New SMSL D10 dongle.

[Joffy1780]

Not particularly exciting, features-wise, looks very cool imho, I like the recent trend of visible chips.

https://www.smsl-audio.com/portal/product/detail/id/884.html

 

[Roland68]

Not particularly exciting, features-wise, looks very cool imho, I like the recent trend of visible chips.

https://www.smsl-audio.com/portal/product/detail/id/884.html

No battery and no DSP, there are already a few of them, including with windows.

 

[TonyJZX]

No battery and no DSP, there are already a few of them, including with windows.

probbably not $69 either

but it is a dual dac design so bom cost is up there and of course, the Topping name is the gold standard for build quality, post sales service and device longevity

everyone knows that

 

[Roland68]

probbably not $69 either

but it is a dual dac design so bom cost is up there and of course, the Topping name is the gold standard for build quality, post sales service and device longevity

everyone knows that

Sure

So you mean that Topping makes it for SMSL?

 

[Roland68]

probbably not $69 either

but it is a dual dac design so bom cost is up there and of course, the Topping name is the gold standard for build quality, post sales service and device longevity

everyone knows that

The cost pressure from the Dual CS43131 does not seem to be that high.
Blon V1 Pre-Order with DUAL CS43131 DAC CHIPS € 37.77

 

[sofastreamer]

i got the d10 and would suggest to get the slightly larger shanling up4 2022 for the same price instead. the shanling sounds warm, while the d10 sounds piercing in the treble. overall the shanling is much more refind sounding with much better soundstage (specially layering) and you also get the whole bt functionality on top. ok, you dont get 500mw @32ohm but i still drive my hard to drive full size planars with it without a problem. finally the d10 isnt bad for the price, but it isnt special by any means.

 

[Ken Tajalli]

I ordered one on impulse.
After 15 minutes, I repackaged it to send it back.
Probably it was defective.
Sounded bright and harsh. Would clip and compress if pushed.
100% it does not produce 500mW per channel, though I did not measure it.
I wanted to do a full test, but wasn't worth my time.