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• *TAKE YOUR TUBE LISTENING TO THE NEXT LEVEL

Upgrading the well-regarded TA-10 with an all-new chipset and extra inputs, xDuoo has unveiled the TA-10R: a vintage-sounding tube amp with ultra-modern DAC performance.

A cutting-edge AK4493 DAC chip and XMOS XU208 USB chip deliver 24-bit, 384-kilohertz PCM decoding; 32-bit, 384-kilohertz DXD decoding; and DSD decoding up to DSD256.

This resolution far surpasses the quality of MP3 formats, ensuring exceptional audio fidelity before amplification.

At the amp stage, a single vacuum tube gives the TA-10R a signature warm sound that can be customized with a simple tube swap.

For flexible connectivity, the TA-10R features optical, coaxial, RCA, and USB inputs, as well as SPDIF, RCA, balanced XLR, and 3.5-millimeter inputs.

With a maximum power output of 2,000 milliwatts, it can take on a wide range of headphones and speakers.

Conclusions
From a sea of instrument-grade op-amp based solid-state amplifiers (NFCA and THX-AAA), the little xDuoo TA-10R feels like a hot chocolate in the winter or like a Trappist beer in the summer time. It’s so refreshing and it’s so different sounding altogether. It’s not for everyone, I’m solid-state guy myself, but even I am getting bored of the same sound every single day. Nowadays, very few amplifiers have their own character, that will color your music in a good way and leave a mark on it. Not going to lie, I really enjoyed the little 10R, because it sounded so different and so like-life, that sometimes I wanted to ditch all those linear sounding amplifiers surrounding me and just get the biggest and the meanest tube amplifier there is.
xDuoo please don’t change the sound of your future devices in any way. Please don’t copy anyone as other manufacturers are doing, walk your own path and don’t be shy experimenting. As long as you’re doing this, people will appreciate it and I will be always backing-up such manufacturers.
xDuoo TA-10R will set you back $319 and at that price I consider it an amazing value. It will drive every headphone from your collection, including super-heavy loads as inefficient planar-magnetics.
TA-10R was kindly provided HiFistudio79 and it can be purchased from their web-store.
PROS:

• Solid build quality, beautiful craftsmanship
• A feature packed 4-in-1 device
• Extended in the frequency response
• Punchy bass performance, amazing slam
• Weighty, warm and smooth midrange performance
• Clean treble, without any trace of brightness
• Spacious, open and wide sounding
• Transparent sounding, preserving depth information
• Very powerful, can drive almost any headphone with authority
• Precise pin-point imaging, 3D sounding all the time
• Lacks any listening fatigue
• A very good value!

CONS:

• Above average detail retrieval
• Higher noise floor with sensitive IEMs and portable over-ear headphones

Compare with TA-10, TA-10R using DAC AK4493, and it supports coaxial and optical input, in Red and grey available.

• Classic tube 12AU7
• Top level XMOS 8-core chip (XSA-U8A-64)
• AKM flagship DAC AK4493EQ
• USB/coaxial digital interface
• A class Transistor expansion
• USB OTG
• Dual clock system
• Combination of tube and transistor
• Japanese ELNA SILMC capacitors
• Shell made from aluminum
• Magnetic tube guardrail
• Power supply: AC 100–240V
• Supported OS: Windows (requires drivers), Mac
• Sample rate: SB input
• PCM: 16–32 bit/44.1–384 kHz
• DSD: DSD64–DSD256 (1bit/2.8M–11.2M)
• DXD: 24–32 bit/352.8–384 kHz
• Output power: Phone: 2,000 mW (at 32 ohms); XLR: 2,000 mW (at 32 ohms)
• Frequency response: 10 Hz–100 kHz(+/- 1 dB)
• Gain: +18 dB
• Distortion: ≤ 0.01% (1 kHz, 32-ohm load)
• Suitable headphone impedance: 8–600 ohms
• Size: 9.1 x 4.7 x 4.1 in (23 x 12 x 10.5 cm)
• Weight: 3.3 lbs (1.5 kg)
• USB input
• Two sets of AUX inputs
• SPDIF output
• AUX output