Question 1

does this work with Raspberry Pi 3 model B?

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Works great on the Pi 3.  Just make sure you have a good power supply, 2.4A or greater.

Question 2

Do i have to use some sort of software on this, i just want to play the music on my pc and use this as dac only, is i possible?

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No, you can not use this to play music on your PC.  This board does not work with a PC, this interfaces with a Raspberry PI 3.  The Raspberry Pi runs Linux, not Windows.  Here are the instructions for how to make it work. https://www.hifiberry.com/build/documentation/hifiberry-software-configuration/.   If you are looking for something easy that runs on Windows, get a product like this: https://www.crutchfield.com/p_703DGNFLYR/AudioQuest-DragonFly-Red-v1-0.html

Question 3

Can I plug this into my preamp then to my solid state receiver?

Accepted Answer

Sure - it acts just like any other line level audio source.

Question 4

Is this dac+ pro worth the 50% cost hike over the dac+ standard?

Accepted Answer

https://www.hifiberry.com/products/dacplus/On the DAC+ PRO, you get two onboard crystals or clocks that will reduce playback jitter by precisely matching the sample rate of the source file: 44.1/88.2/176.4 kHz sample rates and another for 48/96/192kHz.So what is jitter?http://www.tnt-audio.com/clinica/jitter1_e.htmlCan you hear jitter?Yes, it can be heard in instruments like cymbals and the Steinway piano if you put on a good set of headphones and listening carefully.  If you are going to rip your CDs at 192kbps sample rate and encode them with AAC+ or FLAC you might was well get the Burr-Brown DAC and the precise clock chips for bit-perfect playback.  If you are planning to listen to free Pandora or low quality MP3s, it doesn't matter since the clock jitter is minor compared to the low-sampling rate of the source.Overall, I am very pleased with the sound reproduction of the DAC+ PRO on high quality 192kbps samples.  I have not tried the lower end cards, but I have listened poor quality DACs.  A good sound for reference is Pinks Floyds "Another Brick in the Wall" sampled at 192kbps.  Listen to it on the PIs default DAC and then listen on the DAC+ PRO, you won't believe it is the same Raspberry PI.In reality, you probably will never hear the JITTER, it is sort of like a clock that measures a second as .998 second instead of 1.000 second.  Most of the time it will be imperceptible.

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