Which DAC measurements do you like to see next?

[robertospeed]

FX-AUDIO D01

FX-AUDIO D01 / DAC / Amplificatore per Cuffie / Bluetooth 5.0
Video YouTube Link:

 

[Roy_D]

https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/1005008404587585.html Rod Rain Audio B2 currently €79 with ES9038Q2M X2

 

[watchnerd]

https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/1005008404587585.html Rod Rain Audio B2 currently €79 with ES9038Q2M X2


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How do they name these things in English?

"Rod Rain" sounds vaguely pornographic.

 

[Roy_D]

How do they name these things in English?

"Rod Rain" sounds vaguely pornographic.

From a talk once on the subject with a friend who runs a store on there it is oftentimes somewhat transliterative - trying to match Mandarin word to English sort of phonetically.
Sometimes just picking English words that sound good to their ears and resemble a Chinese word of interest. You would not think it but IP comes into it as well - the same difficulty car brands have picking names these days as so many have been trademarked they just make up words now.
A manufacturer will offer a product for wholesalers to do their thing with and the wholesalers have to stick a brand on there and sometimes they are just in it for a batch, and sometimes they are in it for the longer haul and try harder to come up with something decent.

 

[Dottie]

I have finished measuring the following DACs:

1. Schiit Yggdrasil DAC with Gen V USB board but old analog board
2. Schiit Yggdrasil DAC with Gen V USB board and new analog board
3. Berkeley Alpha DAC (original version)
4. Chord Hugo 2 DAC

I have to capture the graphs, add text, etc. so can't do all of them at once. Right now I am ready to go with #1 but if you all are anxious for others, I can put that aside and do the others.

Topping DX9 can be used as a dac

 

[Jimster480]

How do they name these things in English?

"Rod Rain" sounds vaguely pornographic.

I would say that like more than half of Chinese brand names are vaguely pornographic.

 

[watchnerd]

I would say that like more than half of Chinese brand names are vaguely pornographic.

“Topping”

 

[JSmith]

"Rod Rain"

I assume it will have a misty, almost wet sound.


JSmith

 

[JSmith]

“Topping”

EverSolo... Gustard.


JSmith

 

[Roy_D]

https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/1005008404587585.html Rod Rain Audio B2 currently €79 with ES9038Q2M X2


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Was just told the RCA outputs are at 2.5V.
That's kind of problematic no

 

[Roy_D]

Was just told the RCA outputs are at 2.5V.
That's kind of problematic no

Then again I eye @amirm review of the ZD3 and it has 2.5vrms as well and this is not considered a problem. https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/fosi-audio-zd3-balanced-dac-review.58688/

 

[Bleib]

Then again I eye @amirm review of the ZD3 and it has 2.5vrms as well and this is not considered a problem. https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/fosi-audio-zd3-balanced-dac-review.58688/

If it has a pre-amp function then it's possible to turn down the volume to 2v, the problem is that it's hard to know exactly how much to turn down to get as close to 2v as possible.
Obviously not all gear will like 5v or 2.5v input

 

[Roy_D]

If it has a pre-amp function then it's possible to turn down the volume to 2v, the problem is that it's hard to know exactly how much to turn down to get as close to 2v as possible.
Obviously not all gear will like 5v or 2.5v input

https://www.800908.com/how-to-test-rca-outputs-voltage-with-multimeter.html well if a device breaks the rca industry standard by +25% to boost dynamic and signal to noise numbers is not a dealbreaker for AmirM maybe it shouldn't be for me either. Might order this little dac and measure. But really if I use it as a convenient remote control frontend to say an A70 that A70 amp's pot is going to be at 100% and the odds of me hitting 2.5V output off the dac willingly is exactly 0%.
Using the A70's pot I best know where to dial the dac up to though.

 

[TheKoC]

Not purely a DAC, but would love to see the whole Genelec Unio PRM measured (DDC + DAC + HP Amp + Headphones, I guess)

9320A - Genelec.com

www.genelec.com

 

[sreidenb]

It could be interesting to test this basic €20 board, which uses the ES9038Q2M as, for example, Topping D10S — a device that received a good review.
https://www.audiophonics.fr/en/dac-modules/dac-module-es9038q2m-p-18643.html
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...topping-d10s-usb-dac-and-bridge-review.14859/

 

[watchnerd]

It could be interesting to test this basic €20 board, which uses the ES9038Q2M as, for example, Topping D10S — a device that received a good review.
https://www.audiophonics.fr/en/dac-modules/dac-module-es9038q2m-p-18643.html
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...topping-d10s-usb-dac-and-bridge-review.14859/

I think it would be pretty boring, actually.

It's probably going to measure well, based on the Topping.

 

[Veri]

FOSI AUDIO Q6 DAC

The Fosi Audio Q6 is a small, minimalist, high-performance desktop DAC based on an AKM AK4493SEQ solution and an XMOS XU316 USB interface. It supports high-fidelity sampling rates up to PCM 32bit 768kHz and DSD512, with clean sound reproduction.

www.audiophonics.fr

seems to be pretty fair value

manufacturer spec:

 

[Kingpin]

GUSTARD X26 III Dual ES9039SPRO

 

[zeropoint]

FoePoe FP720 USB player/BT receiver/DAC/DDC(?)/Headphone amp/Preamp (~£85 from Aliexpress)

DAC ES9038Q2M
USB SA9227
OPAMP JRC5532 x3
BT 5.3; SBC, AAC

 

[bravomail]

I bought this inexpensive DAC/charger cable - twenty bucks. It sounds rather pleasant and clean. Judging by volume output - it's probably 1V DAC.

UGREEN Magnetic USB C to 3.5mm Audio Adapter and Charger 2 in 1 Hi-Res 32bit/384kHz Aux to USB C with PD 60W Fast Charging Dongle Cable

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CJXWJ596