delta76

it's just the name of the product line. RAW. Apparently SMSL did not bother to explain it, so maybe they picked it randomly.

As I said really bad analogy on ice creams. Only if you come back one week later (if not tomorrow) to buy a new DAC. A freedom of choice...

Really bad analogy here amir :)

That is their strategy. Something for everyone. Fill or double fill or triple fill every price racket with products with so much...

Thomann is a very reputable retailer in Europe Where I live I can buy ADI-2 for less than $ 1100, full VAT from a local retailer. Buying...

https://www.thomannmusic.com/rme_adi_2_dac_fs.htm it is more expensive but not that much

Anyone who buy this or more expensive SMSL/Topping/etc. DAC over RME is fooling themselves. Not worth chasing a few dB in SINAD in...

Of course, what I was saying is trigger is not a priority to them (SMSL). If you take a look at their lineup you will quickly realize...

Trigger is not a priority.if anything most Chinese manufacturers think about SINAD (in a way to game the system here) more than actual...

Virtually no improvement in performance. A nicer case. More than double in price without HP amplifier :) Except for look, no reason to...

It is rather the seller will "adjust" the price to remove VAT from the item. You then have to declare and pay VAT yourself (mostly...

For some reasons I trust 3e Audio more than other manufacturers from Chinese. Maybe because their product lineups are not saturated -...

BD might produce one for €200 and sell for 500 Knock off might cost 30 to produce but sell for 250. Without knowing the true cost of...

for big companies it's probably just a price adjustment. the website is coded to display price now vs before. unless they show big...

or Aliexpress knock off just inflated in price?