SMSL nano one gaming headset amp

[FreakyKiwi]

I'm keen to grab one of these for my gaming rig.
I'm currently using my Qudelix 5K to drive my HyoerX Cloud II gaming headset but is is wasted there and not the best form factor for desktop use, none of my other DACs have microphone support.

This new SMSL gaming DAC includes separate and combined headphone and microphone jacks, and a volume knob!

Once some more details emerge regarding the DAC and amplifier power I'll order one.
Heck, for US$50 I'll probably just order it now.

SMSL Nano ONE|Game Headset-Optimized Sound Card Magnetic Base, Precision Knob, 7.1 Surround

Plug-and-play PC/Mac sound card for gamers: Secure magnetic base for stable setup, intuitive oversized knob for one-handed control, immersive 7.1 surround for pinpoint audio (footsteps, explosions). Features noise-canceling mic input, low latency, HiFi detail. Compact, rugged—dominate games...

smsl.shop

 

[tccalvin]

From the manual:

Features:

- Transparent window design, electronic components
are clearly visible;

- 16bit/48kHz DSP digital chip;

- It has four sound modes: music, games, 7.1 virtual
and voice enhancement, which can meet various
daily uses;

- 3 independent audio jack, HPA jack, MIC jack and
MIC+HPA jack, which can easily adapt to a variety of
headphones;

- Small and portable, magnetic base design, flexible
adsorption of metal surface, 3 seconds quick release,
easy to put into the bag, so that good sound is always
with you;

- CNC aluminum alloy shell design has good shielding
performance and effectively reduces noise.



Specifications:

Input Interface..............................................................................USB
Output Interface..........................................3.5mm Headphone Jack
THD+N......................................................................0.0125%（-78dB）
Output Power...............................................................20mW（600Ω）
Dynamic Range..........................................................................91dB
SNR..........................................................................................92dB
Headphone Impedance Support.................................................32Ω
Power Consumption...............................................................<0.35W
Dimensions (W x H x D)................................60X25.9X35mm(WxHxD)
Weight...........................................................................70g/0.154lbs

Definitely doesn't shine for technical performance... so consider it for convenience only.

 

[FreakyKiwi]

From the manual:



Definitely doesn't shine for technical performance... so consider it for convenience only.

Thanks, I didn't see the manual there.

It certainly won't be getting a recommendation from Amir looking at those specs.
A 600Ω power rating is an odd measurement to include without stating 32Ω power.

It should be fine for my needs, I won't be connecting any demanding headphones or doing any critical listening on this system.

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[FreakyKiwi]

Mine arrived today and it's great.

It is very small but has a magnet, metal plate and a spare adhesive strip to fix it to a desk.
The sound is as good or better than the Qudelix I was using before.
The volume knob controls the pc volume which I prefer to the independent volume system on the Qudelix.
Pressing the knob switches between four sound modes; music (clean, no effects) , game (boosted bass - stupid), 7.1 (stupid simulated effect), voice enhance (???? sounds weird)
I think I'll only ever use the clean "music" setting for music or gaming.

 

[Chowchilla]

What's the chip inside this? It's not mentioned anywhere

 

[FreakyKiwi]

What's the chip inside this? It's not mentioned anywhere

This one

 

[FreakyKiwi]

The chip label shows WN8034

Another sound card with the same chip mentions the OEM chip supplier Nanosic

产品中心

杭州微纳科技股份有限公司成立于2010年6月，主要由海外归国留学生和国内高校教师初创，是一家专注于先进人机交互和智能音频处理集成电路及整体解决方案的高新技术企业,拥有多项自主知识产权主要面向先进人机交互、智能音频及物联网领域

www.nanosic.com

WN8034F is a high-performance, high-reliability, low-power, low-cost SoC chip based on the domestic embedded CPU core CK804 (flat-headed brother) with DSP enhancement and floating-point arithmetic, with built-in 128K SRAM, 512KBFlash, SARADC, Timers/RTC/WDT, PWM, PMU and other peripherals and USB, UART, SPI, I2C, I2S, GPIO and other I/O interfaces, using SMIC 55nm LL process, 48pin 4x4 LQFP package, supports multiple low-power modes. Mainly for digital voice and audio applications.

Architectural features
Built-in 32-bit high-performance, low-power domestic embedded CPU core CK804 (flat-headed brother), supports single-precision floating-point operation and DSP instruction operation acceleration. The CPU has a unit performance of 1.5 DMIPS/MHz and a main frequency of up to 240MHz

Built-in 8KB BootROM, 128KB SRAM, 512KB Flash

Rich peripheral interfaces: 32-bit Timers*4 (support Free-running/user-defined count), RTC, WDT, 12-channel 16-bit PWM, UART*2, I2C, SPI, I2S*2 (SPDIF multiplexing, support 16-bit, 44.1/48KHz sampling rate), GPIO*13, USB (control+PHY, support 7in&) 7out endpoints), 7 external input channels 12-bit SARADC

 

[Chowchilla]

This one
View attachment 526686

Ah thanks.

Interesting. Same chip as in the EPZ TS01.