It's annoying how you have to use the HDMI for audio. I wish the rpi had a DAC.

Zenst · on April 17, 2022

The upside is, you have lots of DAC's that fill that whole market and with that, better choice.

Now you can always use an external USB DAC, I personally use a Behringer UMC202HD, though the UMC204HD maybe a better model if you want to hook in external MIDI devices into the mix.

_joel · on April 17, 2022

You can use a DAC, according to the docs, there are loads supported as the other commenter suggests. I've got one of these https://www.hifiberry.com/dacs/

MisterTea · on April 17, 2022

I use a $25 Dayton USB audio DAC and it works fine.