Little choice between 2 DAC

[MrNice13]

Hello everyone

So on one of my favorite electronics sites they'res 2 fiio K3 new for 70 Swiss franc so 80 bucks,old one and recent one.
I'm curious about the old one with the akm chip in it because I never had akm stuff and I have the same chip than the recent Fiio the es9038q2m in my Topping D10s but it's just a DAC. I got an old mini Douk U3 with the OG TI-NE5532 paired with the topping on my Mac with some Qobuz Hires it sound very nice but the knob increments of the sound on the douk is crazy, I still don't own a 250ohm headset so I can't crank the douk too much. Is it worth to try the old Fiio with AK DAC with included opamp or pairing my Topping D10s with something else. I cannot have to smsl ain't got Amazon in Switzerland and I don't have a crazy budget. I got 80ohms beyer DT pro (250ohm comin for Christmas ), superlux 668B and some shure intra, CCA, moon drop and some other fellaz chillin in my room. And quick question it is me or... I got a smsl gifted from a friend the 793II.. Hooked in my TV with optical for my Ps5 AND I GET a better sound than some game headset cans even without the tempest 3D sound because the optical way .. Hehe crazy

Thanks guys

 

[Roland68]

Hello everyone

So on one of my favorite electronics sites they'res 2 fiio K3 new for 70 Swiss franc so 80 bucks,old one and recent one.
I'm curious about the old one with the akm chip in it because I never had akm stuff and I have the same chip than the recent Fiio the es9038q2m in my Topping D10s but it's just a DAC. I got an old mini Douk U3 with the OG TI-NE5532 paired with the topping on my Mac with some Qobuz Hires it sound very nice but the knob increments of the sound on the douk is crazy, I still don't own a 250ohm headset so I can't crank the douk too much. Is it worth to try the old Fiio with AK DAC with included opamp or pairing my Topping D10s with something else. I cannot have to smsl ain't got Amazon in Switzerland and I don't have a crazy budget. I got 80ohms beyer DT pro (250ohm comin for Christmas ), superlux 668B and some shure intra, CCA, moon drop and some other fellaz chillin in my room. And quick question it is me or... I got a smsl gifted from a friend the 793II.. Hooked in my TV with optical for my Ps5 AND I GET a better sound than some game headset cans even without the tempest 3D sound because the optical way .. Hehe crazy

Thanks guys

You already have a very good topping DAC with very good measurements.
The K3 has not been tested particularly well and the headphone output is weaker than on some mobile DACs.

With the Sabaj A20H you would have a real symmetrical HPA with a maximum of 4.7 watts at 32 ohms, including relay-based volume control, with absolute channel equality and remote control, display.
Amirm tested it and confirmed its good performance.
For around 120 €/$ or less, it is in my opinion an absolute bargain and has the best price-performance ratio on the market.

 

[MrNice13]

You already have a very good topping DAC with very good measurements.
The K3 has not been tested particularly well and the headphone output is weaker than on some mobile DACs.

With the Sabaj A20H you would have a real symmetrical HPA with a maximum of 4.7 watts at 32 ohms, including relay-based volume control, with absolute channel equality and remote control, display.
Amirm tested it and confirmed its good performance.
For around 120 €/$ or less, it is in my opinion an absolute bargain and has the best price-performance ratio on the market.

Cool I'm going to check where I could get hands on one thanks you BTW

 

[Roland68]

Cool I'm going to check where I could get hands on one thanks you BTW

Usually Amazon or HiFi-Express.

 

[MrNice13]

Tada ! From Germany it's my best bet because I don't think there's a audio store near me that have it .

 

[Roland68]

Tada ! From Germany it's my best bet because I don't think there's a audio store near me that have it .View attachment 404442

That's perfectly fine, in Switzerland I would have expected a higher price than € 109.