mralexosborn
Headphoneus Supremus
I read somewhere it is better than the iBasso's at the same price. I think I want it. Has anybody used it?
Here's a big thread about it. http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/484163/review-audinst-hud-mx1-dac-amp-a-promising-newcomer-compared-to-audio-gd-fun-amb-gamma2 Check this out first.
BTW. I got one and i'm happy =)
Maybe because it's a new product from a new company? And it's currently sold out?
I'm a fan of it purely based on the positive reviews that pretty much agree with each other on the same points. Do not own it myself since I already have a Gamma 2. I bought an MX-1 as a gift for someone else though, and received good feedback about it.
I have an Audinst HUD-mx1 (I bought one of the last ones before they ran out) driving a Sennheiser HD650 and I must say it's pretty good. It was recommended to me because a couple other posters here said that the uDac imparts a sound-signature that is somewhat undesirable if you want your mids to come out. It's a pleasant little device, and has plenty of power to drive the HD650s... What 'phones will you be driving? That can make a difference, though maybe not so much in this price range. I definitely recommend the Audinst though.
im using audinst now, and i love it. my colleague owns a uDac and i have tried it, i think the audinst is distinctly worth the extra $$. While the uDac is nice, the audinst is clearly superior in every department.
I actually sold my uDAC after a couple of weeks of owning it. I thought it sounded worse than my Sony X1050 (read: fuzzier and more sterile) and offered no improvement over my soundcard. I think the only way I see myself using a uDAC is if my only system was a laptop with a crappy onboard soundcard and I needed my DAC to be as portable as possible.
Another DAC that seems really good (and cheap!) is the Purepiper DAC. There's a thread about that one in here somewhere." class="bbcode_smiley" height="" src="http://files.head-fi.org/images/smilies//smily_headphones1.gif" title="" width="" />
... offered no improvement over my soundcard.