I wonder if this is good enough to replace the MAudio Microtrack II. I have an extra RPi that I may have to convert. The coax S/PDIF in is nice. Should be easy to power. Any opinions on the chipset used?
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2106763/raspberry-pi-gets-an-audio-upgrade-via-new-sound-card.html
--Michael
Yeah, it would definitely be a hobby device, for me. Rainy day fun project. I sold my MTII long ago, and just have the R-44 for digi in when needed. This one looks a little nicer, but looks to be digi out only:
http://www.hifiberry.com/
But, alas, I realized mine are Rev 1, so unsupported for these daughter boards. I could do something with USB, like you mentioned. I'll probably just leave the RPi's on the TVs to stream movies from the basement PC for the kids. They do a pretty good job at that (even if one of them never gets used), and the kids could care less what that thing is that makes the magic happen.
--Michael