So If I understand you corrctly,
you say that the power in the 23$ by Lee, and the power in the 40$ which I gave earluier, is the same..
So in that case, maybe it should not be a "no" after all?
If it orks good in the 23$ one, it should do similarly in the 40$ one, no?
(I ask this in order to know If I shoul try and buy the 40$ one too)
Yes
That's the 70$ one, with the 15v external power requirement..
I am not interested in that one, but in the 40$ one, USB Powered..
That's the 70$ one, with the 15v external power requirement..
I am not interested in that one, but in the 40$ one, USB Powered..
Its definitely a 'no' for me. That was the context, you asked if I had tried it. Its not intended to be a 'don't buy' to anyone else 🙂
Just bear in mind its also got a headphone amp inside which is powered from the same noisy USB supply. So potentially an additional downside. I can't see why it would do any better than the 4*TDA1387 model if you don't want a headamp, and if you do want a headamp you'd do better to have one which steps up the USB power and regulates it.
Hello Guys,
That was an interesting thread... so i want to wake up, if you don"t mind. 😉
I have a RaspberryPi based media player with an AroioDAC hat (with PCM5122 DAC chip).
I am satisfied with the sound it produces, but also am interested about the NonOverSampling dacs. I'd like to have a DAC (for my laptop) producing a bit more warmer sound for instrumental musics.
I took a look on ebay and found the next DAC boards:
1: TDA1387 x4
2: TDA1543 x4 or a very similar product from Aliexpress
3: TDA1543 x8
4: TDA1543 x10
The first one was tested by @spaceman5.
The second one is tested and scored high here.
The third and fourth boards have more TDA1543s parallel, but their price is also multiplied by 2-3, compared to the second board. Might they worth the extra money? Do somebody heard these TDA1543 x4/x8/x10 DACs?
That was an interesting thread... so i want to wake up, if you don"t mind. 😉
I have a RaspberryPi based media player with an AroioDAC hat (with PCM5122 DAC chip).
I am satisfied with the sound it produces, but also am interested about the NonOverSampling dacs. I'd like to have a DAC (for my laptop) producing a bit more warmer sound for instrumental musics.
I took a look on ebay and found the next DAC boards:
1: TDA1387 x4
2: TDA1543 x4 or a very similar product from Aliexpress
3: TDA1543 x8
4: TDA1543 x10
The first one was tested by @spaceman5.
The second one is tested and scored high here.
The third and fourth boards have more TDA1543s parallel, but their price is also multiplied by 2-3, compared to the second board. Might they worth the extra money? Do somebody heard these TDA1543 x4/x8/x10 DACs?
I don't find TDA1543 warmer, I find it softer, less dynamic. But how TDA1387 sounds depends more on the following circuits - it can sound too bright with the wrong analog circuits after it.
@abraxalito:
IC... Then TDA1387 is preferred by SQ over TDA1543? I'm going to have an L12-2 amp. Currently I listen to ICEpower 125.
IC... Then TDA1387 is preferred by SQ over TDA1543? I'm going to have an L12-2 amp. Currently I listen to ICEpower 125.
TDA1387 upsets the following circuits more than TDA1543. I suspect that's because its CMOS so is a bit 'glitchy'. Not knowing the quality of the subsequent stage(s) I'd veer towards TDA1543 as its more forgiving of the downstream circuits.