Headroom Ultra Micro DAC comparisons?

[sonic32]

Not much info out there for this little guy. If anyone has a comment or comparison to another dac please comment here. For reference I have owned the Benchmark dac-1 and would be curious how this might compare? What about the USB performance, would it be inferior to both the coax and optical inputs?

 

[hanalei mike]

I found the dac-1 to be more detailed then the ultra, I did a/b with ultra amp.

 

[sonic32]

How about the sound signature, warmth, soundstage etc?

 

[hanalei mike]

it wasn't too extensive of an a/b. I tried both a couple of times and liked the overall sound of the dac-1 better, most noticeably the amount of detail, but I would say the ultra is warmer. I didn't notice much difference in soundstage, but I was using the same amp. It has been my experience that the amp has more affect on the soundstage then the dac, but then what do I know, I have only heard a few of each.

wish I could be of more help.

 

[sonic32]

Thanks Mike, anyone else want to chime in...?