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What to choose: Sabaj A30A vs SMSL VMV A2 vs SMSL SA400 or sth else?

Tweeter2016

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Hello forum! Hello everyone!

I am new on this forum... I want to try class D amp, so I decided to register on this forum as there are many audio folks here and a lot of Chinese amps enthusiasts.

As I said I am mainly interested in class D, mostly would like to try FDA (Full Digital Amplifier). I came across Sabaj A30A and SMSL VMV A2 - they both are very similar (right ?) I have read they use similar components and have comparable parameters. Do Sabaj A30A have something comparable to SMLS's SDB solution?

Do they sound - (almost) the same? Can we say both amps are the same league / same class?

Yesterday I noticed also - Balanced FDA Amplifier - new model: SMSL SA400. How it compares to those before mentioned?

Newest SMSL SA400 is priced between: cheapest A30A and highest costing VMV A2.


What is the best of the three - I mean which is best value for money? How much they differ in sound they deliver?

Which to choose? I have KEF LS50 speakers (not Meta).



Thanks for your time and advice!

Regards,
T.
 

Dylan_but_not_Bob

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Hi,

I am also interested in this topic. I want to know how they compare to each other?? Especially I am for SMSL SA400 (because it has SDB) and SABAJ A30a (because of its price point).

Anybody own one of this "fully digita amps" on forum?

Thx.
 

TonyJZX

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there's two reviews there + a product intro and some peoples' views on the last one... there should be enough there to go on for an informed purchase

to me i would go the SMSL A2 just because the thing lacks DACs and the novel way it works (ie. pcm -> pwm) *should* be enough for me to kick it over the line
 
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Tweeter2016

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to me i would go the SMSL A2 just because the thing lacks DACs and the novel way it works (ie. pcm -> pwm
SABAJ works same way, and is much cheaper ($500 vs $900), so I will purchase A30A.

Thanks for links!
 

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It's designed to be used with digital inputs. Presented RCA input is for legacy devices. There is no point to use it with external DAC.
 
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