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Budget Balanced DAC to Pair With SMSL SH-9?

TheSacredSoul

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Preferably a Chinese brand as I am planning to get it all from ShenzhenAudio.

I really like the SH-9 and thought the DAC to pair with it, the SU-9 will be priced similarly. But its a whooping USD$460, a whole USD$170 more than the SH-9. So I am looking for something in the USD$200-$250 category that is balanced and would pair well with the SU-9. Open to any suggestions.

Thanks!
 

Veri

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Preferably a Chinese brand as I am planning to get it all from ShenzhenAudio.

I really like the SH-9 and thought the DAC to pair with it, the SU-9 will be priced similarly. But its a whooping USD$460, a whole USD$170 more than the SH-9. So I am looking for something in the USD$200-$250 category that is balanced and would pair well with the SU-9. Open to any suggestions.

Thanks!
SU-8 v2 https://shenzhenaudio.com/products/...hz-dsd512-dac-usb-optical-coaxial-su8-decoder
Soncoz LA-QXD https://hifigo.com/products/soncoz-la-qxd1-dac-fully-balanced-digital-audio-converters-with-xlr
Schiit Modius https://www.schiit.com/products/modius
Grace SDAC balanced https://drop.com/buy/drop-grace-design-standard-dac-balanced
 

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Preferably a Chinese brand as I am planning to get it all from ShenzhenAudio.

I really like the SH-9 and thought the DAC to pair with it, the SU-9 will be priced similarly. But its a whooping USD$460, a whole USD$170 more than the SH-9. So I am looking for something in the USD$200-$250 category that is balanced and would pair well with the SU-9. Open to any suggestions.

Thanks!
What DAC did you end up getting?
 
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