Master Index for Audio Hardware Reviews

[amirm]

This is a thread to make it easier to find reviews and measurements of DACs, players, audio tweaks, etc. It is in reverse chronological order (newest first). I will update as I do more reviews.

• Review and Measurements of Massdrop THX AAA 789 Amp
• Review and Measurements of Topping DX3Pro DAC and Headphone Amplifier
• Review and Measurements of Cavalli Liquid Carbon X
• Review and Measurements of Asus STX II PCI Sound Card
• Orchard Audio ApplePi DAC and Volume+Clocker Reivew
• Review and Measurements of JDS Labs EL DAC
• Battle of Google Pixel Headphone Dongles
• Review and Measurements of WesionTEK Khadas Tone Board DAC
• Review and Measurements of Orchard Audio Gala DAC
• Review and Measurements of Micca OriGen G2 DAC & Amp
• Review and Measurements of Pi 2 Design 502DAC
• Review and Measurements of ifi nano iDSD Black DAC and Amp
• Review and Measurements of Parasound Zdac v.2 DAC and Amp
• Review and Measurements of ifi nano iONE DAC
• Review and Measurements of Schiit Modi 3 DAC
• Schiit Saga Grounding and Hum Issues?
• Review and Measurements of Fostex HP-A3 DAC and Amp
• Review and Measurements of iFi Ear Buddy (and iEMatcch)
• Review & Measurements of Allo DigiOne Signature and DIYINHK Pro3Z
• Review and Measurements of Oppo HE-2 SE DAC and amplifier
• Review and Measurements of Chromecast Audio Analog Output
• Review and Measurements of Chromecast Audio Digital Output
• Review and Measurements of Allo Boss Raspberry Pi DAC
• Review and Audio Measurement of LG G7 ThinQ Smartphone
• Review and Measurements of SMSL VMV D1 DAC
• Review and Measurements of JDS The Element DAC and Headphone Amplifier
• Review and Measurements of miniDSP SHD DAC, DSP And Streamer
• Review and Measurements of Aune X7s and Arcam rHead Headphone Amplifiers
• Review and Measurements of Allo Katana and ApplePi Raspberry Pi
• Do You Need an External DAC/Headphone Amplifier?
• Review and Measurements of FiiO Q1 Mark II Portable DAC and Headphone Amplifier
• Review and Measurements of Hifime UDA38Pro DAC
• Review and Measurements of Mytek Stereo 192 DSD DAC
• Review and Measurements of Wyrd4Sound Remedy Reclocker
• Review and Measurements of Topping A30 and Schiit Magni 3
• Review and Measurements of Soekris dac1421 Multibit DAC
• Motu 8A Measurement
• Measurements of Motu UltraLite mk4
• Review and Measurements of Musical Fidelity V90 DAC
• Review and Measurements of Massdrop Alex Cavalli Tube Hybrid (CTH) and JDS O2 Headphone Amps
• Review and Measurements of Schiit Eitr USB to S/PDIF Bridge
• Review and Measurements of SMSL SU-8 DAC
• Fixing Hum/Buzz issues with Schiit Jotunheim Headphone Amplifier
• Review and Measurements of Schiit Jotunheim and iFi iDSD Black Label DACs and Headphone Amps
• Review and Measurements of Benchmark DAC1 USB DAC
• Review and Measurements of Sony MEX-XB120BT and Dual AM505BT Car Stereos
• Measurements of Klyne 7px 3.5 Phono Pre-amp
• Review and Measurements of Auralic Vega DAC
• Review and Measurements of Oppo UDP-205 UHD Player
• Review and Measurements of ELE EL-D02 DAC and Headphone amplifier
• Review and Measurement of Cheap Ebay CM108 Bare Board USB DAC
• Review and Measurements of SMAKN X5 DAC and Headphone amplifier
• Review and Measurements of Sony PHA-1 and Teac HA-P50
• Review and Measurements of Melokin DA9.1 ES3098PRO DAC
• Review and Measurements of Schiit Yggdrasil V2 DAC
• Review and Measurements of Lynx Hilo ADC (Part 2)
• Lynx Hilo DAC/ADC Review and Measurements (part 1: DAC)
• Review and Measurements of Benchmark DAC3
• Review and Measurements of Topping NX4 DSD Dac and Portable Headphone Amplifier
• Review and measurement of Emotiva UMC200 pre/pro
• Review and Measurements of Sabaj Da3 Dac compared to Dragonfly Black
• Review and Measurements of u-turn Pluto and ART DJPRE II Phono Pre-amplifiers
• Hardware Teardown of Hifiman EF2A DAC and Headphone Preamplifer
• Review and Measurements of HIFIMAN EF2A DAC and Headphone Amp
• Review and Measurements of Cypher Labs Theorem 720 and Fiio Q1 DAC and Headphone Amps
• Review and Measurements of KORG MR-2000S ADC & Comp. to RME ADI-2 Pro
• Review, Measurement and Comparison of Schiit Modi 2 Uber and Topping D30
• Hardware Teardown of xDuoo TA-01 DAC and Headphone Amplifier
• Review and Measurements of XDuoo TA-01 and Schiit Fulla V2 DAC and Headphone Amp
• Review and Measurements of RME ADI-2 Pro (comparison to ADI-2 DAC)
• Review and Measurements and miniDSP 2x4 HD DSP and DAC
• Review and Measurements of Schiit Fulla (V1) Dac and Headphone Amplifier
• Review and Measurements of Intona USB Isolator for Audio DACs
• Review and Measurements of RME ADI-2 DAC
• Review and Measurements of Auralic Gemini 2000 DAC and Headphone Amplifier
• Review and Measurements of LH Labs Go2Pro DAC and Headphone Amp
• Review and Measurements of Massdrop x Grace Design SDAC
• Review and Measurements of Audio-gd NFB-27.38 DAC and Headphone Amplifier
• Review and Measurements of Topping D10 DAC (compared to Behringer UMC204HD DAC)
• Review and Measurements of SMSL M8 DAC
• Hardware Teardown of Schiit Lyr Hybrid Tube Headphone Amplifier
• Review and Measurements of Schiit Lyr Tube Headphone Amplifier
• Review and Measurements of SMSL X-USB Digital Audio Converter
• Review and Measurements of Speaka USB DAC and Headphone Amplifier (compared to AudioQuest Dragonfly Black)
• Measurements of Oppo BDP-105 Blu-ray Player
• Review and Measurements of Topping D50 DAC
• Review and Measurements of Bryston BDA-2 DAC
• Hardware Teardown of Pro-Ject Pre Box S2 Digital DAC
• Measurements and Review of SMSL iDEA and AudioQuest Dragonfly Black DACs
• Measurement and Review of Burson Play DAC & Headphone Amplifier
• Measurements and Review of Topping DX7s
• Review and Measurements of Pro-Ject Pre Box S2 Digital
• Measurements of Korg MR-2000S Professional Digital Recorder
• Measurements and Review of Schiit Yggdrasil DAC
• Measurement and Review of Berkeley Alpha DAC
• Review and Measurements of Schiit Sys Passive Pre-amp/Switcher
• Measurement and Review of Schiit BiFrost Multibit DAC
• Measurement and Review of Emotiva DC-1 DAC
• Measurement and Review of Topping DX7 DAC and headphone Amplifier (compared to Topping D30 DAC)
• Measurement and Review of JDS Labs USB OL DAC (compared to Objective Rev B DAC)
• Review and Measurements of iFi iPurifier S/PDIF Digital Audio Filter
• Review and Measurements of Gustard U12 USB to S/PDIF Converter
• Measurement and Review of Hifime Sabre 9018 USB DAC
• Measurement and Review of FX-Audio DAC-X6 DAC (compared to Topping D30 and Fiio E10K)
• Review and Measurements of JDSLabs ODAC Rev. B Compared to Fiio E10K
• Review and Measurements of Shozy Alien+ Digital Audio Player (DAP)
• Budget DAC Review and Measurements: Behringer UCA222
• Review and Measurements of Teac NT-503 Networked DAC
• Topping D30 DAC Measurement and Review
• Behringer UMC-204HD DAC and headphone amplifier review
• Exasound E32 DAC Review and Measurements
• Henry Engineering Matchbox II USB DAC/ADC Review, Measurements & Tear Down
• Battle of S/PDIF vs USB: which is better?
• Musical Fidelity V-DAC II Measurement and Review
• Measurement and Review of TotalDAC D1 USB Cable
• Do USB Audio Cables Make A Difference?
• Review and Measurements of EMO EN-60KDS Ethernet Isolator
• Hardware Review and Measurements of Sonore microRendu v1.4
• SOtM SMS-200 Networked Audio Player Hardware Teardown and Pictures
• Vinnie Rossi Ultracapacitor Power Supply Review and Comparison to UpTone LPS-1
• UpTone LPS-1 Linear Power Supply Review and Measurements
• Uptone ISO Regen Review and Measurements
• Review and Measurements of Mytek Brooklyn DAC
• Bargain DAC Review: S.M.S.L Mini DAC - Sanskritt 6th
• Budget DAC Review: behringer UMC204HD
• Budget DAC Review: Schiit Modi 2 ($99)
• Budget DAC Review: Micca OriGen+ USB DAC
• Review and Measurements of Budget ($20) DACs (Fiio Taishan, Signstek Mini USB)
• Sonore MicroRendu Hardware Teardown and Review
• Measurements of Sonore microRendu Streamer
• A Deep Dive into HDMI Audio Performance
• Inside of a Premium Blu-ray Player (Oppo)
• Computer Activity Can Impact DAC Performance (Schiit BiFrost DAC)
• High Performance PC Server Interfaces (Async USB) (Berkeley Alpha USB and Audiophilleo USB to S/PDIF converter)
• Inside of an Audio/Video Receiver (AVR) (Onkyo AVR)
• When 12 Gauge Wire is Not 12 Gauge (review of various speaker wires from Monoprice to Belden)

 

[flipflop]

Could you please add newer measurements to the original reviews?
It would make browsing and comparing measurements on this site a whole lot easier.

Here are some examples (this is not an exhaustive list):

Example 1 (Topping D30):

Original review
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...s/topping-d30-dac-measurement-and-review.2016

S/PDIF linearity
Distortion+noise relative to frequency
SMPTE IMD
Phase error
Frequency response
https://audiosciencereview.com/foru...dphone-amplifier-review-and-measurements.2286

USB linearity
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...f-speaka-usb-dac-and-headphone-amplifier.2423


Example 2 (Behringer UMC-204HD):

Original DAC review
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/budget-dac-review-behringer-umc204hd.1658

Original amp review
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...204hd-dac-and-headphone-amplifier-review.2013

Linearity
Sine wave
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...view-and-measurements-of-topping-d10-dac.2470


Example 3 (JDS Labs OL DAC):

Original review
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...rement-and-review-of-jds-labs-usb-ol-dac.2244

Frequency response
Linearity
Harmonic distortion and noise versus level
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...urements-of-massdrop-x-grace-design-sdac.2495

 

[amirm]

I hear you. When I have some relief from the current workload, I can go back and flesh out the ones I still own.

 

[XpanD]

Noticed a duplicated line:

Budget DAC Review: Micca OriGen+ USB DAC
Budget DAC Review: Micca OriGen+ USB DAC

Thanks for the list, lots of good stuff here that's pretty easy to miss otherwise.

 

[amirm]

Noticed a duplicated line:


Thanks for the list, lots of good stuff here that's pretty easy to miss otherwise.

Thanks for both. Corrected.

 

[amirm]

Bumping this thread so that people know it is here. There is also a permanent link to it in the top forum description:

 

[dalbert02]

Is it possible to offer a DAC for measurement? I came here and read the poor reviews of my Schiit Bifrost Multibit and Modi Uber but l always felt my Parasound ZDAC v2 was not so bad. I'd be happy to send it to you if you would care to measure it. My apologies if it is wrong to post here, I am new to the site and this is my first post.

 

[amirm]

Sure. Start a conversation with me and we can coordinate.

 

[ofrappier]

Hi,

Can you add this :

https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/motu-8a-measurements.2342/

MOTU 8A measurements. Seems to be a good ADC/DAC audio card.



Regards,

Olivier F.

 

[amirm]

Thanks. Done.

 

[MondoAudio]

@amirm, in many reviews, you mention a "recommended" devices list, but I haven't found the beast. Would it be possible to sub-sort the master index to show the devices you recommend?

 

[amirm]

@amirm, in many reviews, you mention a "recommended" devices list, but I haven't found the beast. Would it be possible to sub-sort the master index to show the devices you recommend?

Yes, I plan to do that. I have been procrastinating because I didn't want to deal with "why is this recommended and that isn't" type of questions.

 

[RayDunzl]

I have been procrastinating because I didn't want to deal with "why is this recommended and that isn't" type of questions.

I wouldn't want to take on that subjective task.

 

[MondoAudio]

Our fearless leader does make recommendations based on his objective measurements, so why not compile them?

 

[Haze]

Amir can i ask out of everything you have reviewed what Dac Amp combo would you recommend for under $300?

 

[Grave]

Amir can i ask out of everything you have reviewed what Dac Amp combo would you recommend for under $300?

Probably Topping something.

 

[amirm]

Amir can i ask out of everything you have reviewed what Dac Amp combo would you recommend for under $300?

For that price it would be Topping DX3Pro. However, I have ordered the Monoprice portable THX based dac amp combo that is supposed to come this week. That may become my new favorite depending on how it performs.

 

[Grave]

I think the Topping DX3Pro is still "coming soon" and does not exist yet.

 

[Haze]

Cheers!

 

[Liopleus]

I asked Topping when will the DX3 Pro come out on their official Taobao store (in Chinese). They said Nov.11 or Nov.12.

However, I don't know if it'll be available at the same time globally.