Search results for query: Douk Audio DAC-Q11

I find it better -so far- than what Douk Audio developed in the meantime. But @AIYIMA please don't disappoint us with older Bluetooth audio codes only support. IMO time has come for bandwith saving aptX Adaptive implementation, which comes with plenty of recent smartphone and tablet releases...

Now that we are finished and we all got the t-shirt; can we move on to DAC rolling voicing? Douk Audio Q11 would be a good test-bed. :eek: (The output volume-level mismatch between the ESS and AKM can easily be corrected externally.) Dare I say that the Douk Q11 can even allow op-amp...

I thought *tube rolling, *op-amp swapping and products like the *Douk DAC-Q1 were in the ASR TTL (TabooTopicsList), along with *politics, *religion, *etc. :cool: [*ooops]

There we have it, it's the "Ampapa Q1" by Douk Audio, the betoken successor of their "Q11" dual DAC chipset model. https://doukaudio.com/products/ampapa-q1 ...And the foreseeable direct competitor to the upcoming "D20" DAC by Aiyima with -likely- comparable specs. To begin with, I find it a...

...Updated in 18th Feb. 2025. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ To enjoy different sound styles of two top DAC chips via only one DAC? What do you think of this switchable design? Let's discuss Douk Audio DAC-Q11 together! :)

Unfortunately, probably not as Douk Audio have set different output levels for each... on purpose. ;) JSmith

The OP who was "Last seen-Nov 2, 2019" probably does not know - some 6years/480pages/9.7Kposts later - that there is a cheap piece of hardware that he can answer his original question with: Douk Audio DAC-Q11--The first USB DAC with Switchable ESS9038Q2M and AK4493

Great idea!!! If only you add balance output, I will buy this over Topping any day

Not apart from Douk themselves... thread here; https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/douk-audio-dac-q11-the-first-usb-dac-with-switchable-ess9038q2m-and-ak4493.55680/ JSmith

What an utterly pointless solution looking for a problem.

I commend you for attempting provide the curious consumer with a different product, at a reasonable price, and apparently w/decent specs. :) Some users may get benefits as a "training" (NOT an A/B comparo) device; to possibly distinguish/differentiate sound impact of 2 different chips. Some...

I personally think it's a great idea, as people can do blind A/B's of the equipment (assuming the output is the same volume when you switch between the chips. I would actually like a convenient way to switch between chips (even better if I could plug my own in) so that I could determine...

its only $110 i'm ok with this the world is full of strange products and this one strikes my sense of the absurd https://doukaudio.com/products/douk-audio-dac-q11-hifi-ess9038-akm4493-usb-dac-audio-adapter-coax-opt-d-a-converter-dsd256 output voltage isnt the same which bothers me for...

Rick Ruiz Audio on YT has refinished one in brassy. I think an adhesive fake wood vinyl wrap would move towards a similarly compelling Pink Flamingos retro trailer trash aesthetic. I like the quirkiness, and the strange road-not-taken attitude shown by some of Douk's new products including...

Douk is all about, “fun-fi,” so keep that in mind with their products. I know I’m totally here for it because the world needs a little more cheap & cheerful stuff. Keep in mind that this kind of stuff is a gateway to bringing more people into the hobby, and they can take the more serious path...

Has this been measured anywhere yet? I find it an interesting concept, but have doubts about implementation

I had initially thought your post#3 was quite harsh at a manufacturer, who may have been meaning well! I attempted to provide a different perspective in my post#68. In all honesty; I would be inclined to do such an A/B 'chip' test just out of curiosity ... then, I'd end-up giving it away...

I object on the ground it promotes audiophile mythology and misinformation. I particularly object to that being promoted here. There is too much of that in the world already (regardless of price). PS $110? I'm seeing $170.

Thanks for your reply, but your whole marketing premise is on the basis of different sounds from different chips, otherwise why use different chips at all?. If they both reproduce the sound accurately, then they won't sound different. If they sound different, then at least one of them is not...

Let us review - for a moment - as to how many 'steppings' of the ESS Sabre there has been, per @4Real posted chart. Should I ask if they all 'sounded' the same? BIG should until the implementation is found to be imperfect. This specific hardware appears to do what "we" ask of a DAC to do, and...