Of course I always thought that the Sparrow used two pieces of them...
If it doesn't have two of them then how it can be that it is balanced?
If it doesn't have two of them then how it can be that it is balanced?
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USB-C to 3.5mm adapters (DAC) - Let's find the best
So 2 chips and balanced and more power?
Yes it should be but they don't specify if they are using two chips.
Strange, maybe someone else can enlighten us.
chichaphile
100+ Head-Fier
There's two option
Dual ES9281PRO ( integrated AMP each ) or Single ES9281PRO with dedicated Dual AMP to achieve balanced amplification.
Based on spec Sparrow most likely using Single DAC and Dedicated dual AMP Similar amplification topology like Shanling UA2 and FiiO KA3
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Hyde00
Headphoneus Supremus
I think R2R dac in general is more expensive to build than Delta Sigma dac. I think RU6 has something like 96 resistors? So it's a lot of components to built in, and the volume control is resistor array too. In general just more parts and labour.
Though to be honest it's still cheaper than other dongle dacs such as W2 and W2-131. And possibly inline with S2 price (I haven't check price yet).
xDuoo Link2 Bal just happens to be way cheaper than the other 3 by skipping screen / extra features / filters / functions....etc.
Hyde00
Headphoneus Supremus
Oh yeah what I meant is that it skips all the bells and whistles and go straight to just good sound quality.
But keep on mind he said this ranking is based on HIS preference. His preference is neutral and analogue timbre. So if your preference match his preference then this list will be great for you.
My preference is boosted treble/bass/forward vocal.
chichaphile
100+ Head-Fier
I don't care about the rank or measurement, all i care is how it sounds to my ears based on my preference and everyone ears are unique with their own preference.
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only one way to find out is to try them. Thats what i'm gonna do
r31ya
Headphoneus Supremus
For the most part, Xduoo focus is clear Neutral.Oh yeah what I meant is that it skips all the bells and whistles and go straight to just good sound quality.
But keep on mind he said this ranking is based on HIS preference. His preference is neutral and analogue timbre. So if your preference match his preference then this list will be great for you.
My preference is boosted treble/bass/forward vocal.
If you want warm-ish smooth sound with bass boost option, go to IFI Zen.
Some might want "neutral sound" due to all the reviewer suggestion.
But after buying it, they got dissapointed from either too "flat", not enough bass, not enough treble.
Its important to know your own preference.
Chi-fi budget section is great way to try out many different sound without breaking your wallet.
That being said, ages ago i've tried Xduoo XD-05. It is awesome.
Its been really awhile since i tried it, but I don't think my BTR5 actually can compare to that grand clear sound of XD05.
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The S9 PRO sounded great to me, but for the same price i could get something more powerfull and with a 4.4mm jack, plus amazon takes back there stuff. So why not.
Hyde00
Headphoneus Supremus
lol I've been recommended quite a few times recently to be honest. Maybe I really should give them a try. Since my use case is on my desktop PC so I really don't "need" dongle dac, I just like the convenience of control volume from keyboard.
In this case I could give either Zen Dac V2 or Zen Air Dac a try. The main difference is balanced vs no balanced output. I've been debating if I really NEED balanced, though it does make it sound nicer and I have the cable for 4.4 mm already. It's just the price difference between Zen Dac V2 and Zen Air Dac is somewhat high relative to the unit cost (almost double?).
Hmmmmm something to think about, otherwise in the mean time I think W2 and W2-131 is slowly growing on me lol.
r31ya
Headphoneus Supremus
The difference apparently, from Ifi site.
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