This was to get around DACs muting with no signal. That is not what is happening here.
My analyzer has no HDMI ARC output. Nor can my computer generate the same. AP has a new HDMI card with ARC support but costs some $5,000. But is not compatible with my version of APx555.Why wasn't this tested, when 99% eyeing at this DAC is for this input so they can hopefully use volume control from their TV?
It was late at night so no I don't remember. I will see if I can run it....Don't even remember the result?
Auto on and off is also often a requested addition and since they started with more inputs this should become the normThanks for this review.
This looks like a very good DAC for the price.
SMSL now just need to add a 12V trigger output to all their DACs.
- why do manufacturers like SMSL and Topping market devices that essentially compete against their own products with similar performance and similar price and very little else to distinguish the products?
AgreeI think I'll buy one of these, use my machining skills to put it in a really fancy case, put some fake WBT connectors on the back, and market it for $12,000.00
How much you want to bet that people would buy it, and then claim that it "sounds way better than that cheap Chinese junk" ???
My analyzer has no HDMI ARC output. Nor can my computer generate the same. AP has a new HDMI card with ARC support but costs some $5,000. But is not compatible with my version of APx555.
I have a hack that I will be trying but needs fair bit of setup and I wanted to get this review out now...
Thank you, Amir.
This is starting to become ridiculous! A complete Dac/Amp with an HDMI/Arc input no less, and balanced outputs able to competently drive most headphones and with inaudible levels of noise and distortion for only $179, and I don't give a rip that the case is stamped steel. Just don't sit on it!
How much longer before the $150 barrier is broken? Best of times, yada, yada, yada!
Now let's do this with speakers!
From what I read the answer is yes. It will give you volume control of your tv through the DAC using hdmi/arc.Nah, all we want to know is whether TV volume control is supported when the DAC is connected through HDMI. The actual audio fidelity should be fine.
It does show you the volume when you adjust the level it will momentarily show you the volume gain level and then it goes back to the bitrate data.Anyway they still sticks to the damn sample rate display instead of volume, what a shame.
That's already done in cameras with intermediate ISOs being digital gain. And if they did what you said, as long as it has zero side effects (HDR method you mentioned gets messed up with motion), then it would be valid as well.
Someone had complained about switching track glitches with SMSL DAC