D&A Alpha PRO DAC & Headphone Amp Review

[audiobasha]

The weirdness is around just a few milliwatts. This is why I said it is good for medium to poor sensitivity headphones to avoid that.

Thank Amir! Could this be an issue for a headphone that’s 101 dB/mW and 55 ohms? I’m trying to decide between this and the Eversolo DAC Z8 for a desktop headphone-only all-in-one unit.

 

[D&A Tech]

I quite like it, I think I'm I gonna get one... It remind me those futuristic anime cartoons of the 80s/90s

Thank you for your support. We look forward to hearing more about your listening experience and impressions of the product.

 

[D&A Tech]

It is refreshing to see front panel with a knob and real buttons which makes unit much more pleasurable and ergonomic to use. My biggest gripe about these kind of units is that they often try to reinvent the wheel with user interface by moving controls to a single knob or to touch surfaces which is even worse.

Thank you for your support. We share the same idea. What we try to do is create a unique design without losing convenience, fusing modernist aesthetics with nostalgic elements.

 

[xanalog]

How is it different from any other well-performing device? And why the bold exterior if you are going to close your eyes in the first place?
Why do you think this one is not like them?

Hi, @Unplugged,
Not only is it worth looking at the engineering that has gone into the board-design, and its components...

...but it's also worth reading what they have tried to achieve, which the PCB photo does not tell.
When I first read about this device, the details and the specifications sounded quite bloated and fishy.
Those views were put to rest when @amirm did his review.

OT: Has anyone looked into the details of the two "MeanWell IRM-20-12" power-bricks on upper-left of photo?

 

[unpluggged]

What we try to do is create a unique design without losing convenience, fusing modernist aesthetics with nostalgic elements.

What's so unique about it? Just another light grey enclosure with plastic faceplate full of annoying and useless lights that many manufacturers from your place are trying to hype up claiming it's cool and "nostalgic". If you want to evoke nostalgia about the 70's and 80's, you should use the same materials, same quality, and same innovative engineering as they did back then. Otherwise it's no more than just a gimmick aimed at zoomers who think that compact cassettes are cool.

Not only is it worth looking at the engineering that has gone into the board-design, and its components...

What's so special about it? How it's different from any one of the myriads of similar devices from Shenzhen, Guangzhou or Shanghai?

...but it's also worth reading what they have tried to achieve, which the PCB photo does not tell.

No, it's not. Posting links to AliExpress is a nice try, but not enough to convince anyone here. And thank god, that AliExpress link is not available in my country.

 

[AtticReclus3]

Thank you for reviewing this, literally all the "youtube" reviewers I watch or at least 9/12 of them had this in the background and whenever that happens with a product I'm always very very sketchy about it, now that its reviewed here and its good.. seal of decent approval confirmed haha.

Thanks Amir!