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Chord Mojo 2 Measurements

26th May 2022 by Golden One

The Chord Mojo 2 is an excellent portable DAC and headphone amp with some handy features on top. If you’re looking for a high quality portable option, it’d be hard to find something definitively better than this

Categories Measurements Tags chord, dac, measurements, mojo, mojo 2, pulse array, rob watts 7 Comments

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

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

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 3 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 1 Comment

Schiit Yggdrasil ‘OG’ Measurements (One month warmup test)

29th November 202129th November 2021 by Golden One

Measurements of the Schiit Yggdrasil A2 DAC and testing if there are any differences with the infamous warmup of this DAC.

Categories Measurements Tags balanced, dac, measurements, r2r, schiit, yggdrasil 6 Comments

Bel Canto DAC EX1 Mini-Review and Measurements

21st October 2021 by Golden One

The Bel-Canto E1X is perhaps the most comprehensive ‘all in one’ product I’ve seen. And has everything you need for your setup

Categories Measurements, Reviews Tags balanced, bel canto, bel-canto, dac, E1X, flagship, measurements 1 Comment

dCS Bartok (with headphone amp) Measurements

12th October 2021 by Golden One

The dCS Bartok is a ‘summit fi’ level DAC with a hefty pricetag of £12,500. But whilst the performance is great in many areas, others leave some questions unanswered.

Categories Measurements Tags balanced, bartok, dac, dcs, flagship, measurements 14 Comments
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Latest Comments
  1. Simon Clark on Pi2Design Mercury Streamer / Server Measurements1st July 2022

    Ps audio pin out makes it a none starter, that seems a very US centric choice. They barely exist over…

  2. guy on Gustard U18 DDC Measurements30th June 2022

    U18 not measuring up to the competition at it's price point, Pi2AES currently unavailable in AES - I2S form, if…

  3. Hello on Chord Mojo 2 Measurements30th June 2022

    Good point and I like your reviews. Another suggestion: how about showing frequency response in high precision like 10Hz to…

  4. Graham P on Pi2Design Mercury Streamer / Server Measurements29th June 2022

    How do you like the "ifi iPower 12v power supply"? I am about to test a ifi ipower elite 12V.…

  5. Pino on ifi Zen Stream Measurements and intro to streamers25th June 2022

    Hi. Nice tests, would be anyway even nicer to have something more compete now . I would like to share…

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