Hardware
Raspberry Pi
Sonik requires a Raspberry Pi with at least 1 GB of RAM.
| Family | Models |
|---|---|
| Raspberry Pi 3 | Raspberry Pi 3A+, 3B+, Compute Module 3, Zero W 2 |
| Raspberry Pi 4 | Raspberry Pi 4, Compute Module 4 |
| Raspberry Pi 5 | Raspberry Pi 5, Compute Module 5 |
Warning
A touchscreen display is not supported on the Raspberry Pi 3A+.Sonik also supports the Allo Usbridge Signature (a legacy network bridge, now discontinued) and the Orchard Audio PecanPi+ (paired with a Raspberry Pi 3).
Audio HATs
Sonik supports an extensive range of HATs. If you have a HAT attached, configure it in the Audio tab of the web interface. Some HATs support automatic detection and are configured during installation.
| Manufacturer | Model |
|---|---|
| Allo | BOSS DAC |
| Allo | miniBOSS DAC |
| Allo | BOSS2 DAC |
| Allo | DigiOne |
| Allo | DigiOne Signature |
| Allo | Katana DAC |
| Allo | Piano DAC |
| Allo | Piano DAC 2.11 |
| Audiophonics | ES9028Q2M |
| Audiophonics | ES9038Q2M2 |
| Dion Audio | LOCO DAC-AMP |
| Dion Audio | LOCO-V2 DAC-AMP |
| HifiBerry | AMP / AMP+ / Amp2 |
| HifiBerry | AMP100 |
| HifiBerry | AMP3 |
| HifiBerry | MiniAmp |
| HifiBerry | DAC / DAC+ / DAC+ Pro / DAC+ DSP / DAC+ Zero |
| HifiBerry | DAC2 HD3 |
| HifiBerry | DAC2 Pro |
| HifiBerry | DAC8x |
| HifiBerry | DAC+ ADC |
| HifiBerry | Digi / Digi+ / Digi+ Pro |
| HifiBerry | Digi2 Pro |
| InnoMaker | HiFi DAC |
| InnoMaker | HiFi DAC Pro |
| InnoMaker | HiFi AMP |
| InnoMaker | HiFi AMP Pro (v2) |
| InnoMaker | Digi One |
| IQaudIO | Pi-DAC+ / Pro / Zero |
| IQaudIO | Pi-DigiAMP+ |
| IQaudIO | Pi-Digi+ |
| Justboom | AMP HAT, DAC HAT |
| Justboom | Digi HAT |
| MERUS | Amp HAT |
| Orchard Audio | ApplePi DAC |
| Orchard Audio | PecanPi DAC |
| Orchard Audio | PecanPi+ DAC |
| Pi 2 Design | 502DAC P.4 |
| Pi 2 Design | PI2AES (2.0) |
| Raspberry Pi | Codec Zero |
| Raspberry Pi | DAC+ / Pro |
| Raspberry Pi | DigiAMP+ |
| Raspberry Pi | DAC (I2S Generic) |
If your HAT is not listed, please open an issue on GitHub.
USB DACs
Any USB audio device that follows the USB Audio standard works with Sonik out of the box. Connect your DAC, and Sonik will detect it automatically.
Native DSD
For USB DACs that support native DSD, Sonik includes explicit kernel-level patches for the following models. All other USB DACs fall back to DoP (DSD over PCM), which works reliably in almost all cases.
Note
Native DSD offers no audible advantage over DoP. The main practical difference is slightly lower bandwidth usage, which can allow higher maximum sample rates on some DACs.| Manufacturer | Model |
|---|---|
| Amanero | Combo384 USB interface |
| APL | Hi-Fi DSD-MR |
| APL | Hi-Fi DSD-SR |
| Astell&Kern | PEE51 |
| Audiolab | M-DAC+ |
| Audiolab | 8300CDQ |
| Aune | X1S 32BIT/384 DSD DAC |
| AURALiC | VEGA |
| AURALiC | Altair G2.1 |
| Bryston | BDA3 |
| CH Precision | C1 DAC |
| Classé | Delta PRE |
| Cyrus | QXR |
| Denafrips | Ares DAC |
| DIYINHK | DSD DXD 384kHz USB to I2S/DSD |
| Eastern Electric | MiniMax Tube DAC Supreme |
| Furutech | ADL Stratos |
| Gustard | DAC-X20U |
| HDTA | Serenade DSD |
| Hegel | HD12 |
| HiBy | FC4 |
| Holo Springs | Level 3 R2R DAC |
| iFi | micro/nano iDSD |
| iFi | Pro iDSD |
| JLsounds | I2SoverUSB |
| LH Labs | VI DAC Infinity |
| M2TECH | Young MkIII |
| Matrix | Audio X-Sabre |
| Matrix | Audio Mini-i Pro |
| Matrix | Audio X-SPDIF 2 |
| McIntosh | DA2 |
| MiniDSP | MCHStreamer |
| Mola Mola | DAC |
| Mola Mola | Makua |
| Mola Mola | Kula |
| Mola Mola | Tambaqui |
| MSB | Technology |
| MSB | Pro USB |
| Musical Fidelity | M6x DAC |
| Mutec | MC3+ USB |
| Mytek | Brooklyn DAC |
| Mytek | Brooklyn DAC+ |
| Mytek | Manhattan DAC |
| Nagra | DAC |
| NuPrime | uDSD |
| NuPrime | DAC-9 |
| NuPrime | DAC-10 |
| NuPrime | IDA-16 |
| OPPO | HA-1 |
| OPPO | HA-2 |
| OPPO | UDP-205 |
| OPPO | Sonica |
| PS Audio | NuWave DAC |
| Quad | Vena 2 |
| Rotel | DAC |
| SMSL | M8A |
| SMSL | M100 |
| SMSL | M300 MkII |
| Singxer | F-1 converter board |
| TEAC | UD-503 |
| TempoTec | MARCH V |
| Topping | DX7s |
| Unison Research | Unico CD Due |
| Wyred 4 Sound | DAC-2 DSD |
| Wyred 4 Sound | DAC-2v2SE |