Similar except probably more powerful, also the FiiO KA5 is competing in that same area, posting similar max output while running dual CS43198s.But they have the new BHD Pro released which should be pretty similar to the Space.
Sonata BHD Pro
Sonata BHD Pro is a USB C dongle DAC& DAC: 2*CS43131 SNR: 131dB THD+N: 0.00012%(@32ohm 1kHz 0dB signal ) OUTPUT LEVEL: [email protected]/32Ω,[email protected]/32Ω OUTPUT POWER: [email protected]/32ohm Frequency: 0-40KHZ /+- 0.5dB RGB light: indicates working status PCM: up to 32Bit/384kHz DSD256(NATIVE) DSD...www.tempotec.net
The first two are very probably minimum-phase filters, but the last two are unclear - "phase compensation"? What's that supposed to mean? This strange naming makes me suspect they tried some "creative" hybrid or "apodizing" solution and avoided the one filter every fidelity-serious modern DAC should include, i.e. the linear-phase fast-rolloff filter.I'm not sure which is which, but I do know the usual English names for the filters, you could continue searching from there. In order:
1 (short delay fast roll-off)
2 (short delay slow roll-off)
3 (fast roll-off)
4 (slow roll-off)
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