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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 2 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 5 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 1 Comment

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 2 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 3 Comments
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Latest Comments
  1. Zbigniew on Chord Mojo 2 Measurements28th May 2022

    Yes, I've seen it before, but if you check it doesn't exactly give setting for 4.3V. There's a gap. So…

  2. Steven on SMSL HO200 Review28th May 2022

    Ho200 Sound stage is really narrow .. not as wide and airy if I connect to ak4499 Dac .. it…

  3. Rainer Lainio on Chord Mojo 2 Measurements27th May 2022

    You can find it here..... https://www.head-fi.org/threads/chord-mojo-2-thread-___-product-released-january-31-2022-starting-on-page-95-of-thread.885405/page-290

  4. Zbigniew on Chord Mojo 2 Measurements27th May 2022

    What is the color combination for 4.3V ?

  5. Sharath R on Pi2AES Streamer Measurements and 5v PSU Mod Instructions24th May 2022

    Hello Folks - new user to Pi2AES, is there a measurable difference in performance with using Tidal -> Airplay through…

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