First for RPI + Boss, rest will come at a latter date. Sorry.
Well, isnāt there already an acrylic case for RPi + Kali + Piano 2.1 ?
https://allo.com/sparky/acrylic-case-rpi.html
yes but its just 2 pieces of acrylic and I have thatā¦its hardly a WAF friendly looking enclosure (and the CM isnāt even covered up either.
I think youāre talking about the other acrylic ācaseā, which is open, not about the one I linked:
https://www.allo.com/shop/950-thickbox/acrylic-case-for-rpi.jpg
Yes I have the Vana kitā¦its a pity that the DAC board companies donāt seem to have very attractive options as yet for their kit.
The problem with most of these acrylic options is that they donāt have enough weight to stay put once you start attaching decent cables to them. No do they have any shielding against external electrical or its own generated electrical noise.
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I am mounting my Odroid C2 in a case that matches other components in my hifi, in this case the same dimensions as my AudioByte Hydra Z. It will go in there with its PSU and should provide streaming duties without looking like the lash up it presently is! But the issue of permanent enclosures for a product which is supposedly for development purposes is one that could be addressed if it did not add an additional layer of risk to the relatively small businesses that do this sort of work.
Well itās looking great 
Hopefully, youāll get the aluminium version soon 
Any idea when it will be available to order?
About a weekā¦
Hi Johan,
Slightly off topic, but when is the LLC PSU going to ship?
Thanks
Bob
Cannot yet confirm an exact dateā¦but not too far off.
Hi, a question for johan, is it possible to know from HW REV or SL NO printed on Boss board, or in any other way, if it belongs to the production in which the SPF (you where talking about on FEB 15) has been fixed? Thank you
All units shipped out had the LPF fixed.
Thanks for the info, I am starting to listen it now, it surprised me, my best congratulations
Thx you very much. Please wait at least 48h for the unit to open up (I say it like its a wine) . At about one week it will stop improving.
Hello, Allo! I just signed up for an account so I could ask about the Allo Boss. Iām in the U.S. How can I buy one with a case? Iāve seen pics of your acrylic cases, and all I can say is wow. WANT. Iām debating between the clear and the black/gray.
I assume the Boss DAC doesnāt require any soldering and that it and a Raspberry Pi 3 model B fit into your acrylic case, yes? Can I get the dimensions of the case? Also, do I need a better power supply than the standard 2.5 AMP USB power supply?
Cheers!
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Cases are being added as I type , to the websiteā¦please have patience as there are 14 different combos.
Boss is plug and play. PSU of 2.5A is enough. Our PSU is 3A (based on ābetter more than lessā)
Sorry I donāt have the dimensions of the cases.
Hi Janis Thank you so much for the detailed reviews. Very good and thorough description:-)
I have been reading through this review and the one for the Audiophonics. I am really looking into buying either the ES9018k2m or one of the allos.
As i really donāt have any idea of the sound of any of the RP DAC, would you know any DAC of the factory shelf that is close to these DAC?
I was wondering if they are in the same league as for instance: NAD D1050, Cambridge DacMagic Plus, Arcam irDac, HRT Music streamer ii+, Musical Fidelity V-90 DAC or Denon DA300USB (just to mention a few in the same price range)
Or maybe these DAC donāt even come close!
Anyone, please share your thoughts
Johan @allo.com, I am using the Boss w/ RPi on DietPi and it works fine. Good work!
Now I have a question on the volume control.
When I use Roon on it and signal path says Output ALSA. In the config I set Volume control to āUse Device Controlsā.
Is there an analog stage after the DAC that gets controlled by the volume control sent from Roon core, or will the ALSA do volume regulation in the digital domain and therefore degrade resolution?
Do you know? Could you elaborate on volume control in this setup?
Thank you!
Best,
Mike