Woah, it's almost like sorcery at its most basic form

found one at a local dealer hehe, thanks for weighing in!

Hey guys, looking to get a DAC at the $300 price bracket. I was originally going to get the Topping D30 Pro to pair with the A30 Pro amp but then I saw the Aune X8 and was intrigued by the op amp swapping. I don't plan on using burson or sparkos with the Aune because I like it to not be upside...

Thanks for the insight man

A black background does help I think, you might actually be right. In any case I think it has to do with the output staging, you're a genius man

I guess you're right but on a phone or a pc, the UA1 just sounds "ok". On my dap its a different animal

Yes that's what I meant by "in the helm". Basically my DAPs dac and amp sections are not used. Still curious as to why the sound changes that way tho

Hmm guess sticking with JAN5654W is the safest bet

It's not 1k technically but if you do wanna use it with a mac and you like a warm sound, going with a Dethonray H1 Honey would be nice.

I tried plugging my Shanling UA1 dongle to my Shanling M3X DAP just for the heck of it. Now I know since it's a USB pass-through, the UA1's DAC is in the helm. I found that there's been an increase in staging and a tad more of resolving power. A fellow head-fier told me that the amp stage of my...

Are the bathys good? Can you tell me more about them, I'm planning on saving some up for a wireless that doesnt stray too far from the wired sound

Hola is a great choice. Hexa is a bit analytical if you want a step up in technicalities go for the Hexa. Cheers!