[shenzhenaudio]

SMSL provides another alternate for end-users, the SMSL SU-9n, which doesn't support MQA. The SU-9n takes up the excellent base of the sister SU-9 while promising further improved performance and useful versatile functions. SU-9n is also equipped with ES9038Pro chip but combined with high-performance power supply chip ES9311, which could climb the better performance for the D/A chip.

SU-9n has a total harmonic distortion (THD+N) down to 0.00006%, its signal-to-noise and distortion ratio (SINAD) is at an even 130 dB for XLR. It adopts a CK-02 clock processing circuit to achieve ultra-low clock jitter, and with the DPLL setting, it could avoid the sound interruption when the clock stability of the input signal is not good. The SMSL SU-9n is carried in our store now and priced at USD$399.99.

SU-9n is capable of decoding numerous lossless formats that include PCM streams up to 32bit, 768Khz, and native DSD decoding up to DSD512, and all inputs support DSD streaming, including coaxial and optical (DoP64). With the support of Bluetooth 5.0 transmission, supporting LDAC 24bit/96kHz, APTX/HD, SBC, AAC, it is convenient to broadcast your music remotely, directly from a smartphone.

It comes with built-in shielded, low noise power supply processing while improving power efficiency, lower power consumption, also specially designed discrete component linear regulated power supply and multiple low noise regulated power supplies to provide low noise power for analog circuits.

Having brightness and dimmer settings, you could adjust the light from the 1.9-inch display, so the screen will not be always on when you are not in the mood for the light. Go along and check more details about SU-9n on the product page.

Here comes both SU-9 and SU-9n few indexes comparison.

As usual, any questions, comments, or suggestions are welcome. Thanks for your time.

 

[14christ]

Voltage output?

 

[GoldenSound]

Excited to try this!
Great to see some products finally ditching MQA.

 

[Voxata]

I have no idea why it took so long to realize nobody uses MQA.

 

[adydula]

Inside pictures please ?

Alex

 

[OldRoadToad]

Excited to try this!
Great to see some products finally ditching MQA.

Well said, sir! Huzzah indeed!

ORT

 

[OldRoadToad]

I have no idea why it took so long to realize nobody uses MQA

Beautifully put! I could not agree more!

ORT

 

[Dixter]

shame they dropped MQA.... those that have Tidal will not be able to listen to MQA files now.... what a shame...

 

[OldRoadToad]

Inside pictures please ?

Alex

Same here. I am happy to see the absence of a wall-wart power supply!

ORT

 

[GoldenSound]

shame they dropped MQA.... those that have Tidal will not be able to listen to MQA files now.... what a shame...

You can still listen to them. And tidal will still do the first 'unfold'

Though most mqa content on tidal is actually worse than lossless as its just mqa-processed from a 44.1khz master. Causing added noise.
There is only a small fraction that actually came from a higher sample rate master

 

[OldRoadToad]

shame they dropped MQA.... those that have Tidal will not be able to listen to MQA files now.... what a shame...

They could just put an eternally lit up blue lite with the initials “MQA” above or below to make them feel it is on… Yeah…I can be a cruel toad at times but having “listened” to MQA a few years back in a DBTT (Double Blind Toad Test) I can honestly state that it makes no discernible difference. None at all. Zip. ZeeerO. Not a single Bit.

For me, I refuse to strain at a bit to hear a lie.

ORT

 

[Dixter]

hmmm.... does this dumbed down version have anything to do with the chip shortage.... in order to perform MQA the unit needed a better XMOS chip than the XU-208 that the N version uses... does N stand for neutered

 

[Dixter]

You can still listen to them. And tidal will still do the first 'unfold'

Though most mqa content on tidal is actually worse than lossless as its just mqa-processed from a 44.1khz master. Causing added noise.
There is only a small fraction that actually came from a higher sample rate master

Just curious... when I see this written I do have to ask... how did that person come to this conclusion... did they take a MQA version of a song and a non-mqa version and actually measure the noise... would be interesting to see all of the measured noise from all of those songs... you don't even need to have Tidal to listen to MQA... they play back just fine as FLAC files too...

 

[boxster233]

As usual, MQA

Just curious... when I see this written I do have to ask... how did that person come to this conclusion... did they take a MQA version of a song and a non-mqa version and actually measure the noise... would be interesting to see all of the measured noise from all of those songs... you don't even need to have Tidal to listen to MQA... they play back just fine as FLAC files too...

Can we not make this thread another referendum on MQA? GoldenOne has done extensive research and testing related to this.

 

[GoldenSound]

Just curious... when I see this written I do have to ask... how did that person come to this conclusion... did they take a MQA version of a song and a non-mqa version and actually measure the noise... would be interesting to see all of the measured noise from all of those songs... you don't even need to have Tidal to listen to MQA... they play back just fine as FLAC files too...

I did quite extensive testing on it, including looking at mainstream readily available tracks, speaking to an artist friend of mine (whose music was in MQA on Tidal even though he'd never heard of it and his tracks were produced in 44.1khz), and uploading my own tracks: