budget audio dacs

Hi everyone! First of all, I apologize for the language mistakes. I'm French and I don't really know English. So I had my text translated. I've just registered on this site, and I'm still new to the audiophile world. I'm currently looking for a DAC for a budget of 300-400eu (max) but I'm...

Long time lurker, first time poster. I have been looking at upgrading my DAC for some time now, to hopefully get a better sound quality when streaming my music. At present my path consists of: Apple Airport Express (optical) --> Stello DA100 Signature (balanced XLR) --> DLS AMP One --> DLS M60...

Hey guys, I'm new to this forum and I really love this place! Currently, I'm putting together my first Desktop-HiFi-System. For that, I have the following requirements: - Decent DAC with USB Input - possibility to add an active Sub - Drive 8 Ohm Speakers at (real!) 30 Watt - acceptable...

Hello everyone! I have a pair of Beyerdynamic DT 990 Pro (250Ohm) and in search of a good Dac/amp or a Dac + Amp Combo with a maximum budget of around 200€. From what I found the Topping DX3 Pro + and Ifi Zen Dac V2 are the best choices, but now which one should i choose, and why? If you have...

Googling around I've found a lot of DACs like this one: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000096636809.html Only 48 bucks and free shipping for what I quote, is a "ES9038Q2M + XMOS XU208" DAC from some chinese brand called HIFIvv, which I cant seem to find any information on for the life of me...

Working through my backlog of stuff to test, I finally got to do some preliminary testing of two budget DACs: 1. FiiO Taishan https://www.amazon.com/D03K-Digital-Analog-Audio-Converter/dp/B009346RSS 2. SIGNSTEK Mini USB DAC...