TANCHJIM Space Portable Headphone Adapter Review

[imagidominc]

I've been looking for a new HP adapter, I'll give this one a try!

 

[F1308]

Excuse my little question...

I plug this marvel to my Galaxy S20 Ultra (no 3.5mm audio) via its USB C port and then plug my Zero Blue or Zero Red to it and get top notch performance...?

Or is it meant for laptops and the likes...?

Thank you.

 

[Ken Tajalli]

Excuse my little question...

I plug this marvel to my Galaxy S20 Ultra (no 3.5mm audio) via its USB C port and then plug my Zero Blue or Zero Red to it and get top notch performance...?

Or is it meant for laptops and the likes...?

Thank you.

Yeah, should work with your phone, and/or a laptop. You will need an OTG cable for your S20.
It would drain your battery though! it drains 250mA while resting, and more when supplying power I reckon.
But then again, all dongles do.

 

[F1308]

Yeah, should work with your phone, and/or a laptop. You will need an OTG cable for your S20.
It would drain your battery though! it drains 250mA while resting, and more when supplying power I reckon.
But then again, all dongles do.

Ordered.

Thank you.

Cannot stop buying ASR certified products...while the performance/price relationship approaches infinity.

OTG cable...? It comes with a cable (C to C)...and adaptor to A.

Don't tell me I need another cable...

If so I will use it with my 99$ eMachines laptop
currently running Winamp... and controlled via Ampwifi.

 

[Ken Tajalli]

Ordered.

Thank you.

Cannot stop buying ASR certified products...while the performance/price relationship approaches infinity.

OTG cable...? It comes with a cable (C to C)...and adaptor to A.

Don't tell me I need another cable...

If so I will use it with my 99$ eMachines laptop
currently running Winamp... and controlled via Ampwifi.

On your phone, invest a few dollars and get Neutron media player. Just about the best player to use with an external DAC.

 

[TK750]

Think they would rather you spring for the very definitely more expensive Moonriver 2 for that.

The new Ti version does look rather lovely though and also has a viewing window =P

 

[amirm]

@amirm
Power consumption and dc protection I think are the frontiers for dongle differentiation.

Sure. I will try to test for those.

 

[MKreroo]

This is like the 5K on a different path. If they ever make one with para EQ support and various DSP like the 5K I'm down for one

 

[estuardo4]

I own the Tanchjim Space and love it. Add a Truthear Zero Red and a 4.4 mm balanced cable and it is state of the art measurements in IEMs for less than 200 usd.

Below the measurements from L7 lab.

Measurements of TANCHJIM Space USBDAC/HPAMP(Prototype) - L7Audiolab

便携设备 这台 TANCHJIM Space 小尾巴之前在展会中出现过样机，展会结束之后梁工就找了一台工程样机寄给我，让我看看有没有需要改进的地方（这是被厂商嫖成产品经理了的节奏）…… 虽然是工程样机，但经过和梁工的沟通之后我获得了发布授权：

www.l7audiolab.com

Thanks for testing, @amirm. Btw, did you by accident test it in low gain mode? Pressing the 2 volume buttons simultaneously switches between modes.

@amirm Did you read this post from @Matias ? I'm curious about this too.

Thank you for your answer.

 

[elole]

Problem with this dongle, it does not save volume on board, so it might not be fun with sensitive iems where you have to adjust the volume down like 30 steps or so every time you plug it in your phone. (assuming you keep phone digital volume at max)

 

[raif71]

Crazy numbers coming from a dongle, and below $100 US. This really proves that the only frontier for innovation in DACs at this point is form factor and usability, and features beyond simply converting digital to analog.

As long as you believe the numbers, this thing has performance good enough to drive a $10K speaker system and be happy with the sound.

My one major beef, and this is common to MANY Chinese audio brands (almost all of them IMO), the name sounds goofy as hell to english speakers. The hell is a TANCH and what does it have to with my friend JIM? And why are they always all caps?

Note to any Chinese audio brand reading this: I have years of experience in consumer product branding, including in the audio space, and would be happy to consult on naming, western marketing localization, and brand positioning in general, for a moderate fee.

 

[amirm]

@amirm Did you read this post from @Matias ? I'm curious about this too.

Thank you for your answer.

I didn't know it had a gain setting so tested it as it came.

 

[raif71]

Yes, there is a gain setting shown in this review

 

[pseudoid]

Take that Roksan Attessa!

 

[MacClintock]

Since we long have reached the realm of inaudibility of noise and distortion even for dongles, output power is more what counts (at least to me). The Fiio KA3 ouputs 240mW at 32 Ohm, so about 100mW more than the Tanchjim Space, it is also cheaper. Sure, it has not the cool look and does not measure this stellar, but again, nothing that will be able to be heard. Lack of power is very much audible, though.

 

[MacClintock]

https://shenzhenaudio.com/products/tanchjim-space-dual-cs43131-portable-usb-dac-amp SHENZHENAUDIO5 code can be used to get it at 85$

Better offer here: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/1005005501603989.html, 20% off.

 

[devilhyt]

Problem with this dongle, it does not save volume on board, so it might not be fun with sensitive iems where you have to adjust the volume down like 30 steps or so every time you plug it in your phone. (assuming you keep phone digital volume at max)

The problem has been solved. New firmware is available on the official website.

 

[BeeKay]

The problem has been solved. New firmware is available on the official website.

Thanks for this hint! This was the only thing that wasn’t perfect about it.

 

[unpluggged]

This is like the 5K on a different path.

Great joke. Let's see if they will still support it and release new features and fixes three years from now as Qudelix does.

 

[restorer-john]

Take that Roksan Attessa!

Yeah right.

The Roksan only has an inbuilt phono preamp, 2 line inputs, 4 digital inputs, LAN and twin USB connections, along with around 150wpc@4R. One you will lose behind the sofa or leave it on the train, the other will probably be still working happily in your loungeroom in 15 years. Totally a fair comparison. Not.