Hi guys, I was looking for a cheap headphone DAC/AMP and saw this one at the top of the DAC measurement chart, so I was wondering what the current general impression is on this device, at the end does it really perform as well as it measured or did amirm indeed get a golden sample? I was reading the earliest pages of this thread and apparently a lot of people were having compatibility issues, so I am not sure what to expect. back then the Sonata HD pro/S8 did not have any driver download or support but now the Hidizs site (
https://www.hidizs.net/apps/help-center ) is listing one for the S8, has anyone here tried installing it?. I know it was confirmed that the HD pro and the S8 have the same PCB but could the former perhaps be locked to not be compatible with that driver?
I am really tight on money and it would be a god sent if I could get a good dac/amp for up to 100€, other suggestion would also be much appreciated, all I care about is performance, I don't need features at all just USB in and 3.5/6.3 out (actually 4.4 pentacon would be amazing but I don't expect it at this price) I intent to use this with my HD660S (150 ohm, SPL 104 dB ) and I don't plan on buying another pair for at least 3 years so I don't need it to deliver any more power than that, I intent to use this for both desktop (ideally foobar+ ASIO) and with my smartphone (USBAPP). some people were saying the S8 performed well as a standalone DAC but not as a headphone amplifier, but I have noticed most users in this forum test with either 300 ohm cans or IEMs, I don't think I have ever read an impression from someone using 150 ohm cans, could it perhaps work better for this spec?
I am really thankful for any feedback