Review and Measurements of SMSL SP200 THX HP Amp

[AresHarvest]

-0.1 dB at 100 kHz? I dunno, seems like there's room for improvement.

 

[Fred Jacquot]

 

[AresHarvest]

It was sarcasm. And I just realized that I misread the graph, Y-axis is V, not dB.

My audiophile bat colony is cautiously optimistic about the frequency response.

 

[Fred Jacquot]

Ah. I got caugh. Since sarcasm is absolutely not understood by some cultures, and such a comment is done several several times a week by very serious people, may I recommend a "/s" somewhere in the post next time?

 

[saturnaal]

If you look carefully at the product photos on the apos.com page for the SP200, specifically the shapes of the connectors, you can see they've been doctored to make the case appear rectangular rather than the parallelogram I've been tilting my head to look at. Does this indicate the production version will have true 90-degree angles, but they haven't released new product photos?

 

[Noob]

Is there a known release date yet? @SMSL_Liu

 

[Veri]

Is there a known release date yet? @SMSL_Liu

Apos store has a pre order window with date, 27th I believe.

 

[Noob]

Apos store has a pre order window with date, 27th I believe.

Thanks!

 

[maxxevv]

@amirm , do you have the dimensions of the SP200 (or if you have measured them)?

First post! I'm hoping to buy the SP200 and the SU-8 combo on 11/11 but I'm annoyed that the SU-8 is gone from the official SMSL store on AliExpress.

These picts (from ShenZhen Audio's Facebook page) probably explains why : update for it, the SU-8S.

 

[Noob]

@amirm , do you have the dimensions of the SP200 (or if you have measured them)?




These picts (from ShenZhen Audio's Facebook page) probably explains why : update for it, the SU-8S.

OOOH, AAAAAH! Shiny! Wow, I love the look of this unit! It's so slick! I like the look of just a screen and a knob. The screen is also much larger than the previous SU-8, which was probably the biggest issue with the entire unit. If the performance is as much of an upgrade as I hope it is and at the same price as the original, then this could be a very serious competitor for the D50s. The D50s does have bluetooth though, so there is that. And this has XLR, so the feature sets are different enough that even with very similar performance there would still be room for both in the market.

 

[Giulio]

@amirm, do you still have this amplifier ?

 

[SMSL_Liu]

Fantastic to see manufacturers and designers popping up on this forum!!
Welcome @SMSL_Liu

Thanks!

 

[SMSL_Liu]

@amirm, do you still have this amplifier ?

It's like 160x149x73(mm)

 

[olinko]

It's like 160x149x73(mm)

@SMSL_Liu do you maybe know if the SMSL SU-8S is any different in specifications? (or when it'll be out?)

 

[SMSL_Liu]

@SMSL_Liu do you maybe know if the SMSL SU-8S is any different in specifications? (or when it'll be out?)

I know something, but I can't tell you all, one thing I can tell you is, it uses ES9038PRO.

 

[August]

I know something, but I can't tell you all, one thing I can tell you is, it uses ES9038PRO.

D5, M500, SU8s, is there too many identical products?

 

[SMSL_Liu]

D5, M500, SU8s, is there too many identical products?

It's not identical, we want to step up and make products perfect, it gives us a chance to make things better, we are not just copying, And by the way, it's a different look for different people.

 

[SMSL_Liu]

D5, M500, SU8s, is there too many identical products?

In this way, we have made ak4497 better (SIAND=116dB), even ak4499, later you will know.

 

[mkawa]

budget 9038pro with the new su-8?!? huge news

 

[maxxevv]

budget 9038pro with the new su-8?!? huge news

Pretty sure it will not be at the same US$250/- price point with the ES9038Pro chip though.