What would you suggest ???Thanksif you don't need the remote control you can spend less
from athens. GreekWhere are you from?
the various brick has to do with the firmware only, or something else ???I don't know.. but I think now the sellers ship only second version.
Well, you're from UE as me.
I raccomend you:
Fiio K5 Pro
Topping E30 and New L30
Smsl m500
In order from cheaper to more expensive
I choosed smsl m500 because I need remote control. And then I connect TV too
I am going through that decision making process. Will report which way I go.
To the best of my knowledge its now the rme adi dac 2 he uses.I'm wondering if @amirm answered this already or not ? (sorry if you did, I couldn't find it in the 82 pages here)
I would be very interested to know anyway
Thanks
I will report again the points of concern using the M500.
1. When the XLR balanced output of the M500 is connected to a power amplifier, a large pop noise appears when the power is turned off with the front panel or remote control. It does not occur at all with RCA unbalanced connections. Pop noise comes out at a constant level regardless of the volume level. This is especially important for power amplifiers that do not have volume at the input
Since the device used in your system, connection conditions, type of playback file, etc. are unknown, the symptom cannot be searched.
The point that immediately comes to mind is that the output voltage of the M500's XLR is much higher than the rated 4V, so depending on the rating of the connected amplifier, the input may be over and the sound may be distorted.
In that case, try lowering the output level of the M500 to about 30.
Of course you can use the M500 as RCA or XLR out DAC only. Don't see why not.But I don't want to buy M500 and then realize it cannot be used as separate balanced DAC only.
Greetings.
Initially I wanted to go with DX7 Pro. But as I understand it, I can use this as DAC + Amp for some time, and then buy separate Amp, connect it to SMSL M500 output on the back using two XLR cables and then get balanced and clean signal out of my standalone Amp? In this correct?
I'm new to this stuff. After bunch of gaming headphones I bought Sundaras and I have Mayflower Arc MK2 but I think even Sundaras could benefit from better DAC/Amp.
So I'm thinking between Topping DX7 Pro and SMSL M500. As I understand it, SMSL M500 can't go balanced and is slightly worse, but if I could upgrade it with better amp later I think it would be a good option for now. That's the advice from SMSL M500 vs DX7 Pro vs Sabaj D5 thread, to use M500 as DAC only. But I don't want to buy M500 and then realize it cannot be used as separate balanced DAC only.