Add Hifiberry to RPI 4

[streifenleopard]

I have a Raspberry Pi 4 Model B 2GB which currently is a server only.
However I thought about using it as a player too and upgrade the RPI with a soundcard, like a Hifiberry Digi.
I am in the process of buying some smaller speakers (these) and I wonder whether I could connect a Hifiberry through COAX or Optical. What would be best?
Or should I just stay with Line-Out and buy a DAC-soundcard?

[justjason]

Your speakers have audio input over HDMI.
That could also be a possible solution
https://docs.picoreplayer.org/projec...erry-squeezie/

[kwolter]

I have the Digi board and it works well using the coax going to a Schiit Modi Dac. I also have the HifiBerry DAC+ on a smaller system and it actually sounds pretty good.

[streifenleopard]

Your speakers have audio input over HDMI.
That could also be a possible solution
https://docs.picoreplayer.org/projec...erry-squeezie/

Good idea but I also thought I might be connecting my TV set.

[streifenleopard]

I have the Digi board and it works well using the coax going to a Schiit Modi Dac.

I don't really seem to understand. You have one soundcard connected to anther soundcard? Ir am I just not audiophil enough?

I also have the HifiBerry DAC+ on a smaller system and it actually sounds pretty good.

So you just use the line out/cinch connection to your amplifier and it sounds good enough?

[RobbH]

I don't really seem to understand. You have one soundcard connected to anther soundcard? Ir am I just not audiophil enough?
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The Digi is not a DAC. It just provides a SPDIF/Toslink output, which still needs to pass through a Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) before you can hear anything. That DAC could be the Schiit Modi that kwolter mentioned, or in my case the coax input on a Yamaha A/V receiver, or numerous other choices.

[streifenleopard]

The Digi is not a DAC. It just provides a SPDIF/Toslink output, which still needs to pass through a Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) before you can hear anything. That DAC could be the Schiit Modi that kwolter mentioned, or in my case the coax input on a Yamaha A/V receiver, or numerous other choices.

Oh oh, thanks for pointing this out It just shows how little I know about Hi-Fi... Now I am having second thoughts on the upgrade of the RPI.
But I still could use a Digi and connect this to the coax input of the speakers?

[kidstypike]

But I still could use a Digi and connect this to the coax input of the speakers?

Yes you can connect the HiFiBerry Digi directly to the speakers coax or optical in, set the volume to 100% in LMS and use the speaker's remote to adjust volume.

I have both the HiFiBerry Digi and the HifiBerry DAC+ and I can hear no difference between the two into the same speakers. (I'm old).

[kwolter]

Oh oh, thanks for pointing this out It just shows how little I know about Hi-Fi... Now I am having second thoughts on the upgrade of the RPI.
But I still could use a Digi and connect this to the coax input of the speakers?

Yes. I was a little unclear if that was a coax input on that speaker model.