I've been on a DAC testing spree last few years, but this summer I tried D30 and I was genuinely amassed by it's sound. Build is great and you all know the specs so I'll just skip to the important part which is sound and how it compares to other DACs I tried. First, let me tell you where I'm coming from. My first DAC ever was original Audioquest Dragonfly and as it was my first DAC ever it blew my mind. Next cam even better HRT microStreamer which offered more clarity and layering. It was so good it stayed in my system the whole time I was trying...

I've been exited to hear my first DAC with AK chip so I ordered this little guy as soon as I saw it on sale, without reading any reviews. But let's start from the beginning - built quality is nice, to me it looks better in real life than it does on pictures. Remote control is made of cheap plastic but it looks nice and I like it anyway. With it you can turn DAC on/off, change inputs and control volume, really like this. Here are some images: ORIGINAL OPINION WHEN POWERED ONLY FROM PC: In my opinion overall sound quality (level of details...