Audition this DAC or my modded sound card? I'm in Penang (Mainland side) though.

Kinda busy with work atm, review will be done earliest by this weekend. Why not just get yourselves a unit instead?

Thanks bro Would be better if I have a macro lens, which I don't... And this thing being seriously tiny doesn't help, after take pics need to crop away empty spaces

Only 16 bit, 32kHz - 48kHz. I suppose this limitation is due to the USB audio device/chip used and not the ES9023 DAC itself I'm sure you'll get better answers from the designer.

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Added on August 7, 2012, 11:38 pmOutput levels are more or less similar to a sound card's line out as far as my ears can tell

This post has been edited by Dreamworks: Aug 7 2012, 11:38 PM

It don't have volume control?
I read somewhere direct plug in headphone/IEM will damage both user ear and headphone/IEM driver due to no volume controller.

Can I use my Panasonic SC-HC25 Micro Hi-Fi as amp+volume control leh?

Now using LG Flatron W2261VP monitor (HDMI) via 3.5 audio jack output .
Is from:
- Realtek S/PDIF onboard (Asus P6TSE motherboard) pin
- cable to
- Asus EN9500GT TOP
- HDMI cable to
- LG Flatron W2261VP monitor (HDMI) via 3.5 audio jack output
- my headphone/IEM, Sonic Gear speaker USB Morro 200 Black or Panasonic SC-HC25 Micro Hi-Fi

This post has been edited by wkkm007: Aug 8 2012, 01:22 AM

Received it today!
Connect to speaker, OBVIOUS improvement!
Details are out, even USB speaker sounds amazing

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Added on August 8, 2012, 6:30 pmIMO, the result is more significant on speaker than headphone.
For those who solely wanna use it for headphone, you might consider a simple amp.
The sound is good enough just not powerful enough perhaps?

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Added on August 8, 2012, 11:12 pmListening headphone with slower volume at quiet night, the DAC really add more LIFE to the music! Grateful for the little simple DAC

This post has been edited by :+:[J]erR[y]:+:: Aug 8 2012, 11:13 PM

This is one crazy small DAC!

How is this compare to DacPort?

Thanks

Can't control the volume from the computer?

sorry techie noob here

Hi, its possible but you are decreasing the bit resolution of
your song. It's recommended to control on your amplifier/preamp.

when you say decreasing the bit resolution is increasing the volume decreasing the bit or lowering the volume

The default state is at 0dB (maximum loudness), when u lower down 6dB, you are reducing 1 bit.

which amp you recommend if I were to pair this to IEM/headphone?

This one can do 24/96?

usb receiver is 16 bit .

This post has been edited by studwo: Aug 12 2012, 11:25 PM

so to get the best out of it we must put the volume at 100% for both the player and also in out computer system than control the volume through the amp volume control?

forget already most of the audio/video player PC software having their own stock volume controller.

Yes.

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Added on August 14, 2012, 12:14 pmDoesn't matter. Any software attenuation causes lost in bits information.

Unless you have 24 bits to work with.

This post has been edited by LittleGhost: Aug 14 2012, 12:14 PM

I wanna know this question's answer too, new to all of these audio things

hi,
electronic is not my world, as i can see the DAC circuit is naked, is it safe to touch it, electrocuted?
or if you touch it when it still plug to the USB does your body electrostatic will damage it..

do you have any plan to integrated an amp to this.. DAC + AMP ... ??

does it mean if i connect an Amp to my Mp3 player, i need to max out the vol of my mp3 player and control the volume using the amp in order not to lost any bits ?

but when you use mp3 is already has a built in amp in it of you amp it again is going to be a double amp. unless you have a dac output

poison~~ really alot improvement compare to t-muso? i got t-muso, it is good for my headphone but i see no difference in connect to my sp2500 to my asus xonar dx and t-muso..