PecanPi -- Next Generation Raspberry Pi DAC and Streamer

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Meet the PecanPi DAC and Streamer

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Improvements over previous generation DAC include:

• Fully linear ultra low noise power supplies
• Re-clocking with Crystek femtosecond jitter oscillator
• Built in HW volume control (no Volume-Clocker needed)
• Built in high performance headphone amplifier
• Full size XLR connectors
• Ability to back-power the Raspberry Pi
• Improved thermal design
• Aluminum case available

The PecanPi Streamer is a ready to go plug and play streamer, that uses the PecanPi DAC, and will be available with the following software options:

• Volumio -- https://volumio.org/
• Rune Audio -- http://www.runeaudio.com/
• moOde Audio -- http://moodeaudio.org/
• piCorePlayer -- https://picoreplayer.org/
• Roon end-point -- https://roonlabs.com/

Discounted preorder will be available shortly through Orchard Audio's website

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Reserved for future updates.

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Full tests results for the PecanDAC available here:
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/foru ... ost-155559

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Preorders available:

PecanPi DAC -- 224.99 -- 25% off
https://orchardaudio.com/shop?olsPage=products/pcnp-dac 

PecanPi Streamer -- 399.99 -- 20% off
https://orchardaudio.com/shop?olsPage=p ... pcnp-strmr

With every preorder you will be entered into a raffle to receive our next product for free. It will be a 100W Class-D amplifier.

Will be shipping in 3 to 6 months.

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PecanPi Implementation Details:

DAC chips:
-- Dual flagship Burr-Brown PCM1794As in monaural mode
Digital HW Volume Control and Re-clocking:
-- Crystek CCHD-575 oscillator -- ultra low clock jitter of 82fSec
-- SRC4193 for volume control
Output stage: True balanced dual different output stages
-- Uses OPA1612s
-- Low Noise Panasonic Resistors
-- Proprietary filtering topology
Ultra low noise analog power supplies:
-- TPS7A4700 (4.17uV noise) for positive op-amp power supply
-- TPS7A3301 (16uV noise) for negative op-amp power supply
-- TPS7A4901 (15.4uV noise) for DAC Chips
Headphone driver:
-- Dual parallel OPA1622s

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First review / writeup on the PecanPi:
https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/topi ... rypi-dacs/

Some quotes from the writeup:
"I know very well how the SBT and AudioEngine 5+ powered speakers sound, but even as I was being somewhat distracted by enabling this new RPi endpoint in Roon, my focus was immediately drawn to the music when I started up Jean Michel Jarre’s latest “Equinoxe Infinity” (via Tidal). It’s a new reference recording, and I immediately noticed a significant sound quality improvement. Granted the SBT is probably a better streamer than DAC, but holy cow! The stereo imaging on Flying Totems (Movement 2) was outstanding, and the bass much, much tighter. Everything was just better."

"Thebass is huge and the imaging is precise. Way better than Ithought possible. I even forgot about wanting to add a subwoofer. My wife even commented on how great it sounded and wants me to now set up something at her office. What just happened?!?"