DAC2 HD

I love good sound, and have spent way too much money on this "hobby" trying to improve a very budget setup. I have 3 DACs including Modi3, Sancrit Mk2 and Project Pre Box digital S2. I run all these dacs through multiple Pro-ject amps into Dali speakers with expensive cables. I setup a Rasberry Pi3 in my workshop with the Hifiberry Pro+ Dac. I was very happy withe the sound. So I decided to try the Hifiberry DAC2 HD in my office setup after chatting with support about improving an already good Hifiberry Pro+. I prefer the sound signature of the Hifiberry DAC2 HD to that of the Modi3 and Sanscit MK2.The Modi3 and Sancrit have more mass/weight/heaviness in their presentation, but i find it not great on my setup. I want lively/high detail with airy presentation, this is what the Hifiberry DAC2 HD provides on my system. It must be noted that I power the rasberry Pi4 with a linear power supply .

Doesn’t work with Ropiee (volume control glitch, well documented on various groups). Works with Hifiberry but Hifiberry does not support USB hifi dongles. So don’t buy if you want to mount your Pi and sac in a metal case. Sounds good however.