arcman Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Great to see a new MQA Dac in the $400 arena with the Pro-Jett S2 https://apos.store/products/smsl-m500-mqa-amp-dac?variant=29356345720906¤cy=USD&utm_campaign=gs-2019-05-21&utm_source=google&utm_medium=smart_campaign&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIzZ7tuc295AIVVf7jBx1lqw0GEAQYASABEgINpfD_BwE Link to comment
matthias Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 6 hours ago, arcman said: Great to see a new MQA Dac....... Great? I say NO to MQA hardware devices. Matt MikeyFresh 1 "I want to know why the musicians are on stage, not where". (John Farlowe) Link to comment
57gold Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Nice design and features. Wonder how it sounds? Tone with Soul Link to comment
arcman Posted October 2, 2019 Author Share Posted October 2, 2019 Anyone purchase one and can offer any opinions? Link to comment
w1000i Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 I just got mine for 351$. And this could be best purchase of my life for this price. I have Win10 and use Roon to play Tidal through Mr.speaker Aeon C. The inside amp is even better than Gilmore mk2 lite and more bass powerful which surprise me. I think it is way better than Chord Mojo which I had it before but my friend will send me his to proper compare them. Another interesting DAC& compo is Topping DX7pro and D90 DAC only. I think 2019 the year where high price DACs will have difficult fight. motberg 1 Link to comment
joinally Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 m500 was out of stock now, sad Link to comment
w1000i Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 https://shenzhenaudio.com/products/smsl-m500-mqa-decoder-headphone-amp-es9038pro-es9311-xmos-xu-208-32bit-768khz-dsd512-hi-res-audio-dac-headphone-amplifier In stock. Link to comment
motberg Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 On 11/10/2019 at 5:17 AM, w1000i said: I just got mine for 351$. And this could be best purchase of my life for this price. I have Win10 and use Roon to play Tidal through Mr.speaker Aeon C. The inside amp is even better than Gilmore mk2 lite and more bass powerful which surprise me. I think it is way better than Chord Mojo which I had it before but my friend will send me his to proper compare them. Another interesting DAC& compo is Topping DX7pro and D90 DAC only. I think 2019 the year where high price DACs will have difficult fight. Thanks for the comments.... I had a Topping D70 - OK but no dynamics, very disapointed, sold it Also a Topping D50 - good vocals but plastic sounding acoustic guitars and bass stuff like Precision Bass all sounded like it was recorded through a cheap DI straight into the board, sold it Gustard A20H - great DAC all around, quiet, dynamic, nice tone, and surprisingly good preamp (I did not try the headphone amp). So, I think you are right, the DAC makers are making some great mid-priced stuff, but probably best to check all reviews before purchase. Did you try any DSD with with the M500? I was wondering if any problems with pops or other start/stop/switching noise.. Link to comment
MikePM Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 I just read the review of the Topping D90 at Audio Science Review, and it measured better than all but one or two of the 200 some DACs that have been tested. The SMSL M500 using the XLR outputs also measures extremely well on the site. I agree partially with motberg above that it would be nice to have some subjective comments to confirm the measurements. However, while good measurements may not prove a DAC will sound great, I think a DAC that measures badly should be avoided. Since both the D90 and M500 measure well, it really puts the onus on the reviewer to confirm any deviation from a good sounding result since the DACs are reproducing the signal with a high degree of fidelity to the original input. I would be hard pressed to explain what is being heard if it does not sound good. 1) Selah Audio Fedele Speakers (Revel in ceiling surrounds) QNAP TS-251 NAS accessed w/ a Ruku Ultra through SPDIF ipurifier into a Marantz SR7008 A/V receiver. 2) Freya + preamp, Hypex NC400 Amp, Zaph L18 Speakers, Martin Logan Dynamo sub-woofer Bluesound Node 2 and Pro-Ject Expression w/ AT440mlb. Link to comment
w1000i Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 On 9/7/2019 at 4:57 AM, arcman said: Great to see a new MQA Dac in the $400 arena with the Pro-Jett S2 https://apos.store/products/smsl-m500-mqa-amp-dac?variant=29356345720906¤cy=USD&utm_campaign=gs-2019-05-21&utm_source=google&utm_medium=smart_campaign&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIzZ7tuc295AIVVf7jBx1lqw0GEAQYASABEgINpfD_BwE If you want detailed review for D90, check this reviewer. https://soundnews.net/sources/dacs/topping-d90-review-a-genre-master/ motberg 1 Link to comment
motberg Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 It is interesting the Soundnews reviewer noted the lack of dynamics for the D70 a few times... The good news is that he says the D90 does not have this problem ! Link to comment
w1000i Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 On 1/23/2020 at 12:11 PM, motberg said: It is interesting the Soundnews reviewer noted the lack of dynamics for the D70 a few times... The good news is that he says the D90 does not have this problem ! Yep, He mention that even in the comment that D90 way better in speed,bass and dynamic. I want him to try chord qutest or hugo2 to kill the doubt Link to comment
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