Yes, that would simply send the data stream to your external DAC for processing so the Hifiberry essentially acts as a transport. As for the DAC having the largest impact on sound, you will find different opinions. I personally think the DAC matters most but a proper transport can have a large...

I'm trying out new outboard USB to SPDIF converters for my Gustard X20u. Has anyone found one that actually outperformed the built-in card? Does the U12 offer any improvements or is this just a lateral move?

Hey guys, It was a great day! I'm happy that my electrostatic rig helped many of you enjoy your music even more :) I was surprised to receive so many positive comments especially from listeners of Metal and Rock. Thank you for organizing everything! Our vibrant community is going to keep this...

I'll bring the following equipment:   STAX SR-007 MK1 DIY KGSSHV *modified*

Yep, these are the exact steps I followed and was quite surprised to get it to work right away after having my fair share of Linux trouble in the past. It really is super simple, took me less than 10 minutes or so. And the Roon client updates itself automatically! It works rock solid just like...

I've got a similar setup using the Pi2 getting its music from a dedicated PC via Ethernet. My server PC runs Roon. Which distro are you using on the PI? I created a custom configuration for the PI SD card as described on the Roon Labs FAQ and it works like a charm, no dropouts. I even published...

How do you deliver your music to the PI? This seems to be the culprit. I had tons of problems accessing my external music storage using WIFI. Once I hooked the PI up to Ethernet literally all my problems were gone instantly

I'm fine with both days. Hobby first :)

Pls delete - found a solution

It was a fun meet and lots of great headphones to check out! I was particularly impressed by the Audeze LCD 2 and 3. The modded HD800 was also fantastic. Looking forward to our next meet. Hopefully will have the larger electrostatic amp for STAX ready by then.

Hi Edgar,   Here's a picture: - Burr Brown 18bit R2R DAC - Philips CDM3 swing-arm CD drive - VFD display - Discrete RDS tuner with traffic management on-chip storage - Fully discrete analog output stages   This thing was built in 1988 as a co-operation between Magnat and Digatec :)  ...

I will bring my STAX SR-507 with SRM T1 amp (ECC99 tubes).   Also a special guest...   The inventor of the first high-end car radio with CD player in the late 80s (co-supplier for Magnat). He also co-engineered the first T+A CD player (PreCD 2000AC) and many digital-to-analog converters.  ...

I'm definitely in, too. Any day would be fine. I'd be glad to bring free drinks and snacks for all of us to the event. Hoping we can get more people on board, too!

I will join! I can bring STAX SR-507 + SRM T1 ECC99 STAX SR-003 MK2 + Amp See you there, Michael

Sorry to hijack this thread. I own an SR-507 driven by an SRM1 T1 ECC99 energizer. What I'm looking for is a second headphone (dynamic/planar or electrostatic) that offers more soundstage depth for classical symphonies and something that is also a good genre generalist. I find the 507 a bit...