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Are there any DACs with more than two Toslink inputs?

telemike

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I’m looking for a DAC wit 2 toslink optical and at least one coax input. Anything out there?
 

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The original SMSL M500 has two plus coax. The Mark II has one and a Bluetooth. Just make sure it's the firmware fixed version. The early models had problems and couldn't be flashed to the new hardware version.
 

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I sent in a 10 year old Leema DAC for review.
It had 3 optical, 3 coax, a USB and an analogue input. The USB was one of the very first to employ Galvanic isolation, when not many knew what it was, and for what.
 
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telemike

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I just don't want a myriad of boxes taking space in my cabinet
 

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I just don't want a myriad of boxes taking space in my cabinet

Fair enough I guess. Plenty of the older D/A converters (full size) had multiple optical and coaxial inputs and even digital loops, but they often are too old for USB, network or BT.

The auto Toslink boxes are cheap, but you'd probably be messing around pressing the selection button on them if several devices were powered up at the same time. They also require power.
 

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I’m looking for a DAC wit 2 toslink optical and at least one coax input. Anything out there?
Denafrips Enyo ( Ares II ), has TWO Toslink and TWO Optical, one of the best budget R2R DAC


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