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Kevin Gilmore CFA3 Headphone Amp Measurements

4th July 2022 by Golden One

Sporting immense power and excellent objective performance in a purist-friendly topology, the CFA3 is a very impressive amplifier indeed.

Categories Measurements Tags amp, amplifier, balanced, CFA3, headphone amp, kevin gilmore, super symmetry, susy 1 Comment

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

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 12 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 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 7 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 2 Comments

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 8 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 3 Comments
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  1. Fabio Sollazzo on T+A DAC200 Review – Two DACs in One Box3rd December 2023

    great review, very informative, i did own the May KTE and did A/B test with Dac 200 for 1 week…

  2. T+A DAC200 Review - Two DACs in One Box - GoldenSound on T+A DAC200 Measurements3rd December 2023

    […] The T+A DAC200 is a high end digital to analog converter with one DAC for PCM and another for…

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    Probably a good time to check the actual power output of their other devices too.

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    I think I can answer that. I had one on loan. My system: Devialet 1000Pro to Dynaudio Confidence C2 speakers.…

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    How does it compares to Mojo 2 + poly in your opinion? Thoughts on the batteries?

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