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New M8 DAC from SMSL (9018/XMOS)
Jan 6, 2016 at 9:42 AM Post #394 of 1,112
XMOS chip uses two oscillators with low phase noise, one in 22.5792MHz for sampling at 44.1 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 176.4 kHz and 352.8 kHz, and the other at 24MHz for sampling at 48 kHz, 96 kHz 192 kHz and 384 kHz.
ES9018K2M chip uses oscillator 100 MHz.
 

 
Jan 6, 2016 at 3:27 PM Post #395 of 1,112
I got one of this from a quick amazon sale and I really liked it a lot. Paired with my Little Dot MKiii + mallard tubes, the bass is so smooth and well controlled. The highs is also tamed with great extension. I even think its much better than my $800 Teac UD501. Lesson learned; expensive doesn't necessarily mean its better. 
 
Jan 10, 2016 at 7:22 PM Post #396 of 1,112
ustas said:
With iFi iDAC DSD selling at $190 I think SMSL M8 is priced appropriately... If it was made by Weiss then it would be entirely another matter.
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Thanks for the pictures! You can try 9V battery like that and see how it improves the sound quality. It's about same size as M8 and they would make a great portable setup together.
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It is an interesting and versatile package; however the price seems to be too high compared with those power packs for portable devices on sale these days. 
 
Jan 12, 2016 at 8:13 AM Post #398 of 1,112
Does someone connect their Fidelio X2 to M8 with headphone amp? I'm using the RCA outs of M8 to feed X2 now, but wondering if there will be any improvement in sound quality if I get the amp in between. Also it's getting little frustrating to use Windows volume controls, playing DSD needs volume to be %100, so thinking about getting an amplifier.
 
Jan 12, 2016 at 8:17 AM Post #399 of 1,112
grinny said:
Does someone connect their Fidelio X2 to M8 with headphone amp? I'm using the RCA outs of M8 to feed X2 now, but wondering if there will be any improvement in sound quality if I get the amp in between. Also it's getting little frustrating to use Windows volume controls, playing DSD needs volume to be %100, so thinking about getting an amplifier.
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They should have made the M8 like the M6...I bought the M6 instead of the M8 because of the built in headphone amp
 
Jan 12, 2016 at 8:21 AM Post #400 of 1,112
cukedaddy said:
They should have made the M8 like the M6...I bought the M6 instead of the M8 because of the built in headphone amp
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Yea M6 looks sweet too, but wanted a seperate DAC/AMP solution for my future purchases (planning to go Planar in the future), so I got the M8. It's feeding X2 good but I'm getting frustrated of being without a volume knob:) So how do you like your M6 so far? 
 
Jan 12, 2016 at 8:23 AM Post #401 of 1,112
Does anyone have experience with Modi 2 for a comparison? Price is 2 times as much and I was wondering if the price can be justified since I've heard nice things about Modi 2. I personally do not use DSD playback or upscale, the filters would be nice to use though.
 
Jan 12, 2016 at 8:24 AM Post #402 of 1,112
grinny said:
Yea M6 looks sweet too, but wanted a seperate DAC/AMP solution for my future purchases (planning to go Planar in the future), so I got the M8. It's feeding X2 good but I'm getting frustrated of being without a volume knob:) So how do you like your M6 so far? 
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Love it... But the only other dac I've used before it was a $24 Muse... But my buddy has a Schitt Stack uberand the M6 is every bit as good as it... And less expensive
 
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