Do I need external DAC?

[bogdanvisan20@]

Hello guys,

Hope you can help.

I want to use a Raspberry Pi with Volumio OS to output sound to a set of Adam monitors.
As DAC, I want to use an existing Yamaha YVC-200 bluetooth speaker: RaspberryPi =>USB=> YVC-200=> analog out=> Adam Speakers.
Do you think the DAC included in Yamaha YVC-200 is good enough or should I invest in an external DAC like Fiiio K3?
Would there be a big sound quality difference? I do not know the DAC qulity inide the Yamaha speaker.

Thank you in advance guys.

 

[TankTop5]

Why don’t you listen first without an external DAC and see if you enjoy the music, give it at least a couple weeks to grow on you. If you think there’s something missing come back and discuss what you’re unhappy with, a DAC may or may not address what you may or may not like.

It’s like taking your car to the shop and asking if a specific repair is appropriate before the technician pops the hood to diagnose the issue.

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

a) Yamaha YVC-200 - is a conference speakerPHONE - it's heavily DSP optimized to work on the desk and to enhance human voice clarity. It isn't meant to work as a full-range audio fac.
what you really need is a DAC hat for your pi, DAC2 HD from HiFiBerry is a very popular choice and measures very well:

REVIEW / MEASUREMENTS: HiFiBerry DAC2 HD HAT for Raspberry Pi

A blog for audiophiles about more objective topics. Measurements of audio gear. Reasonable, realistic, no snakeoil assessment of sound, and equipment.

archimago.blogspot.com

 

[TankTop5]

a) Yamaha YVC-200 - is a conference speakerPHONE - it's heavily DSP optimized to work on the desk and to enhance human voice clarity. It isn't meant to work as a full-range audio fac.
what you really need is a DAC hat for your pi, DAC2 HD from HiFiBerry is a very popular choice and measures very well:

REVIEW / MEASUREMENTS: HiFiBerry DAC2 HD HAT for Raspberry Pi

A blog for audiophiles about more objective topics. Measurements of audio gear. Reasonable, realistic, no snakeoil assessment of sound, and equipment.

archimago.blogspot.com

Lol, I didn’t even look at what speaker it was

 

[bogdanvisan20@]

Thanks guys.