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state_machine on Oct 4, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: A Retro, Not Steampunk, Media Center

Anyone have suggestions for a good, cheap-ish, USB DAC? I use my rpi for Airplay but the onboard DAC is not the best.

alexhawdon on Oct 4, 2013 | [–]

Check out http://www.raspyfi.com/. Their aim is to turn the RPi in to a respectable HiFi source so the DAC is a big part of this.

BostonEnginerd on Oct 4, 2013 | [–]

I've had good luck using one similar to this:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MUSE-AUDIO-X5-MINI-HIFI-USB-DAC-PCM2...

It's no frills, but the noise floor seems pretty low and it eliminates any popping sounds.

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