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Month: April 2022

Gustard X26 Pro Measurements (F20 Firmware + 10Mhz clock)

14th April 2022 by Golden One

The Gustard X26 Pro is an excellent, fully balanced DAC with clear attention to detail and no corners cut in its design. And the objective performance clearly reflects this

Categories Measurements Tags aoshida, balanced, dac, gustard, measurements, x18, x26 pro 4 Comments

Gustard U18 DDC Measurements

8th April 20227th April 2022 by Golden One

The Gustard U18 is an I2S DDC with some impressive design aspects. Unfortunately it’s not quite as impressive with real world performance.

Categories Measurements Tags DDC, di20he, jitter, mc3+, measurement, measurements, mutec, singxer, sotm, spdif, su-1, su-2, su-6, su6, U18, ultracap, uptone, USB, zen 9 Comments

Benchmark DAC3 B Measurements

10th May 20226th April 2022 by Golden One

The benchmark DAC3B offers some mixed objective results, with some areas going beyond any other manufacturer and some falling behind

Categories Measurements Tags balanced, benchmark, dac, dac3, dac3b, measurements 2 Comments

Benchmark DAC3 B Review – Good-ish

6th April 2022 by Golden One

The Benchmark DAC3 boasts some impressive design elements and performance, but the resulting sound leaves something to be desired

Categories Reviews Tags balanced, benchmark, dac3, dac3b, review 8 Comments

Gustard X18 Measurements

4th April 20224th April 2022 by Golden One

The GustaX18 is currently the lowest THD+N / highest SINAD of any DAC I’ve tested. And backs it up with excellent performance in just about all other areas too!

Categories Measurements Tags aoshida, balanced, dac, gustard, measurements, x18, x26 pro 5 Comments
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