Nobunaga
Member
Hey guys
I was wondering which stat matters the most for DAC's (dynamic range, SNR, SINAD etc).
Also i am curious to know, how much does SNR matter for a DAC? coming from a PC hardware backround i know that for an internal soundcard SNR does quite a lot, because of all the electrical noise and from fans, power supply etc within the PC case.
However i am not sure how much it matters for a DAC.
For instance the Schiit Modi III has only 110db SNR and is higher on the list than the Orchard Gala that has 130 SNR. So i am not exactly sure what numbers i should look at
Also i am indecisive between a few different DAC's, they are all chinese around the 100usd price range, but i'll gladly hear some other suggestions I would appreciate if someone could reccomend me one from the ones that i have selected
Topping D10 https://www.aliexpress.com/item/201...ef-4f4c-86ea-e009ee8cbe52&transAbTest=ae803_5
Topping D30
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/NEW...a6-48b6-9075-3f320b973961&transAbTest=ae803_5
SMLS Sanskrit
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/SMS...f1-4c80-86e7-cdbd3258ed47&transAbTest=ae803_5
This chinese guy here:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/dec...af-4168-a56c-ecd6d4694585&transAbTest=ae803_5
Or this ugly chinese guy here:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Dou...000&pvid=43b5378a-fb29-427e-9670-ef7f82214a50
Best regards
I was wondering which stat matters the most for DAC's (dynamic range, SNR, SINAD etc).
Also i am curious to know, how much does SNR matter for a DAC? coming from a PC hardware backround i know that for an internal soundcard SNR does quite a lot, because of all the electrical noise and from fans, power supply etc within the PC case.
However i am not sure how much it matters for a DAC.
For instance the Schiit Modi III has only 110db SNR and is higher on the list than the Orchard Gala that has 130 SNR. So i am not exactly sure what numbers i should look at
Also i am indecisive between a few different DAC's, they are all chinese around the 100usd price range, but i'll gladly hear some other suggestions I would appreciate if someone could reccomend me one from the ones that i have selected
Topping D10 https://www.aliexpress.com/item/201...ef-4f4c-86ea-e009ee8cbe52&transAbTest=ae803_5
Topping D30
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/NEW...a6-48b6-9075-3f320b973961&transAbTest=ae803_5
SMLS Sanskrit
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/SMS...f1-4c80-86e7-cdbd3258ed47&transAbTest=ae803_5
This chinese guy here:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/dec...af-4168-a56c-ecd6d4694585&transAbTest=ae803_5
Or this ugly chinese guy here:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Dou...000&pvid=43b5378a-fb29-427e-9670-ef7f82214a50
Best regards
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