One of the hidden secrets of these boxes is you can extract DSD files from SACDs if your SACD player has HDMI output. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. As one of the world’s leading suppliers of cables, converters and adapters you’re sure to find everything you need here at Lindy Electronics. Parallel Internal Audio Output via HDMI+DAC is therefore not possible unlike offered by BD disc players with 2CH/MCH analog outputs (and often conversion to MCH PCM output for DD/DTS). The company's dedication to quality and innovation has earned it numerous awards in the audio-visual industry, making Blustream the go-to option for advanced HDMI distribution.

Also a good alternative to transport a digital signal from the Pi to an A/V Receiver (or independant DAC) is using something like the Hifiberry Digi+ which creates an SPDIF signal from the I2S GPIO and outputs to COAX or TOSLINK (Optical) depending on the available input of the receiving device.Having lived with the Evolve II-4K HDMI Multi-Channel DAC for a couple of months now, I can safely say it delivered some of the best sound I have experienced in my listening room.

I’m not concerned about surround sound since I don’t watch many movies, but I am very concerned about quality of music.Extracts the HDMI audio signal from a HDTV's ARC connection and converts it to a line level analogue stereo output. This makes it ideal for accommodating both HD and 4K sources and displays within a multi-zone distribution system. This leaves you with the option to improve the quality later on if you want by putting a better (independant) DAC between the Pi+Hifiberry and the Receiver. The HDMI output is used playing a movie in the living but the Analog Output is used for External DAC connected sources using the second zone in other rooms.