Review on 🔊 InnoMaker PCM5122 HiFi DAC Audio Card Expansion Board for Raspberry Pi 4 3 B+ Pi Zero - DAC HAT by Dana Mahendra

Got this DAC for MoodeAudio. I use iFi iDSD Pro and WooAudio WA8 for USB DAC with MoodeAudio. The installation is a very good sounding system. However, they are too bulky and not suitable for taking out and moving. I saw a lot of praise for this DAC on Revain so I decided to give it a try. In MoodeAudio you need to set it to use the Allo Boss driver or you'll hear pops every few seconds. I set the sample rate to 32-bit 384kHz, which is the highest quality, but the sound doesn't come close to a cheap DAP like the Shanling M0, which costs around $100. It sounded good for the price, or should I say much better and beats the cost. However, being spoiled for high-end DAPs and USB DACs, the sound is good but not great. It has dirty mids and lows. No sparkling highs. Its performance exceeds the price you paid for it, but definitely not good enough. It can be loud, very loud, but that doesn't mean it'll completely rock your over-ear headphones. The most important part of the sound is its dynamics and it sounds flat. However, I'm comparing it to a few hundred dollars worth of devices and DAPs (about $2,000 actually) so it's not a valid comparison. After all, there is no free lunch. You should get this DAC hat if you don't want to take multiple devices with you when you go out. Otherwise, connect a cheap small USB DAC to raspberry pi and it will sound 2x better than this DAC. If you meet your expectations, you will be very satisfied with it. Update: Hearing a lot of EMI noise from the DAC hat makes it almost impossible to hear music after amplification. I wrapped the board in Faraday tape on all sides and now it's silent! If you are a music lover, it is recommended to use a Faraday tape to reduce electromagnetic interference.