First post here - sorry if it's in the wrong place! Wouldn't consider myself an audiophile but I like good sound.
Been using max2play for years, connected via a £6 USB sound card with optical out to my old Yamaha AVR, streaming Deezer. I thought 'digital is digital' and I'd be getting the most out of my setup. I then got an Xbox one and connected it to my AVR also by optical and when I tried the xbox Deezer app, the sound difference was night and day. Was that the dirty clock I heard with the Pi?!
So I'm upgrading my system to a more modern AVR (Arcam SR250), new speakers and want to get the most of it. I have a collection of FLAC I haevn't heard in years, some of it high-res. I've seen the likes of the Allo boards, but what's the HDMI like on the Pi3? I gather it can output/carry PCM 24/192 but will I experience jitter? Is there any benefit to the add on boards?
Thanks!
Been using max2play for years, connected via a £6 USB sound card with optical out to my old Yamaha AVR, streaming Deezer. I thought 'digital is digital' and I'd be getting the most out of my setup. I then got an Xbox one and connected it to my AVR also by optical and when I tried the xbox Deezer app, the sound difference was night and day. Was that the dirty clock I heard with the Pi?!
So I'm upgrading my system to a more modern AVR (Arcam SR250), new speakers and want to get the most of it. I have a collection of FLAC I haevn't heard in years, some of it high-res. I've seen the likes of the Allo boards, but what's the HDMI like on the Pi3? I gather it can output/carry PCM 24/192 but will I experience jitter? Is there any benefit to the add on boards?
Thanks!
