I have a Pioneer N-70A which unfortunately is not capable of acting as a ROON endpoint.
The DAC in this deck is superb, though so I would like to make use of it.
Am I correct in thinking that if I purchased a HiFiBerry Digi+ Standard with SPDIF out, I could use it as a Roon endpoint and connect it to the Pioneer N70A > Amplifier?
Hi,
I think it will work.
I use a Ropieee Bridge with a IQAudi digi+ connected to my Yamaha AVR this way. It sounds much better than the same AVR with airplay (Roon tested)
Yes, sure, you can use the USB-DAC of the Pioneer.
But if you want to play DSD, then (the N-70A(E) donât support DoP) youâve to use a PC with the asio drivers.
Yes, a RPi3 will work fine, just flash/burn the RopieeeOS image to the Micro SD Card (using Etcher) and connect it up.
Youâll need to have the RPi connected via Ethernet to start and may need to look at your router to see what IP it has been assigned so you can connect to the web interface/configuration screen (see here under âRoPieee web interfaceâ). After that you can set the WiFi password via the web interface and remove the ethernet cable if you want to use it wirelessly.
You just need a streamer. In my case I choiced to use an allo DigiOne with RPI3b with coaxial output. This may be a better solution than using the usb output of the RPI.
There may be an issue with high-res (192) files here. Prior to model 4 the Raspberry Pi shares a data bus between ethernet and USB, so the USB output data is through the same âpipeâ as the incoming stream data on ethernet. A model 4 Pi or a HAT device (the official name for a RPi add on board) that doesnât share the bus may be a better bet.
In my case definitely got better sound using the pi4 w hat compared to usb. Having difficulty actually getting a case that fits, but I am sure this is temporary.
Iâm assuming that from the rpi 3, the USB transfers the data to my Pioneer DAC the same way as an optical cable would. The DAC in the Pioneer would be used in the same way, wouldnât it? Or have I not got this correct?
Why âalloâ - itâs a very expensive equipment!
Bill_Janssen
(Wigwam wool socks now on asymmetrical isolation feet!)
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You have it correct.
The issue is how you are getting the signal from Roon to the Pi, not how you are connecting the Pi to the Pioneer. If you are on WiFi, youâre fine, in my experience. If you are using Ethernet, you may have drop-outs, as on the Pi 3, the Ethernet and USB ports share a bus, and sometimes get in each otherâs way. If that happens, you can upgrade to a Pi 4, which fixes the âcommon busâ problem.