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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 7 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

Chord Hugo M-Scaler Measurements and Technical Evaluation

7th July 202217th March 2022 by Golden One

The Chord MScaler is a truly exceptional hardware upsampler which will no doubt bring an improvement to nearly any audio chain.

Categories Measurements Tags chord, DDC, di20he, jitter, mc3+, measurement, measurements, mscaler, mutec, singxer, sotm, spdif, su-1, su-2, su-6, su6, ultracap, uptone, USB 12 Comments

Chord DAVE Measurements (With MScaler)

14th March 2022 by Golden One

Technical measurements and analysis of the Chord DAVE DAC. This is a high end DAC with some great and not so great aspects

Categories Measurements Tags balanced, chord, dac, dave, measurements, rob, rob watts, watts 4 Comments

A small personal update, and thank you for 1-year of GoldenSound!

3rd February 2022 by Golden One

Just a quick update about what’s been happening lately and what’s coming up soon!

Categories Updates 2 Comments

Rebel Amp Measurements

25th January 2022 by Golden One

The Rebel Amp is a pretty interesting product as it shows that a well measuring amp can still sound warm and lush! No sterile sound here!

Categories Measurements Tags amp, amplifier, headphone amp, rebel, unbalanced 4 Comments

SMSL HO200 Review

27th December 2021 by Golden One

The HO200 is a fantastic amplifier, offering an incisive, detailed, forceful and full-sounding presentation.

Categories Reviews Tags amp, balanced, review, smsl 1 Comment

SMSL HO200 Headphone Amplifier Measurements

27th December 2021 by Golden One

The SMSL HO200 is an exceptionally low noise amplifier at an affordable price. With almost no noise for IEMs and power for hungry cans.

Categories Measurements Tags amp, amplifier, balanced, headphone amp, ho200, smsl 2 Comments

SMSL VMV D1SE Measurements

27th December 2021 by Golden One

The SMSL VMV D1SE is a compact, sleek looking DAC with some fantastic objective performance and sounds great too!

Categories Measurements Tags balanced, d1se, dac, measurements, review, smsl, vmv 7 Comments

Teac UD501 DAC Review and Measurements

13th January 20222nd December 2021 by Golden One

The Teac UD501 is an interesting product for several reasons, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a great option to purchase.

Categories Measurements, Reviews Tags balanced, dac, measurements, review, teac, ud-501, ud501, vintage 2 Comments
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  1. Francisco on Holo Bliss KTE Measurements31st March 2023

    How is it as a speaker pre-amp, compared to the Serene.

  2. Joenetic Chan on Holo RED Streamer/DDC Measurements31st March 2023

    Hello Golden Sound, here is the link https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/review-and-measurements-of-allo-digione-rpi-s-pdif.5418/

  3. Golden One on Holo RED Streamer/DDC Measurements31st March 2023

    Can you link the measurement you found?

  4. Joenetic Chan on Holo RED Streamer/DDC Measurements31st March 2023

    I found Allo Digione (not signature) has very close measurement result to Holo RED, but it just cost USD110, I…

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    How is the user interface when Qobuz is used?

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