Author - dennis

new! Gustard DAC, A26 is out!

New! the Gustard DAC A26 is out!   It utilizes dual flagship D/A chip AK4499EX, and AK4191 modulator for solid performance. It adopts the ultra-low noise K2 to provide precision clocks from local oscillators or external clocks. It supports MQA, and easy access to high-quality online streams, like Roon, UPnP, and HQPlayer NAA at present, and more protocols will be shown in near future.

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Schiit Modi+ DAC Review

This is a review and detailed measurements of the Schiit Modi+ stereo USB DAC. It was sent to me by the company . There are three inputs and are nicely stepped through using the momentary switch. The white LED that indicates the selected input is nice but alas, there is some bleed into the other indicators. Back panel is simple enough: A USB adapter is included to power the unit although you could accomplish the same by using a USB port on your...

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Schiit Magni Heretic Headphone Amp Review

This is a review and detailed measurements of the Schiit Magni Heretic headphone amplifier. It was sent to me by the company . You can get it in silver or back. Either way, the side and back panels are in red which I like. As you see, there is not much to the functionality other than volume control and three stage gain settings which I appreciated. Previous Schiit Heresy model lacked this which likely hurt its performance in noise department....

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New! GW100X HEADPHONES FROM GRADO

GW100X HEADPHONES FROM GRADO

The third edition of its wireless series, the latest model offers a newly enhanced fourth generation X series driver design

That driver is not the only enhancement though, you also get Bluetooth 5.2 supporting aptX Adaptive and an improved 46-hour battery life from a two-hour charge via USB-C. You can use the supplied 3.5mm headphone cable to connect to your device for continuous playback if your battery does run flat, though. A more powerful magnetic circuit, a voice...

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NEW! XDUOO TA-22 DAC ES9038Q2M+Headphone Amp

  Screen: 3.12 inch OLED Power Supply: ( AC100-120V/220-240V) Compliant OS : Linux、Window、Macos, IOS, Andriod Sampling Rate Support of USB IN: PCM: 16~32Bit/44.1~384kHz DSD: DSD64~DSD256 MQA(Renderer): 44.1~384kHz Sampling Rate Support of OPT/COA IN: PCM: 16~24Bit/44.1~384kHz DSD: DSD64~DSD128 ( DOP ) Support Format of Bluetooth: SBC、AAC、atpX、atpX LL、atpX HD、LDAC Parameters of 6.5mm Headphone: Output Power: 1500mW(32Ω ) Frequency Response: 20Hz~ 60kHz(土0.5dB) THD+N:≤0.02 % SNR: 113 dB Crosstalk:≥ 70dB Parameters of 4.4mm and XLR Headphone: Output Power: 3000mW(32Ω) Frequency Response: 20Hz-60kHz( 土0.5dB) THD+N: ≤1% SNR: 1 18dB Crosstak:≥96dB Parameters of AUX OuT Output Level: 2.0 Vrms Frequency Response: 20Hz- 20kHz(土0.5dB) SNR: 113dB Crosstak:≥113dB THD+N: 0.001 % Suitable Headphone Impedance: 16-600Ω Size: 26*19*7cm Weight: 3.0kg

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SMSL announced 2 flagship DACS

SMSL announced a flagship DAC, D400EX, which hosts 1pcs AK4191 and 2pcs AK4499EX for higher decoding performance, and adopts XMOS XU-316 for DSD512 and PCM32Bit/768kHz achieved. In addition, It supports MQA & MQA-CD, to eliminate the distortion and create stereo soundstage for an unremarkable performance. As for the OP-AMP, it combines with 9pcs high-end dual op-amps and a large number of audiophile components. It enables achieving the LDAC/APTX/HD/SBC/AAC under the Qualcomm Bluetooth high-end chip!

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Aune Flamingo launched

The Aune Flamingo is a compact digital-to-analog converter with an integrated headphone amplifier and a hybrid design. For the user, this means that he can choose between the warm, broad and melodic sound of the tube or the precise and clear sound of the operational amplifier at the push of a button. The Aune Flamingo can display its converter quality up to 32bit/768k PCM or DSD 512 via USB and up to 24bit/384k and DoP128 via the coaxial input. The Aune team...

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SMSL SU-9 PRO Dual ES9039MPRO Dac MQA&MQA-CD

World’s First DAC With Dual ES9039M Pro DAC Chips. 3rd Generation XMOS XU316 USB Processor. Self-developed brand-new CK-03 FPGA Clock Architecture. Decodes high-resolution 32Bit/768kHz PCM and  DSD512(native) signals. Full MQA Decoding with all inputs. MQA-CD decoder. High-Resolution Bluetooth connectivity. LDAC/AptX HD/AptX/SBC/AAC wireless codecs. Specially designed discrete component linear power supply. High-end gold-plated input/output interfaces. RCA/XLR outputs. USB/Coaxial/Optical inputs. Fully functioning remote control.

Technical specifications

>Output Level: 5.2Vrms(XLR), 2.5Vrms(RCA). >THD+N: 0.00005%(-125dB). >DNR: 134dB. >SNR: 134dB. >Sampling Rate: Up to 32-Bit/768kHz, DSD512(USB), 24-Bit/192kHz, DoP64(Optical/Coaxial). >Power consumption: <10W. >Standby power: <0.5W. >Size: 187.5x154x40mm. >Weight: 0.79kg. SMSL SU9 Pro is the latest in the SU9 series. It...

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LADDER Bach Full Balanced HiFi Pre-amplifier

LADDER Bach Full Balanced HiFi Pre-amplifier   R2R Ladder Structure Design. Single Crystal Copper Transformer. Original Design Circuit. Equalise the Audio Performance. Solid Build With Metallic Chassis. Fully Balanced Signal Amplification. Pure Sound Performance. Rich Input & Output Interfaces. OLED Display. LADDER BACH is a fully balanced HiFi pre-amplifier designed especially for high-end desktop chains. It features an R2R Based architecture that ensures pure sound performance with ample amplification and noise-free pure sound signal transmission. It is designed to bring top-tier quality performance to your desktop chains!  

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Topping welcomes the all-new E70 and L70 dac and pre amp.

Topping welcomes the all-new E70 Desktop DAC to its catalog of premium desktop DACs. Powered by the ES9028Pro flagship-grade Desktop DAC, the E70 promises unmatched high-resolution audio signal decoding support. In combination with the 3rd generation XMOS XU316 USB processor, E70 supports high-resolution 32-bit/768kHz PCM and native DSD512 audio signals. It features a brand-new I/V conversion circuit. E70 can also be used as an ultra-low noise preamp! and also released his brother : The L70 Pre amp headphone amplifier!     Topping L70 is a high-power desktop...

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