JDS Labs Atom DAC Review

[bboris77]

https://jdslabs.com/product/atom-dac-plus/

$109, optical input included, ES9018K2M-based.

Will be fascinating to see how it measures compared to the original.

EDIT: The writeup on their blog is a great read as well:
https://blog.jdslabs.com/2021/05/jds-labs-atom-dac-official-release/

 

[3rdShift]

https://jdslabs.com/product/atom-dac-plus/

$109, optical input included, ES9018K2M-based.

Will be fascinating to see how it measures compared to the original.

Now we're talkin! Ordering one of these ASAP for my living room setup.

 

[Labjr]

https://jdslabs.com/product/atom-dac-plus/

$109, optical input included, ES9018K2M-based.

Will be fascinating to see how it measures compared to the original.

EDIT: The writeup on their blog is a great read as well:
https://blog.jdslabs.com/2021/05/jds-labs-atom-dac-official-release/

Still no DSD support?

 

[Veri]

Still no DSD support?

From the looks of it, none. JDS's other DACs seem to support DoP over specific firmware though. Maybe this Atom DAC+ will follow..

 

[bboris77]

Still no DSD support?

I know that the AK4493 chip that is in EL DAC II and the Element II has native support for DSD that has simply not been added in the current driver version/firmware. I am guessing that they have not had enough customers demanding it. ES9018K2M should also support native DSD.

 

[Veri]

Atom DAC+ https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/jds-labs-atom-dac-review.23701/