The ultraportable DAC+AMP that I had been waiting for finally arrived. This little piece of magic is the work of a single russian guy based out of China who was kinda disgusted about the looting in the name of audiophile gear.
This little device can provide 500mW at 16 ohm and since it has only balanced output, total power is more than 1W. Bought it to try it with my HD650 which can be run upto 80% of it's potential with this ultraportable $75 device directly from my phone. Waiting for the balanced wire to be delivered tomorrow.
You can check out his website and his 'really active' discord channel for his other products. He will soon be releasing a version supporting normal unbalanced cables of this device.
e1dashz.wixsite.com
This is a review and detailed measurements of the E1DA 9038S portable balanced DAC and headphone amplifier. It is the brainchild of the member @IVX. He kindly sent me a sample for review. The cost is stated as "TBD($70)." He will have to tell us if the price is finalized or not. The 9038S...
www.audiosciencereview.com
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