Last weekend, I received Soundaware A1 from my friend for measurement:
This is a multifunctional device, which can be found on the interface behind:
Here are some of its features: (taken from the manufacturer's website)
Multifunctional streaming music player:
Support Roon Ready, Airplay, DLNA, Samba etc, sampling rate to PCM 384kHz and DSD256. Patented FPGA technology optimized LAN/WAN player with dual headphone output.
HIFI Bluetooth DAC/headphone amplifier
HIFI level Bluetooth dual headphone output processed by FPGA clock.
CD player and ripper
Connected to appointed USB driver, A1 can play and rip CD in high precision mode.
SD card/HDD music player
Large capacity SD card/HDD supported, high performance off-line music player.
IMO the main advantage is that it costs less than $ 450 on Taobao
This is my first review and measurement of a Multifunctional device.The concept of the required measurement is not complete. I will do more casually.
Anyway, look at the performance ... (but considering the price and features, please do not expect this to be a high-performance device)
It appears that the analog output performance of different signal sources is consistent.
So the following details of the analog output measurement will only be USB input.
Finally, another part: Consider that it has digital outputs. Let's look at the jitter of the digital output.
Simple conclusion: the functions are very diverse and the analog output performance is average. Digital output performance is poor.
This is a multifunctional device, which can be found on the interface behind:
Here are some of its features: (taken from the manufacturer's website)
Multifunctional streaming music player:
Support Roon Ready, Airplay, DLNA, Samba etc, sampling rate to PCM 384kHz and DSD256. Patented FPGA technology optimized LAN/WAN player with dual headphone output.
HIFI Bluetooth DAC/headphone amplifier
HIFI level Bluetooth dual headphone output processed by FPGA clock.
CD player and ripper
Connected to appointed USB driver, A1 can play and rip CD in high precision mode.
SD card/HDD music player
Large capacity SD card/HDD supported, high performance off-line music player.
IMO the main advantage is that it costs less than $ 450 on Taobao
This is my first review and measurement of a Multifunctional device.The concept of the required measurement is not complete. I will do more casually.
Anyway, look at the performance ... (but considering the price and features, please do not expect this to be a high-performance device)
It appears that the analog output performance of different signal sources is consistent.
So the following details of the analog output measurement will only be USB input.
Finally, another part: Consider that it has digital outputs. Let's look at the jitter of the digital output.
Simple conclusion: the functions are very diverse and the analog output performance is average. Digital output performance is poor.
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