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Reviewed in Canada on February 27, 2025
Had bought a higher priced DAC to set up a headphone listening station. Was so impressed getting back into my old cd's decided to get a dac for the computer in the bedroom after starting a Tidal streaming trial, but didn't want to spend much money. This item has really surprised me. Very tiny but with tone controls and a headphone output. Using the usb input from the computer listening through headphones I was very impressed with the sound. So much so dusted off old Rotel pre and power amp feeding Coincident Conquest floor standing speakers and the sound is astounding! Busy exploring Tidal listening old tracks and artists. Bringing back a lot of fond memories.
tm365
Reviewed in Japan on February 20, 2025
PCの音量調整を一元化したくて購入。DACによって音質が変わるとは思っていません。良い点・低音や中高音を個別に調整することができます。・低音を盛れば結構重低音が出ます。(音源によりますが)・PCの設定よりも大きい音を出力できます。・金属筐体で良い。・USBケーブルが最初から付属している。悪い点・他のレビューに背面のRCAからも調整済みの音が出るとありましたが、そうではありませんでした。・RCA出力と3.5mm端子は排他仕様となっており同時には使えません。・イヤホンによっては多少ホワイトノイズが発生する。総評・やはり未調整だと音質は変わらないと思います。音量が大きくなっていい音になっているような気がするだけだと思います。今時のPCはrealtekのチップでも24bit192000Hzの設定が可能です。この商品はUSB接続では24bit96000Hzの設定になります。スペックだけならPC内臓チップに負けているように見えます。とは言え、購入動機どおり音量が一元管理できるのは良いです。
John Biu
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2025
Edit (4/14/25): The seller saw my review and decided to work with me to see if we could fix the high pitch I was hearing. While we couldn't in the end, it does seem to be a rare issue and they offered me a full refund to purchase a new one. Changing from 3->5 stars because of the exceptional customer service.-----I bought this DAC as an affordable option for my office setup, and overall, it performs well. The build quality is solid, with responsive dials and more than enough power for my needs. Setup was straightforward, and the sound is clear, especially at lower volumes.However, I did notice a high-pitched whistle when using the USB input from my desktop. Even turning the treble all the way down didn’t eliminate the noise entirely, so I had to lower the volume to mask it. While this issue is disappointing, it doesn’t detract too much from its usability for casual listening.If you’re looking for a budget DAC and can work around minor noise issues, this could still be a worthwhile choice.
Kevin C.
Reviewed in Canada on April 16, 2025
First I want to say that the DAC chip it's using definitely isn't new, and is over a decade old at this point.But thankfully audio decoding is fairly rudimentary compared to other types of processing, so it's not like you'll see a major different between cutting edge ones and this.It's more than good enough for what most people will want, but 'more than good enough' doesn't usually warrant 5 stars, does it?But that's where the features carry the already strong showing in an old, but great chip.The knobs allowing for adjustments on highs and lows allow this to be used beyond a computer (where you would need to mess around with EQ settings).On top of that, the additional USB ports are amazing since you can never have too many USB ports on your device.I'd say that this product is pretty close to perfect when it comes to entering the space of hi-fi audio.Is there better EQ adjustment tools? Sure. Is there better DAC chips? Definitely. Is there better USB hubs? Probably.But is there a better package than this that delivers all of the things I just mentioned?Not really.Definitely recommend.
Josh Bivens
Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2024
Amazing sound quality for the price, but rotating the volume knob in any way causes a very loud crackling. I use this and headphones as my PC audio output so I'm constantly changing the volume depending on what media is playing, and the crackling is maddening. Sometimes it magically goes away, but I have yet to figure out the secret to reproduce it.
Maxime
Reviewed in Canada on January 3, 2024
It'a my first dac amp so im no expert. I recently bought a pair of sennheiser hd6xx and wanted a cheap dac amp. I am happy with it so far. It's easy to tune the treble and bass while gaming or listening to music. The sound doesnt see much different from my motherboard though.
300mm
Reviewed in Canada on September 5, 2023
Petit mais fait bien le travail je l’utilise au bureau pour améliorer le son de mon ordinateurQualité prix, très bien 👍
キュー
Reviewed in Japan on February 18, 2023
他にDACをたくさん持っていますが、出力機器毎にDAC(or ヘッドホンアンプ)を分けないと音量調整が独立できず耳を傷めることがありますので、TV->BOSE M3スピーカ専用に購入しました。ライン出力(RCA)でもトーンコントロール回路を必ず通りますが、ここまではこのクラスとしては十分な音質です。トーンコントロール回路による音質の劣化は、普通の方なら気にしなくて良いレベルかもしれません。約5万円のスピーカを鳴らしても、ほぼ何も不満はありません。ただその先のヘッドホンアンプは結構音質が劣化します。ヘッドホンの音はおまけ程度に考えておくほうが良いのかも。ヘッドホンで良い音を聞きたい場合は、もう1クラス上のDAC-A5 PRO(できればDAC-A3がベスト)等を買いましょう。そのクラスは最初からACアダプタが付属していますので、実質的な価格差はあまりありません。少しでも安く、トーンコントロールが欲しい、小型、省エネ、5V(USB)駆動ができる、RCA接続のスピーカやヘッドホンアンプがメイン、ヘッドホンの音質は気にしないという方には適しています。
Tim
Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2022
I bought an expensive USB interface for my computer. It had an optical jack, separate headphone and speaker volume, analog xlr inputs, and multiple outputs. Even though it was a hardware interface it wasn’t configurable or controllable without the software. Well the software didn’t work and so I couldn’t get the optical jack to work, which was 90% or my reason for buying it. AND it was $300. So i sent that back, fortunately a good return policy, and researched getting a headphone amp with an optical input.For the lower price this unit works exactly how I expected, no software needed. With the expensive unit, plugging in the headphones didn’t kill the speakers, so they had to be turned off separately, what a pain! With this unit plugging in the headset kills the speakers for you. The quality throgh the optical jack is stunning, VERY clear. I’m glad I got the interface I needed, and at a MUCH better proice.
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