USB DAC compatibility List

Help and Support Compatibility Lists
276

Name: Topping D70 Pro Sabre
Receiver: XMOS XU316
DAC: ESS Sabre ES9039Pro
Async:
Working with Volumio: Yes
Tested Versions and Platforms: Volumio 3.703 RPi5B
Hardware Mixer on Volumio:
HW Mixer string:
Comments:
Buying Link:

277

Name: Topping D50 III
Receiver: N/A
DAC: Dual ES9039Q2M
Async: YES
Working with Volumio: YES
Tested Versions and Platforms: Raspberry Pi 5 with Volumio 3.742
Harware Mixer on Volumio: YES
Comments: It supports up to DSD 512 and PCM 768kHz, sounds amazing and, as a first in affordable DACs, it has parametric equalization.

278

Name: Rockna WaveLight
Receiver: Terminus Technology
DAC: R2R
Async: YES
Working with Volumio: YES
Tested Versions and Platforms: Rivo
Harware Mixer on Volumio: NO
HW Mixer string:
Comments: No hickups, stable playback on Volumio Rivo
Buying Link: Wavelight PRE/DAC | Rockna Audio

279

Name: Govibe Rivo
Receiver: USB
DAC: Wolfson WM8740
Async:
Working with Volumio: Yes
Tested Versions and Platforms: Volumio-3.742-2024-07-22-x86_amd64
Harware Mixer on Volumio: No

280

Name: Aiyima A5 Pro
Receiver: USB Receiver (as well as toslink and coax, but I am using USB)
DAC: ES9018K2M
Async: Yes
Working with Volumio: Yes, perfectly
Tested Versions and Platforms: Version 3.757 Raspberry Pi
Harware Mixer on Volumio: Yes
HW Mixer string: N/A
Comments: No issues, works perfectly.
Buying Link: AIYIMA DAC A5 Pro | Headphone Amplifier | Digital Optical Coaxial PC U (can be bought from Aliexpress too)

281

Topping D70 Pro Octo is missing on this list.
Does anyone know whether it is supported?

I assume that no special drivers are required and that the D70 Pro Octo is supported generically, but this is just my assumption.

And while Iā€™m at it, does anyone know if the D70 Pro Octo is audibly different from Alloā€™s Piano 2.1 (with Kali)? In this of course I am assuming that the rest of the chain is not a limitation.

282

This list was supposed to be dedicated to reporting supported DACā€™s.

Anyhow, linux does not cater for supplier-specific drivers, the generic linux ā€œsnd-usb-audioā€ driver offers support for all recognized usb DACā€™s, provided suppliers have had necessary device specific requirements (quirks) implemented in the usb audio ā€œquirksā€ tables. Some donā€™t care about linux, some quirks Volumio can help with.

Volumio offers some flexibility in case of DSD native capabilities. In some cases, depending on the hw platform (RPi, x86, volumio-own and some dedicated unsupported) specific quirks can be added.

283

Name: Fosi Audio ZD3
Receiver: XMOS XU316
DAC: ESS Sabre ES9039Q2M
Async: Yes
Working with Volumio: Yes
Tested Versions and Platforms: Volumio 3.785 RPi 4B
Hardware Mixer on Volumio: NO on Preamp mode
HW Mixer string: -
Comments: No HW remote control, but includes remote control for preamp mode. Havenā€™t tested hardware mixer on bypass / pure DAC mode yet. Excellent bit of kit.
Buying Link: Fosi Audio ZD3 Fully Balanced Desktop DAC

284

Name: TAGA Harmony DA-400
Receiver: XMOS XU216-512-TQ128
DAC: DAC ESS SABRE ES9038Q2M,
Async: YES
Working with Volumio: YES
Tested Versions and Platforms: Working on PI 4 and Win 11
Harware Mixer on Volumio: NO
Comments: USB supprts all PCM 32bit / 44.1kHz - 768kHz DSD do DSD512* MQA
Buying Link: Gdzie kupić - TAGA Harmony