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SMSL D1 - ROHM DAC for everyone

So the shop on ali contacted me that its a preorder and lots of sudden orders(i was the 4th one but whatever) so i need to wait around 15 more days for shipping.
 
EDIT: D1 is coming in 10 days hopefully. Ordered a bunch of uC cables to see when one will work properly.
USB-C is just a connector, not a standard for USB cables. The D1 only has a USB 2.0 port, so you only need a USB 2.0 cable.
 
My YouTuber friend received a new XMOS update firmware for the D1 he received from SMSL for review. It is unclear what the improvements are.
 
USB-C is just a connector, not a standard for USB cables. The D1 only has a USB 2.0 port, so you only need a USB 2.0 cable.
SMSL is known to send garbage usb cables that is either DOA or only works on one side.
 
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My YouTuber friend received a new XMOS update firmware for the D1 he received from SMSL for review. It is unclear what the improvements are.
Probably the same thing the SU-1 received shortly after launch.
 
SMSL is known to send garbage usb cables that is either DOA or only works on one side.
To be honest, I haven't heard of anything like this, not here in the forum, nor among friends and acquaintances, where there are many SMSL DACs.
Even in the more than 10 SMSL DACs I've tested, I haven't had a single defective USB cable.

Of course, there will be a defective USB cable occasionally. SMSL will buy such cables and only test them randomly.
 
So the shop on ali contacted me that its a preorder and lots of sudden orders(i was the 4th one but whatever) so i need to wait around 15 more days for shipping.
more like they have too much bugs coming back from first buyers that are as usual treated like beta testers
 
more like they have too much bugs coming back from first buyers that are as usual treated like beta tester
5 people get to pre-order before the D1 got pulled from aliexpress and linsoul. The store i bought it from is supplied by linsoul so its logical.
 
This DAC is so doesn't exists that ASR is the first result that shows up for D1 and then the SMSL site.
 
the SMSL D1 is discontinued ( that is what linsoul told me when i asked them why they no longer sell it), so either it was too bad (too many returns) or it was too good for the price ;) we will soon see if smsl spit out a higher priced dac with this rohm dac chip
 
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This DAC is so doesn't exists that ASR is the first result that shows up for D1 and then the SMSL site.
the SMSL D1 is discontinued ( that is what linsoul told me when i asked them why they no longer sell it), so either it was too bad (too many returns) or it was too good for the price ;) we will soon see if smsl producel a higher priced dac with this rohm dac chip
The D1 is available and can be ordered in the SMSL Shop, on HiFi-express and Amazon.
 
unfortunately this review is the usual audiophile BS ( "overall sound profile is characterized by a balanced and natural presentation. It avoids artificial enhancements, aiming for an honest and faithful reproduction of the original recording") that can very much be out of chatgpt on any dac, no comparison, no in depth testing
 
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According to the information I got, there is a problem with the touch button operation and firmware of D1, so it is currently not on sale, but it seems that an improved version will be on sale soon. However, it is unclear whether the problem has been completely solved.
 
According to the information I got, there is a problem with the touch button operation and firmware of D1, so it is currently not on sale, but it seems that an improved version will be on sale soon. However, it is unclear whether the problem has been completely solved.
Typical SMSL, unfortunately :facepalm:
The touch button operation works perfectly on the C100. A working firmware version also exists for the C100, so the only thing missing were the commands to access the Rohm chip's registers.
 
According to the information I got, there is a problem with the touch button operation and firmware of D1, so it is currently not on sale, but it seems that an improved version will be on sale soon
So i have a 70€ paperweight coming my way which i cannot return or request a refund as the listing is pulled. Maybe your youtuber friend can share the updated firmware he got for the D1 as a last resort.
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If you can still listen to music as is, just wait until the firmware is officially uploaded. But since it's SMSL, I wonder how they'll handle it.
 
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