Review and Measurements of Loxjie D10 DAC & HP Amp

[graz_lag]

Within the process that ended up with the round wheels designing, triangular wheels were a nice step up vs. the earlier squared ones!
Can you imagine? Only 3 jumps per tour instead of 4!

 

[sajunky]

Stacking these might turn out to be challenging.

True, had the same thought. .LOL.

A commercial (gadget) design rather than industrial, which has close meaning to a 'practical' or 'established'.

 

[bravomail]

Couple of door stops to put the amp on an angle:
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Then the dac on top with the inputs facing the ceiling:
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The Loxjie stack.

r u suggesting to use this device as a doorstop? ;D

 

[BillG]

Just use a triangle computer and you are done.
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And you can go to the post office for the parcel with your favourite bike.

I actually like the computer! Where's it from?

 

[Thomas savage]

Within the process that ended up with the round wheels designing, triangular wheels were a nice step up vs. the earlier squared ones!
Can you imagine? Only 3 jumps per tour instead of 4!

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RIP his arse.

 

[graz_lag]

I actually like the computer! Where's it from?

https://www.amazon.fr/Wendry-Ordinateur-Triangle-Computer-Quad-Core/dp/B07TRLZVBD

 

[BillG]

https://www.amazon.fr/Wendry-Ordinateur-Triangle-Computer-Quad-Core/dp/B07TRLZVBD

Ta...

 

[SmackDaddies]

Ta...

https://www.gearbest.com/mini-pc/pp_009660127816.html
Available in the US for $199!

 

[Tatteredmidnight]

A lot of sarcastic remarks in this thread, but I think that speaks to how spoiled we have become. There was a time not too long ago that a dac with this price to performance would have caused quite a stir.

 

[amirm]

Hello, amirm, what I want to ask is
Why do you always take 400i and 650 for hearing test?

Well, this review included a third headphone: the MrSpeakers Ether CX.

That aside, the HD-650 represents a very common but high impedance headphone. So it pushes the ability of the amp to produce sufficient voltage.

The HE400i is at the other extreme, having a low impedance of 35 ohm. That forces the amp to produce current.

The two of these more or less match the objective measurements using 300 and 33 ohm loads.

 

[BillG]

A lot of sarcastic remarks in this thread, but I think that speaks to how spoiled we have become.

Nah, it's just a personality trait some people have. I somewhat of a student of psychology...

 

[amirm]

Output impedance corrected. Was an error in the spreadsheet, showing too high a value.

 

[Toku]

To me, it is attractive, a lovely colour and a refreshing change from yet another rectangular box...

And I see they have a matching toy amplifier:

https://www.amazon.com/LOXJIE-Deskt...=B07H5DDXK6&psc=1&refRID=F1DEPPKM8E1TK4PZDFMY

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I bought this amp.
The design and case quality are great, but the operation as an amplifier is terrible.
1. The noise rises greatly when the volume position is between 10:00 and 14:00. The noise peaked at 12 o'clock, which is not a negligible level.
2. The volume knob is attached via a rubber bush. When the knob is turned, it will slip and turn beyond the stop position. Therefore, the line indicating the position of the knob is not reliable.
I returned it in 3 days.

 

[restorer-john]

I bought this amp.
The design and case quality are great, but the operation as an amplifier is terrible.
1. The noise rises greatly when the volume position is between 10:00 and 14:00. The noise peaked at 12 o'clock, which is not a negligible level.
2. The volume knob is attached via a rubber bush. When the knob is turned, it will slip and turn beyond the stop position. Therefore, the line indicating the position of the knob is not reliable.
I returned it in 3 days.

Good to know. I don't know why these simple devices/manufacturers can get it so wrong. They put all that effort into aesthetic design and screw up the important part.

Hey Toku, is your avatar part of a magnetron?

 

[Toku]

Good to know. I don't know why these simple devices/manufacturers can get it so wrong. They put all that effort into aesthetic design and screw up the important part.

Hey Toku, is your avatar part of a magnetron?

My avatar is a vacuum tube for a transmitter from Eimac, USA. I use these vacuum tubes to launch powerful UHF & VHF radio waves into space.

 

[Jimster480]

Great DAC performance.... although now that seems to be more common.
I think since this site has grown in popularity; there are more companies trying to impress with measurements here.
I guess they forgot the amp portion or just want you to buy the external matching amp... although that begs the question of why did they include it with such poor performance in the first place.
Loxjie is part of SMSL isn't it?

 

[Get a hearing test]

KTB-like performance, but with case and headamp +$30. Seems like a win for me.

Agreed. Since the case would cost pretty much 20 bucks with shipping so you get an okay amp for 10 bucks. Thats a steal. Now if someone could compare this to ktb that would thwart ww3.

 

[L5730]

Don't know if it has been mentioned but the Loxjie brand might be closely related to the Sabaj brand which is closely related to the S.M.S.L brand.

 

[Toku]

The two companies are SMSL group companies.

 

[magicscreen]

There is a second USB input as you see for power. I am assuming it is needed for Coax/Optical input as using it with USB didn't do anything.

If you are using it with a smartphone, it is not using the battery of the smartphone because of the extra usb power input (?)