Linux 6.6 Lands Support For The Cirrus Logic CS42L43 Audio Codec

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Linux 6.6 Lands Support For The Cirrus Logic CS42L43 Audio Codec

In addition to the notable sound changes that merged last week for Linux 6.6 that included AMD VanGogh SOF support and enablement around a Valve "Galileo" device, sent in via the MFD pull request this week is work enabling the new Cirrus Logic CS42L43 audio codec...

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.6-Cirrus-Logic-CS42L43

[tildearrow]

immersive audio to the PC market.

What's so immersive about audio? It's just audio. ;p
It's not like this needs marketing as it's nothing more than a buffered DAC. Something that has existed in personal computers since the Amiga days.

[ayumu]

• 6.8 W @ 1% THD+N into 8 Ω
• -79 dB THD+N @ 1 W into 8 Ω

Seems actually usable with headphones, such as the venerable Sennheiser HD600.

Now, some implementation would need to get the measurement treatment. I doubt it will compare to my standard recommendation Topping DX3 Pro+, but it should be serviceable, unlike computer outputs have been so far.

edit: Nevermind, it's aimed at speakers built into phones specifically. Phones with no headphone jack.

[jabl]

Wow, TIL Cirrus Logic is still around. They used to make chips for graphics cards. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirrus...aphics_history

Seems they exited the graphics market and pivoted to audio and DSP chips.

[da_habakuk]

my (ex-)z13 also uses some cirrus logic sound chip and its was just a pain with linux. this and the soldered qualcom wifi made me dump the z13 for good.

[schmidtbag]

Wow, TIL Cirrus Logic is still around. They used to make chips for graphics cards. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirrus...aphics_history

Seems they exited the graphics market and pivoted to audio and DSP chips.

Yeah I also was surprised by this. Probably been 20 years since I've seen a Cirrus Logic chip.