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🎧 Geekworm DACPi Ultra-Thin Audio Player Kit with NUC-Style Aluminum Alloy Case, X950 PCM5122 DAC, and Passive Cooling Embedded Heatsink for Raspberry Pi 4B Model Review

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Revainrating 4.5 out of 5  
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4.5
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Details

BrandGeekworm
Connectivity TechnologyWi-Fi, Ethernet
Operating SystemOpenelec, Moode Audio Player, Raspbian Jessie, Pi Core Player, Volumio, OSMC

Description of 🎧 Geekworm DACPi Ultra-Thin Audio Player Kit with NUC-Style Aluminum Alloy Case, X950 PCM5122 DAC, and Passive Cooling Embedded Heatsink for Raspberry Pi 4B Model

【DACPi Aluminum Case】Ultra-Thin NUC Aluminum Alloy Case, specially designed for Raspberry Pi, reseved all interface of Pi 4. 【X950 DAC Shield】 Uses a Texas Instruments PCM5122 DAC to deliver stereo analogue audio to a pair of phono connectors, and also provides a dedicated headphone amplifier, supporting 24‐bit 192kHz high-resolution digital audio. 【Cooling Solution】Considering that the cooling fan will interfere with the sound quality, only use P165-B embedded heatsink to dissipate heat, which can provide good heat dissipation if there is no overclocking. 【Power Supply】 5Vdc +/-5% , ≥3A (Via Type-C of Pi 4); (Recommended to use Raspberry Pi Foundation official 5V 3A PSU(ASIN:B07W8XHMJZ). 【Compatibility】Only for Raspberry Pi 4 (NOT include Pi 4 board), compatible with Volumio, Rune, OSMC, MoodeAudio, Raspbian Jessie, Openelec etc. 【Wifi Description】5G WiFi is stable enough, recommend using Ethernet or 5G WiFi due to metal case.

Reviews

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Type of review

Revainrating 4 out of 5

works, sounds great!

I was a little skeptical as there were no reviews when I ordered the Thios, but why not take a risk for $5 more than just a DAC board? I'm glad I did. I already had Volumio installed and it worked with a USB sound card and I thought it sounded pretty good, but I wanted to get rid of the dongle to clean up the wiring. This DAC sounds significantly better and the case is a perfect match for the Pi. It took about 20 minutes from Revain delivery to launch.

Pros
  • X950 DAC Shield
Cons
  • Error

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Good but small problems with the food.

This is a decent board and a great case. However, the device will distort if you don't have a power supply that provides a lot of current. I've used other PI DACs that don't seem to be as sensitive.

Pros
  • Power Supply
Cons
  • Style 90

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Good but small problems with the food.

This is a decent board and great case. However, the device will distort if you don't have a power supply that provides a lot of current. I've used other PI DACs that don't seem to be as sensitive.

Pros
  • Cooling solution
Cons
  • Legacy model

Revainrating 5 out of 5

works, sounds great!

I was a bit skeptical as there were no reviews when I ordered the Thios but for $5 more than just a DAC board why not take a chance? I'm glad I did. I already had Volumio installed and it worked with a USB sound card and I thought it sounded pretty good, but I wanted to get rid of the dongle to clean up the wiring. This DAC sounds significantly better and the case is perfect for the Pi. It took about 20 minutes from Revain delivery to launch.

Pros
  • Wi-Fi Description
Cons
  • No Automatic