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Announcement date is December 1.This DAC must be hot off the oven coz the SMSL website doesn't list this as their product yet. I was searching for what type of dac chip this unit is using.
Announcement date is December 1.This DAC must be hot off the oven coz the SMSL website doesn't list this as their product yet. I was searching for what type of dac chip this unit is using.
May I ask how that works? I’m curious, did the company wanted a early reveal in this forum? Sound pretty unusual without official marketing from a product company perspective.Announcement date is December 1.
Yup, in fact Singxer SU-6 had more resultsThanks @amirm for the review and congratulations on something I don't think I've ever seen before - your review of the SMSL SU6 is the only, and I mean the only, result that Google returned when I did a Google search [SMSL SU6]! As with @raif71 I wanted to know what chipset SMSL used [is it an ESS mobile chip or the Rohm used in their D300?] , but I guess until SMSL or Shenzhenaudio get it up on their web sites [or @amirm gets permission to open it up] I'll have to put up with my curiosity unsatiated. Like @amirm I'm really taken by the aesthetics of this little thing. I know I had a real whinge about the aesthetics of the display on the SU-9, but SMSL's latest offerings are much more to my liking with this and the D300 being very nice indeed. Really, for the price this is excellent and ought to be near the top of anyone's list looking for a sub $200 unbalanced dac. [Come on SMSL, stick some trs jacks on this thing and give the Topping E50 a run for its money]
TRS? They are just RCA jacksThose 1/4 jacks are supposed to be unbalanced (TS plugs) because they are not labelled as balanced (TRS) ?
The lead times to ship and get stuff tested by me is variable and long. Because of this I sometimes get stuff earlier and if they want to, I go ahead and post the review in advance of the formal release date. This was one of those cases.May I ask how that works? I’m curious, did the company wanted a early reveal in this forum? Sound pretty unusual without official marketing from a product company perspective.
I'd suggest it's quite a prudent move, having the product tested here before launching the product and gives them an opportunity to compare @amirm's measurements to their own as confirmation.did the company wanted a early reveal in this forum?
The Motu M2/M4 are bus powered with LCD displays and manage to fit within the 500mA USB 2.0 max.We know indirectly from SMSL producing a DAC without external supply. It worked great on Coax but not USB due to running out of power. It was said that the DAC itself could be powered by USB 2.0 but not once you added a display to it.
TRS? They are just RCA jacks
A neat little DAC, still a bit sceptical about SMSL's reliability. I have more confidence in Topping's products given the level of support and @JohnYang1997 's presence and active involvement
I use SPDIFs with D50 and E30, I have got no issuesAs long as you don’t need to use SPDIF with Toppings it’s all good.
I use SPDIFs with D50 and E30, I have got no issues
For what I understand, there are companies using Amir's consulence during development, and that's smart.I'd suggest it's quite a prudent move, having the product tested here before launching the product and gives them an opportunity to compare @amirm's measurements to their own as confirmation.
That said, does it really matter how SMSL have chosen to release their product?
JSmith