Got this kit AUDIOPHONICS RaspDAC I-Sabre V3 DAC ES9023 TCXO few weeks ago.
[BBvideo 425,350]http://youtu.be/g0iIZO-73h0[/BBvideo]
It was a bit tricky as it came with no instruction what so ever, wrong parts in bag(realised 2 weeks after trying to make it work ) unfinished, none working software....
So a bit of nightmare to be honest :D
But with a great help from guys at RuneAudio (using now in unit and Roberts 747) a managed to put all together and is fully working.
And sounds very good. At least to my and few other ears
Anyone else with same DAC board or other Raspberry Pi project?
AUDIOPHONICS RaspDAC I-Sabre V3 DAC ES9023 TCXO
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AUDIOPHONICS RaspDAC I-Sabre V3 DAC ES9023 TCXO
- AMP -Sugden A21; Pioneer SC-LX59 Home cinema
- Speakers - Spendor D7 (Special Ebony finish)
- Analogue - Clearaudio Concept MM
- Phono - Clearaudio Nano
- Digital - Philips CD753 with TDA1549; AUDIOPHONICS I-Sabre V3 DAC ES9023 TCXO; Sony BDP-S500
- RCM - Project VC-S
- Cables - Chord Epic Twin speaker cables; DIY Inteconnects (Van Damme)
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Raspberry Pi's for eating.......
But Tel, Fret, and the rest of the Pi Monkeys should be along soon.
But Tel, Fret, and the rest of the Pi Monkeys should be along soon.
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I love Pi's .. to eat or to play with it. And I dont mean like thisjammy395 wrote:Raspberry Pi's for eating.......
But Tel, Fret, and the rest of the Pi Monkeys should be along soon.
- AMP -Sugden A21; Pioneer SC-LX59 Home cinema
- Speakers - Spendor D7 (Special Ebony finish)
- Analogue - Clearaudio Concept MM
- Phono - Clearaudio Nano
- Digital - Philips CD753 with TDA1549; AUDIOPHONICS I-Sabre V3 DAC ES9023 TCXO; Sony BDP-S500
- RCM - Project VC-S
- Cables - Chord Epic Twin speaker cables; DIY Inteconnects (Van Damme)
Re: AUDIOPHONICS RaspDAC I-Sabre V3 DAC ES9023 TCXO
Don't know what the Dacs like but love Steve Strauss and Pink Floyd
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yup, great musicantonio66 wrote: love Steve Strauss and Pink Floyd
- AMP -Sugden A21; Pioneer SC-LX59 Home cinema
- Speakers - Spendor D7 (Special Ebony finish)
- Analogue - Clearaudio Concept MM
- Phono - Clearaudio Nano
- Digital - Philips CD753 with TDA1549; AUDIOPHONICS I-Sabre V3 DAC ES9023 TCXO; Sony BDP-S500
- RCM - Project VC-S
- Cables - Chord Epic Twin speaker cables; DIY Inteconnects (Van Damme)
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Re: AUDIOPHONICS RaspDAC I-Sabre V3 DAC ES9023 TCXO
I'm due to be getting a Cambridge Dacmagic XS this week - it has the same Sabre D/A chip. Will be using it as a USB headphone amp with a Pi 2B and Volumio 2.
Upstairs:
VinylPro-Ject 1.2 + Grado Sig Jr + Cambridge Alva Duo
DigiVolumio PC + Kiss DP-500 + Sabaj A20d
NVA: P50sa - Cube2 - SSP - LS6+ Sabaj A10a (x2)
Downstairs:
VinylLogic DM101 + Syrinx LE1 + Grado Sig MCX
DigiDenafrips Ares II + Volumio PC + Cambridge CXC
NVA: P50 - BMU+ Aiyima A07 MAX (x2) + Arcam One
HP: HifiBerry Digi+ PRO + Sabaj A10d
Office:
Allo DigiOne SIG + SMSL M300se + Douk G4 (x2)
Mission 760 + Monolith THX AAA 887
Headphones: German Maestro & AudioQuest
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Re: AUDIOPHONICS RaspDAC I-Sabre V3 DAC ES9023 TCXO
I'm still using my Durio Sound DACs on a pi B+, and I'm still bowled over by the sound quality. My CD player was sold on Ebay a couple of weeks ago and I have no plans to replace it.
Ideally I'd like something that's packaged a little more robustly, as PCB's with wires sticking out of them are unsightly and prone to breakage, which I'm certain I will do at some point. That said, file based music systems are the future, and superior to CD - IMHO, of course.
I might be interested in the Audiophonics kit. Do you think it's worth the 199 Euros? Best buy now before we have to pay VAT on EU imports.
Ideally I'd like something that's packaged a little more robustly, as PCB's with wires sticking out of them are unsightly and prone to breakage, which I'm certain I will do at some point. That said, file based music systems are the future, and superior to CD - IMHO, of course.
I might be interested in the Audiophonics kit. Do you think it's worth the 199 Euros? Best buy now before we have to pay VAT on EU imports.
Bi-amped A80's, P90sa, LS6, AP10h, Phono2/2 PSU's, BMU, SSC, SSP2, Raspberry pi/Durio Sound Dacs, Rega RP6/Dynavector 10x5, Royd RR2.
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Re: AUDIOPHONICS RaspDAC I-Sabre V3 DAC ES9023 TCXO
in my opinnion it is well worth it.I took it to my dealer and we campare the sound with somestreamers/DACs price as high as £4Kwalterwhite wrote:I'm still using my Durio Sound DACs on a pi B+, and I'm still bowled over by the sound quality. My CD player was sold on Ebay a couple of weeks ago and I have no plans to replace it.
Ideally I'd like something that's packaged a little more robustly, as PCB's with wires sticking out of them are unsightly and prone to breakage, which I'm certain I will do at some point. That said, file based music systems are the future, and superior to CD - IMHO, of course.
I might be interested in the Audiophonics kit. Do you think it's worth the 199 Euros? Best buy now before we have to pay VAT on EU imports.
Few of the guys who listen to it said its very good, and very close to those expensive units.
How far are you from Dorset? If not far you are welcome to audiotion
- AMP -Sugden A21; Pioneer SC-LX59 Home cinema
- Speakers - Spendor D7 (Special Ebony finish)
- Analogue - Clearaudio Concept MM
- Phono - Clearaudio Nano
- Digital - Philips CD753 with TDA1549; AUDIOPHONICS I-Sabre V3 DAC ES9023 TCXO; Sony BDP-S500
- RCM - Project VC-S
- Cables - Chord Epic Twin speaker cables; DIY Inteconnects (Van Damme)
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Unfortunately Dorset's a bout a five hour drive, so not really on the cards, thanks all the same.
What do you actually get in the kit? It looks like you get the DAC (i2S?), a Raspberry pi of some description, the case, an LED (is it?) display unit and the ribbon cables to connect it to the GPIO pins and a few other bits and pieces. I take it that the HDD has to be external? No room in the case? Is there a dedicated PSU or is it wall-wart? Sorry for all the questions, but it looks very interesting, and could well be what I'm looking for in a file server. TBH I've heard a few expensive ones in show rooms and they've all sucked
What do you actually get in the kit? It looks like you get the DAC (i2S?), a Raspberry pi of some description, the case, an LED (is it?) display unit and the ribbon cables to connect it to the GPIO pins and a few other bits and pieces. I take it that the HDD has to be external? No room in the case? Is there a dedicated PSU or is it wall-wart? Sorry for all the questions, but it looks very interesting, and could well be what I'm looking for in a file server. TBH I've heard a few expensive ones in show rooms and they've all sucked
Bi-amped A80's, P90sa, LS6, AP10h, Phono2/2 PSU's, BMU, SSC, SSP2, Raspberry pi/Durio Sound Dacs, Rega RP6/Dynavector 10x5, Royd RR2.
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I choosed cheaper option without RPi as I have few at home :Dwalterwhite wrote:Unfortunately Dorset's a bout a five hour drive, so not really on the cards, thanks all the same.
What do you actually get in the kit? It looks like you get the DAC (i2S?), a Raspberry pi of some description, the case, an LED (is it?) display unit and the ribbon cables to connect it to the GPIO pins and a few other bits and pieces. I take it that the HDD has to be external? No room in the case? Is there a dedicated PSU or is it wall-wart? Sorry for all the questions, but it looks very interesting, and could well be what I'm looking for in a file server. TBH I've heard a few expensive ones in show rooms and they've all sucked
But if you order full kit you will get
- alu case
- OLED display
- power button (I-Sabre DAC has power management built in)
- short HDMI cable to bring the connection from RPi to the case
- mounting bits, bolts, nuts, cable ribbons for power button and OLED
PSU is not included! Youy would need your own. Its powered through the DAC board which pass power over GPIO to RPi which is very good. Not the other way round where you would get dirty power to DAC from RPi.
Thei recommend 6V maximum 12V cos DAC is going to take a bit of and RPi need 5V. I would not go for 12V as it may start overheat a bit. I bought LPS with variable out which I set to 9V
- AMP -Sugden A21; Pioneer SC-LX59 Home cinema
- Speakers - Spendor D7 (Special Ebony finish)
- Analogue - Clearaudio Concept MM
- Phono - Clearaudio Nano
- Digital - Philips CD753 with TDA1549; AUDIOPHONICS I-Sabre V3 DAC ES9023 TCXO; Sony BDP-S500
- RCM - Project VC-S
- Cables - Chord Epic Twin speaker cables; DIY Inteconnects (Van Damme)