I received my first DAC today. The SMSL Sanskrit 6th Gen. Plugged it in and installed the drivers. Played my favourite track and.... there was no difference whatsoever.
Now, i was kinda worried that i just got fooled by the 'audiophile' hype that having a good DAC makes soooo much difference. But decided to listen in more and experiment more.
2 hours into my listening, i have somewhat changed my opinion, thankfully for the better. I have 2 a few observations.
1) There is no perceivable difference on Stereo speakers (maybe because my speakers are not placed properly)
2) In headphones, there is a perceivable difference in dynamic range (the difference between the softest and loudest sound.)
3) No change is 'sound quality' mids/lows/highs (like i had thought. its a DAC not amp, which has its own color to add.)
4) Signal quality is greatly improved. (this is my first experience with true 2vrms preout.)
I used to listen to music at 30 volume on my FIIO amp. But with the DAC, i get the same SPL at 23 volume. So thats a clear difference.
Will post updates if my impressions change. Cheers!
Now, i was kinda worried that i just got fooled by the 'audiophile' hype that having a good DAC makes soooo much difference. But decided to listen in more and experiment more.
2 hours into my listening, i have somewhat changed my opinion, thankfully for the better. I have 2 a few observations.
1) There is no perceivable difference on Stereo speakers (maybe because my speakers are not placed properly)
2) In headphones, there is a perceivable difference in dynamic range (the difference between the softest and loudest sound.)
3) No change is 'sound quality' mids/lows/highs (like i had thought. its a DAC not amp, which has its own color to add.)
4) Signal quality is greatly improved. (this is my first experience with true 2vrms preout.)
I used to listen to music at 30 volume on my FIIO amp. But with the DAC, i get the same SPL at 23 volume. So thats a clear difference.
Will post updates if my impressions change. Cheers!
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