http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/515068/review-hot-audio-dac-extasy-usb-dac
That's a link to my full review.
In summary, the Hot Audio DAC Extasy is a hand-built USB only DAC with a great warm sound. It uses a Wolfson WM8501 DAC chip which has a somewhat unique feature: direct line driver capability. This simplifies the design because the output comes directly off the DAC chip itself, with no post processing required. It also allows for a direct headphone connection; it isn't a traditional headphone amp, but works quite well.
The DAC Extasy is a strong offering but it plays in a price class with many other great products, and it seems like for each extra $20 you spend you can move up the ladder a bit. Still, if all you need is USB input and like a warm sound, the DAC Extasy is hard to beat.
That's a link to my full review.
In summary, the Hot Audio DAC Extasy is a hand-built USB only DAC with a great warm sound. It uses a Wolfson WM8501 DAC chip which has a somewhat unique feature: direct line driver capability. This simplifies the design because the output comes directly off the DAC chip itself, with no post processing required. It also allows for a direct headphone connection; it isn't a traditional headphone amp, but works quite well.
The DAC Extasy is a strong offering but it plays in a price class with many other great products, and it seems like for each extra $20 you spend you can move up the ladder a bit. Still, if all you need is USB input and like a warm sound, the DAC Extasy is hard to beat.
