Indecisive: Choosing between four budget Cirrus Logic CS43131 balanced dongles

[denydog]

It’s been rough though. I’ve been dealing with indecisions all my life.

My past relationships failed because I wasn’t able to make iron-blooded quick decisions and there were other men who were less indecisive. I’ve tried to be more decisive for sure and I’ve become better with it.

You’re totally right that asking you or GPT won’t get me the answer I seek and it’s like the same reason all my past experiences failed.

I’ll try to make my own decision and thanks everyone for the guidance and help.

I hope it turns out well whichever way you go.

 

[Deleted member 86885]

Thank you denydog and you gave me solid advice and I appreciate the well wishes *fist bump*

Can't wait for my Q5K to arrive. Super hyped. Though I need to read a bit more on how to run EQ on a non-Windows environment. Seems like Equalizer APO as well as Peace Equalizer are built for Windows users.

 

[kemmler3D]

Qudelix-5K Bluetooth DAC & Headphone Amp

This is a review and detailed measurements of the Qudelix-5K USB DAC and balanced headphone amplifier with Bluetooth receiver. I purchased this myself but a member kindly donated one third of the cost. The Qudelix 5K costs US $110 on Amazon including shipping. The Qudelix comes in a nice...

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Not too flash in the DAC department...


JSmith

5 years on it's no longer near SOTA, true. On the other hand, it maintains >80dB SINAD in pretty much any situation, which means noise and distortion will be inaudible except in edge cases. By 2025 standards you're correct, but let's not muddy the waters and give OP a relapse of acute indecision.

 

[kemmler3D]

I need to read a bit more on how to run EQ on a non-Windows environment. Seems like Equalizer APO as well as Peace Equalizer are built for Windows users.

For Mac OS I've used SoundSource to good effect. It costs money, the free solution is Blackhole <--> AU host, but unfortunately I could not quite figure out how to get that working.

On Android or iOS I think the most reliable option is actually running the EQ/DSP on your DAC, which you will be able to do.

You can also just load your listening test music into a DAW and play with EQ in there. They all have robust PEQ plugins.

 

[Deleted member 86885]

Thanks! But what about for:

GNU/Linux
Linux (non-GNU)
OpenBSD
FreeBSD
NetBSD

Any equaliser APO equivalent?

 

[melomane13]

camilladsp ( multichannels on linux, mac, windows)
easyeffects ( 2 channels linux)

EQ Software for Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS/iPadOS and Android.

Any suggestions are welcome. Post suggestions here. I will gather the details and add them. Thanks. :D This will be organized as results come in. @sweetchaos made a guide for PEQ filter data input and operation. For crossover software go here. Windows: AutoEQ four easy steps to make your...

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