
Good catch, I forgot the non-M models existed! Most manufacturers seemed to move from Burr-Brown up to AKM and Cirrus chipsets for their entire line-ups around this time.The "m" suffixed ones use AK5394 ADC.
... and hope that your reply doesn't get flushed.Dacs and septic tanks makes one think of Schiit. Anyway, I am pooped, so I will sign out.
- How much? $1,899?? "The Stellar DAC is the perfect foundation for those unwilling to compromise sound quality. Rich. Lush. Powerful. A music lover’s answer to spiraling cost-no-object equipment with major sacrifice."
Oops. Yeah, DR = 105 dB(A), passband ripple +/- 0.05 dB and stopband attenuation >65 dB sounds a bit more like it for a cheap little ADC.This guy uses PCM1802 which is not as good, but it was used in the first E-MU 0404 PCI back in the mid-2000s. PCM1804 was reserved for their best devices
at the time like 1820M and 1616M.
Yes, the AK5394A basically was the #1 ADC chip for over a decade, and for good reason. I don't think that the whole package has really been bettered to this day if you want something for straightforward 24/96 or 24/192 recording. While AK557x get better dynamic range when combining multiple channels, you want to be running those at 384 kHz and do high-quality downsampling afterwards, which may be a bit of a hassle.The "m" suffixed ones use AK5394 ADC. @AnalogSteph , it has 0.001dB ripple!
http://ixbtlabs.com/articles2/creative-emu-1820/index.html
https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/emu-1616m
Which I suspect they may have. Company makes these, company goes bust, a warehouse full of the things is auctioned off locally - it's all happened before. Plus shipping out of China is basically free for the seller.Nobody is possibly making any money selling these for a couple of dollars, not unless they got hold of them for essentially free.
Yeah. The point @restorer-john was making is that these have been for sale for a very long time. So much so that it must have been a big warehouse full. I guess production runs of say 10,000 are not unusual so maybe there really was this sort of quantity.Which I suspect they may have. Company makes these, company goes bust, a warehouse full of the things is auctioned off locally - it's all happened before. Plus shipping out of China is basically free for the seller.
Using ASR's search feature, it doesn't look like anything with Toslink under $30 has been tested here yet. The first recommendation with Toslink is the Topping E30 for $130.Do you know some better DAC with optical (toslink) input and price max. approx. 30USD ?
I'm looking for something to be able connect my Samsung TV with external active spekers ...
Using ASR's search feature, it doesn't look like anything with Toslink under $30 has been tested here yet. The first recommendation with Toslink is the Topping E30 for $130.
I'd probably give the Fiio D3 ($23) a look if you need to stick to that price range.
Please note that Topping D10 or D10s have toslink output (not input). Cheers!The cheapest tested DAC with toslink input is perhaps Toppind D10 but it´s still approx. 100USD...
If you go above the 0.8 volt level, it will distort heavily as i noted in the review. It clips badly.The distortion was repeatable and
always on certain notes.
That's a cool idea. What's your setup -- do you have a recommendation for RCA VU meters?I use one of these exact DACs to feed my VU Meters from the Coax output of the D10.
Personally I think it sounds fine for that use![]()