Pi-DigiAMP+ up to 2x35w PowerDAC for the Pi

Name: Pi-DigiAMP+ up to 2x35w PowerDAC for the Pi
SKU: 5260
Price: 62.00 USD
Availability: Discontinued
Rating: 4.70 (5 reviews)

(5 Reviews)

Pi-DigiAMP+ Full-HD (192/24) HiFi DAC & 2x35w Class D AMP / Just add speakers! - available from www.iqaudio.com

Designed by IQaudIO.com in United Kingdom

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Pi-DigiAMP+ Full-HD (192/24) HiFi DAC & 2x35w Class D AMP / Just add speakers! - available from www.iqaudio.com

The first Full-HD audio quality DAC and AMPLIFIER on a single board for the Raspberry Pi B+, designed and made by audio experts. The IQaudIO Pi-DigiAMP+ is a HAT compliant Audio card for the Raspberr…

The first Full-HD audio quality DAC and AMPLIFIER on a single board for the Raspberry Pi B+, designed and made by audio experts.

The IQaudIO Pi-DigiAMP+ is a HAT compliant Audio card for the Raspberry Pi. It delivers outstanding sonic performance and full-HD (24/192) audio capability with up to 2x35w output (at 19v input). Just add speakers.

The Pi-DigiAMP+ corresponds to the Raspberry Pi Foundation's HAT specification, includes the HAT auto configure EEPROM, mounting holes and form factor.

NO SOLDERING REQUIRED, simply "FIT AND ENJOY."

Designed to deliver the best audio performance from the Raspberry Pi A+/B+/RPi2/PRi3, fit within the Pi's form factor and provide additional access to several of the Pi's 40way I/O signals allowing easy addition of IR sensors, Rotary Encoder or i2c devices (such as OLED screens) etc.

The Pi-DigiAMP+ takes everything we've learned from the previous Pi-AMP+ and Pi-DAC+ combination, shrinks it down and reduced the overall system cost by around $40!

We have used the latest Texas Instruments chipset (TAS5756m) to deliver awesome performance from a single HAT board. As with our other products you can be assured that the Linux driver support is already built-in to Raspbian Linux (using the same device drivers as the Pi-DAC+) and supported by the many software audio packages already on the market. RuneAudio / Volumio / Moode / PiCorePlayer / PiMusicBox / OpenELEC and others. The IQaudIO Pi-DigiAMP+ easily supports 24-bit / 192kHz file formats but is equally at home with lower quality MP3s bringing your music alive sonically.

Please note that The Pi-DigiAMP+ uses GPIO22 as amp-mute and when powered on is in mute state, examples are in the user docs and many software releases already support the Pi-AMP+ in the same way.

NOTE: The Pi-DigiAMP must be powered from an external 15v-19v supply.

IQaudIO Pi-DigiAMP+ Features

HAT compliant accessory; EEPROM, mounting holes
Full-HD audio – up to 24-bit/192kHz playback
Up to 2x35w of crystal clear amplification
No soldering required to your Raspberry Pi
Integrated hardware volume control (via ALSA)
Powers the Raspberry Pi from the Pi-DigiAMP+ power input
Linux driver support already delivered within Raspbian
AMP can be enabled / disabled via Raspberry Pi’s GPIO22
Advanced ESD protection
Uses the digital I2S audio signals to reduce CPU load over USB audio solutions
Fully built and tested Raspberry Pi accessory
Designed and manufactured in the UK

The IQaudIO Pi-DigiAMP+ is suitable for the latest Raspbery Pi A+/B+/RPi2 and Rpi3, it is not compatible with much older Raspberry Pi A and B Models.

The Pi-DigiAMP+ is supplied with all mounting hardware and we also have a range of Acrylic project cases for the Pi and Pi-DigiAMP+

Review Breakdown

Average Ratings

Product: (5.00)

Documentation: (4.20)

Shipping: (5.00)

Communication: (4.60)

Michael | Aug. 19, 2015

Works perfectly!

I purchased this to drive two 8" speakers in my living room ceiling from a Raspberry Pi 2, and it was straightforward to hook up and get working. The only snag was using the stock Volumio image instead of the preconfigured image by IQaudIO, but that was easily sorted.

(I'm also looking forward to the release of Volumio 2 in October, and I hope IQaudIO will be ready with a preconfigured image for that one, as well.)

Martin | Aug. 8, 2015

The Best Sound per Pound possible!

I bought one of these to try in my bedroom system, where I normally use Pi coreplayer with a Pidac into either a Tube Technology Unysis or Cayin Sp10a integrated valve amp, or sometimes various digital amps I have amassed over the years. I've got a bit of a problem in that I hate getting rid of Hifi! I was also aware of the amount of power the valve amps were using for non-critical listening, so I thought I would give the Pi DigiAmp+ a try, having already been very impressed with the sound quality from the PiDac, and also keen to give one of the non-Tripath chip amps a try.
Installing the board to the Pi B+ was easy, and I also bought the IQaudio case for it too which is very smart indeed. I did struggle to unmute the amp initially, but it was down to my lack of linux knowledge and I had got the spacing wrong in the commands. I ended up entering the unmute commands into the startup tab in picore player, so now it automatically unmutes upon startup, which is really handy.
The first time I powered it up the first thing I noticed is the complete lack of any background hiss or noise through my 90db sensitivity speakers, even at high volumes. This means I now use it as my alarm clock which I couldn't do previously.
Anyway, the most important thing is obviously the sound quality, and in this respect, the DigiAmp+ is unbelieveably good! Bass is really taught, deep and tuneful, and the clarity right across the full frequency range is exceptional. It just doesn't seem right that such a small thing could sound so good. Vocals are open and airy, although fractionally less sweet than with my valve amps, but certainly not harsh or sibilant in any way. I had a friend over for a listen, and he was equally impressed. Volume-wise, there is ample power available, although I haven't tried it with any less sensitive speakers.
Overall, for me, the Digiamp+ has rewritten the book on sound-per-pound. To get this level of performance for less than £100 including the Pi is remarkable so hats off to IQaudio for achieving this!

Response from IQaudIO.com | Aug. 8, 2015

Martin, we're very pleased you like the Pi-DigiAMP+ as much as us. Thanks for your custom.

Gordon

Steven | July 9, 2015

Superb bit of kit.

I have this running with a raspberry pi2 and the volumio distribution. Works like a charm and sound is fantastic. I highly recommend it!

Stoyan | July 1, 2015

Probably the best audio equipment I've ever bought!

This nice DAC + Amplifier board makes the best money/performance network player ever!
Installed with Raspberry Pi 2 and Moode on sd card in minutes.
Sound quality is the same like much more expensive audio equipment.
Plays music from my home NAS and internet radio.
Works great with High-Res audio files up to 24/192.
I have 4 ohms speakers connected to PiDigiAMP+ and sound performance is great.
Tested with low-end speakers and bass is not so loud like with my high-end speakers.
Good job Gordon!
Thank you.

Stoyan | July 1, 2015

Probably the best audio equipment I've ever bought!

This nice DAC + Amplifier board makes the best money/performance network player ever!
Installed with Raspberry Pi 2 and Moode on sd card in minutes.
Sound quality is the same like much more expensive audio equipment.
Plays music from my home NAS and internet radio.
Works great with High-Res audio files up to 24/192.
I have 4 ohms speakers connected to PiDigiAMP+ and sound performance is great.
This is small little gem which makes network and computer audio much more accessible and geeky.
Good job Gordon!
Thank you.