB) of your Pegasus DAC rather than i2s, then there are plenty of options available at your budget.
navin advani
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On which website did you find this? Thanks.
This looks similar to the Pi2AES board. Where did you find this?
Thanks.
Well, both are from Aliexpress.
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You should use a VPN. AliExpress is blocked in India.
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This is what I know. Others might have other options.
1. Topping M50 - $229 from various sources. It has I2s but no LAN. It does have DLNA via Wifi.
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2. iFi Zen Stream - At $399 (Rs. 35k from Headphonezone), it's not cheap. It has LAN but no i2S. For power, you should use the iPower from iFi. The SPDIF output is good, but if you are interested in the USB output, you will need the associated iDefender+ and iSilencer+ (add Rs. 10k for these).
3. SMSL SD 9 -At $399, it's the same price as the Zen Stream (Rs. 37k from Headphonezon), but it has both i2s and AES/EBU as well as a LAN port. It is, however, known to be buggy, especially with the Hiby music app and Airplay. Besides, the user interface is not as well presented as the iFi.
4. Cayin iDAP6 - At $699, it's expensive (Rs. 50k at Headphonezone). It has all the features you need, but there is no real feedback. No idea if the user interface is well made and no idea of any bugs in the implementation of network streaming.
5. Pi2Design Mercury Streamer V2 - at $699, it's the same price as the Cayin above and should be stable as it is based on the RPi CM4. The Allo USB Signature (no i2S) is based on the RPi CM3 and is still very good, so the Mercury should be a step up from the Allo.
6. Above $700, the Matrix Audio products ($900, $1100, etc.) become viable.
If you can get hold of a used raspberry pi, then this would be your best bet.
Total cost will be well within your budget.
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That's a wonderful idea. Do you think it could work with an Allo USBridge? The USBridge is available in India from Fabtolab.If you can get hold of a used raspberry pi, then this would be your best bet.
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It provides the GPIO port inside. But you will have to mod the case so that the unit fits properly.That's a wonderful idea. Do you think it could work with an Allo USBridge? The USBridge is available in India from Fabtolab.
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I have fitted kali board, piano 2.1 dac on the usbridge and they work without any issue becuase the usbridge provides access to the standard GPIO connector inside.
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Made the changes.. now need to figure out a connector for I2S output to dac. any pointer for it? So today I finally tried it and it works You can take the I2S output from the usbridge GPIO header inside. I connected my kali + piano 2.1 I2S card. It gets detected and it works. The only change I...
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That's a wonderful idea. Do you think it could work with an Allo USBridge? The USBridge is available in India from Fabtolab.
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What about the ports then? Did you drill the holes?It provides the GPIO port inside. But you will have to mod the case so that the unit fits properly.
I have fitted kali board, piano 2.1 dac on the usbridge and they work without any issue becuase the usbridge provides access to the standard GPIO connector inside.
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Made the changes.. now need to figure out a connector for I2S output to dac. any pointer for it? So today I finally tried it and it works You can take the I2S output from the usbridge GPIO header inside. I connected my kali + piano 2.1 I2S card. It gets detected and it works. The only change I...
@navin advani: You can go this route. But if you don't want i2s, then usbridge would be good enough.
That was done just to test and as a POC to prove that any card compatible with RPI3 will function if fitted on the usbridge GPIO port. I have very bad wood working and metal working skills. But anyone else can easily remove the back alumunium plate and drill holes for the RCA connectors after doing some accurate measurements.
Great! You are a true RPi guru, both hardware and software.
I got good feedback about it in other audiophile group. It is comparable to PI2AES dac!If you can get hold of a used raspberry pi, then this would be your best bet.
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