Volumio + Allo DigiOne Player + DAC (Schiit or Rega) ?

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Hi,
I am building a second streaming network player - next to my current Bluesound Node 2, which is quite decent in SQ, but not that great.

I am planning to use the new Allo DigiOne Player running Volumio. And I am considering two DAC options:

  1. Schiit Bifrost (AK 4490)
    or
  2. Rega DAC-R (Wolfson WM8742).

Which DAC is better with SQ and compatibility with Allo DigiOne and Volumio?

Thanks.

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This, unfortunately for this forum, is a piece-of-string question. Both of the DACs you mention are regarded highly but the final sound quality is going to depend on your listening room/speakers/cabling/power/amp/interconnects, and then we get onto your hearing. Both DACs will work with Volumio as Volumio is just pushing bits over an interconnect, it’s not actually controlling these off-board DACs. Best anyone can say is try them both (assuming you have a tame dealer) and go from there. An enjoyable quest, I think…

Chris M

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Have you considered the Denafrips Ares dac? I have had both the bifrost multibit and rega dac and imo and preference, the Ares is leagues better.

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Im using dietpi with roon bridge and squeezelite and shereplay. Allo digione with pi3 connected with bnc to my schiit gungnir s/d Dac. Result is absolutlly amaizing!!! Compered to Mytek Brooklyn 2000 us$ dac, difference is so minimal, I prefer my gungnir which I wanted to sell but not now after I got Allo digione! Gungnir doesnt have mqa and dsd, but who need it?