Reviews by laleeee
INTRO
Yuki is a popular gender-neutral name of Japanese origin. Depending on the characters used, Yuki can mean “snow,” “happiness,” or “snow flower.” In China it is simply used as a name. The dongle itself looks beautiful, it reminds me of a Chinese porcelain vase. The special ceramic PCB and the 16 transistors are clearly visible on the small glass window on it .
Packaging, Accessories and Design
The Yuki arrives in a nice and tasteful cylindrical paper box. It is also included in the package a good quality multi-strand braided copper based and silver-plated usb-c tail cable and an usb-a adapter. On the back are the volume control buttons, ( they look sturdy ) and the gain switching key. We can switch by long pressing the volume buttons together between the low and the high gain mode. The rest of the device is made of cnc'd aluminum and the chassis is the most beautiful dongle housing that I have ever seen.
Sound Quality
The audio quality of the Yuki is really high. The dual CS43198 chips do a very good job . I found the sound signature of the dongle somewhere between warm and neutral . It’s clean sounding with good clarity, resolution and stereo imaging. The unit is a bit warm in the bass and midrange, which is not surprising from a device from AUNE Audio . It does nothing in an aggressive manner though, it’s not too bright, but it’s not muffled or veiled either. It’s a well-balanced and well-controlled device, with excellent background blackness. The soundstage is reasonably good, with very good imaging and separation.
Because the incredible dynamics and powerful bass the Yuki can push the power hungry Hidizs mp145 planar iem so well like my xDuoo XD05 BAL2 half-brick with the ExtraBass on !
The bass is fast and well controlled which seems to surround the head. The midrange is slightly recessed in comparison to other ranges, but it doesn’t lose its qualities, vocals are clear and engaging. The highs are airy, detailed , but restrained, never fatiguing ,good for long listening sessions. The power draw of the Yuki is slightly above average,it's 8% per hour from a 5000mAh battery phone. I think this is tolerable.
Summary
If you need a premium quality compact mobile amplifer with musical and fun overall tuning and great driving power, the Yuki is your choice, it worth the price, especially if we consider that its sound quality is on par with a much more expensive mid-range DAP
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CJXYNNTH
http://en.auneaudio.com/index.php?s=/Home/MArticle/lists/category/68.html
Yuki is a popular gender-neutral name of Japanese origin. Depending on the characters used, Yuki can mean “snow,” “happiness,” or “snow flower.” In China it is simply used as a name. The dongle itself looks beautiful, it reminds me of a Chinese porcelain vase. The special ceramic PCB and the 16 transistors are clearly visible on the small glass window on it .
Packaging, Accessories and Design
The Yuki arrives in a nice and tasteful cylindrical paper box. It is also included in the package a good quality multi-strand braided copper based and silver-plated usb-c tail cable and an usb-a adapter. On the back are the volume control buttons, ( they look sturdy ) and the gain switching key. We can switch by long pressing the volume buttons together between the low and the high gain mode. The rest of the device is made of cnc'd aluminum and the chassis is the most beautiful dongle housing that I have ever seen.
Sound Quality
The audio quality of the Yuki is really high. The dual CS43198 chips do a very good job . I found the sound signature of the dongle somewhere between warm and neutral . It’s clean sounding with good clarity, resolution and stereo imaging. The unit is a bit warm in the bass and midrange, which is not surprising from a device from AUNE Audio . It does nothing in an aggressive manner though, it’s not too bright, but it’s not muffled or veiled either. It’s a well-balanced and well-controlled device, with excellent background blackness. The soundstage is reasonably good, with very good imaging and separation.
Because the incredible dynamics and powerful bass the Yuki can push the power hungry Hidizs mp145 planar iem so well like my xDuoo XD05 BAL2 half-brick with the ExtraBass on !
The bass is fast and well controlled which seems to surround the head. The midrange is slightly recessed in comparison to other ranges, but it doesn’t lose its qualities, vocals are clear and engaging. The highs are airy, detailed , but restrained, never fatiguing ,good for long listening sessions. The power draw of the Yuki is slightly above average,it's 8% per hour from a 5000mAh battery phone. I think this is tolerable.
Summary
If you need a premium quality compact mobile amplifer with musical and fun overall tuning and great driving power, the Yuki is your choice, it worth the price, especially if we consider that its sound quality is on par with a much more expensive mid-range DAP
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CJXYNNTH
http://en.auneaudio.com/index.php?s=/Home/MArticle/lists/category/68.html
Lifted Andreas
Interesting, thanks for the review!
I wonder how this would compare to the Truthear SHIO with the same CS chips.
I wonder how this would compare to the Truthear SHIO with the same CS chips.
this might be the Questyle M15 upgrade im looking for...at least in term of power output.