[Mariusmssj]

Hey guys,

I am looking for a good DAC at the price range of £40 / $60.

I got a Vintage Pioneer SA-3000 amp but there is a lot of noise being made by my current sound card in the PC(it's next to my graphics card), from what I heard USB DAC's do bit better in that area.

Would you have any suggestions for a good usb DAC in that price range?

Main usage: Gaming/Music/Movies. Speakers Yamaha NS-BP300.

Thank you

 

[HiFiGuy528]

Audioengine D1
 

 

[sharkboyz19]

hey,
           Hifimediy has a sabre dac that i own and it works great.it has also been well reviewed in the forums.

 

[Mariusmssj]

Thanks for replies.
 
HifiGuy528 D1 does look like a great DAC but bit out of my price range

I saw there are 3 of them Normal one ES9023, U2 Asynchronous and Sabre USB DAC 2 that needs an external psu.
 
Which one did you mean?

 

[sharkboyz19]

hey,
          product code is 100000 ua.i thik it is sold out .you can run a coaxial thru the back.its 59 usd.
        
             se9023+te7022
                                        hifimediy.com

 

[kamcok]

There's that cheap ELE Hi-Fi USB dac on e-Bay for about $18
I think it performs really well for the price
It was discussed in the discovery thread as well
Give it a shot, it's not expensive so even if you don't like it you're not going to lose much

 

[Mariusmssj]

There's that cheap ELE Hi-Fi USB dac on e-Bay for about $18
I think it performs really well for the price
It was discussed in the discovery thread as well
Give it a shot, it's not expensive so even if you don't like it you're not going to lose much

thanks just looked it up. would it only being 16bit/48Khz will impact the performance as my current sound card does 24bit/96Khz?

 

[PurpleAngel]

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There's that cheap ELE Hi-Fi USB dac on e-Bay for about $18
I think it performs really well for the price
It was discussed in the discovery thread as well
Give it a shot, it's not expensive so even if you don't like it you're not going to lose much

ELE DAC EL-D01 DAC sells for around $15 on eBay.

 

[Mariusmssj]

Quote:

ELE DAC EL-D01 DAC sells for around $15 on eBay.

 
The PCM2704 chip in that DAC EL-D01 worries me 16bit/48Khz seems like a downgrade to my current sound card.

 

[kamcok]

I don't know how good your sound card is so I can't say much but it was definitely better than my stock PC as well as laptop's sound card. 
 
Anyway like i said, it's only $15ish.
 
Another option that I can think of would be the FiiO E10. 
 
Personally I think that $60 budget for a dac doesn't open up to very many options :S sorry if i'm not too helpful. 

 

[Mariusmssj]

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I don't know how good your sound card is so I can't say much but it was definitely better than my stock PC as well as laptop's sound card. 
 
Anyway like i said, it's only $15ish.
 
Another option that I can think of would be the FiiO E10. 
 
Personally I think that $60 budget for a dac doesn't open up to very many options :S sorry if i'm not too helpful. 

 
No need to say sorry, The DAC chip in my sound card is AKM 4359VF 24 bit/192 KHz.
 
After some looking is Muse any good? I mean this DAC.

 

[Mariusmssj]

Well the one that I planned to get the HiFimeDIY Sabre USB DAC 2 is out of stock and seems like it will be a while since it will come back on.

I've been looking at these ones tell me what you think guys?

SMSL SD-022+ 24Bit 96kHz TE7022 USB DAC
 
HiFi 24bit/192khz USB DAC digital sound card CM108AH digital to analog convert
 
USB Audio DAC XR1075 QS7779 SRS BBE Virtual Surround Headphone Amplifier Preamp
 
In Case ES9023+TE7022 192K-24BIT USB DAC coaxial fiber DAC 110v or 220v
 
Behringer UCA202 U-Control Ultra low-latency 2 In/2 Out USB/Audio Interface
 
Or any other suggestions?
 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 

[sharkboyz19]

hey,
      looks like you did some homework.i am only familiar with S,M.S.L.-i have one and i love it.i have one hooked up to my deskyop and it makes my headphones sound awesome.it has a very clean and smooth flavor . i was also surprised at how much power it put out.it is also very well built.if this were a review-i would easily give it 4 stars.

 

[PurpleAngel]

  I am looking for a good DAC at the price range of £40 / $60.
I got a Vintage Pioneer SA-3000 amp but there is a lot of noise being made by my current sound card in the PC(it's next to my graphics card), from what I heard USB DAC's do bit better in that area.
Would you have any suggestions for a good usb DAC in that price range?
Main usage: Gaming/Music/Movies. Speakers Yamaha NS-BP300.

A USB DAC will bypass the sound card (add-on or on-board).
Usually a S/PDIF (optical or coaxial) input DAC will allow you to still use the sound card features.
What make and model motherboard?
What make and model add-on sound card?

 

[Mariusmssj]

  hey,
      looks like you did some homework.i am only familiar with S,M.S.L.-i have one and i love it.i have one hooked up to my deskyop and it makes my headphones sound awesome.it has a very clean and smooth flavor . i was also surprised at how much power it put out.it is also very well built.if this were a review-i would easily give it 4 stars.

 
I've read a lot, about the chip-sets, pre-amps so theory wise I know stuff BUT theory will not tell me how the DAC will sound. So I can only rely of peoples experiences with the DAC.
 
So your points goes to SMSL?