cs43198

TL;DR / Changelog [5/20/25] Eleven DAC/HP amp combo devices adopting either the Cirrus Logic CS43131 or CS43198 were tested, and seven of them were found produce the distortion dubbed a "Cirrus hump." Based on measurements from multiple sources (including this review), a list of...

Important Update (8/1/25) FiiO is the first audio company reacting to the issue of DRE-induced distortion associated with the CS431xx chips! A new firmware release for the FiiO KA15 supports an option to enable or disable DRE. With this firmware installed, it does not exhibit distortion behavior...

The USB-C Dongle Market Apparently CS43130 was a Wolfson chip. It was Hidizs / Tempotec / Meizu that first drew my attention to CS43131. Later in 2020 products with dual CS43131 such as iBasso DC03 began appearing. We’ve had these pages...

New dongle with dual Cirrus Logic CS43198 DACs like Topping D30Pro (uses 4x) for 150 usd (3.5 mm plug). https://www.astellnkern.com/eng/content/shop/features.asp?mcg=CG110090&mpos=3&scg=CG210330&spos=2&tcg=&tpos=0&gcode=SC36370 Specs says THD+N is 0.0004% (SINAD 108), which should put it still...