There are 3 versions of this DAC. The first version used a Wolfson DAC chipset and no headphone out, which i have. The current version uses a different Cirrus Logic chipset that has a totally different sound signature. Try to find the version 1 if you can. It has silver RCA outputs, not gold.

Good video. Crisp audio as well! WD

my pre amp doesn't have digital optical input and i only need this to take tv optical output to my audio pre amplifier...is this good for this?

Would this be good to use with my Schiit Magni 2 amp / HD650 headphones? Or would you recommend selling my amp and buying an amp/dac combo? Would this Fiio work with my xbox one?

taylor tech, do you know what digital to analog converters are compatible with tv sets that have dolby audio system ?

Is this DAC good solution to bypass not working onboard audio ? If I dont want to buy sound blaster sound card, will this work well with windows 10 via toslink connection ?

is this any worth for the Audiotechnica ath-m50x ? will it improve sound quality ??

thank you for mentioning pcm I checked and my tv has pcm output.

Is it recommended to use it w a smartphone, specifically mi max 2. I uses kz zs3

Hello, how do you think about quality sounds? Can you recommend for that thank

thanks! helped me make my decision!

@Taylordtech

8 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad it helped

Hi, Thanks for the review. Do you know if this device allows both RCA and Line Out output at the same time?

@Taylordtech

7 жыл бұрын

I dont know...never tried it.

Hey I'm planning to purchase this for my LED TV, it has a digital optical output and a 3.5mm. Right now I'm using an amplifier with the 3.5mm output, should connecting it to the digital output and then to an amplifier(E18) sound better? I also want to know if digital output from a TV is better than its 3.5mm. Thanks.

@Taylordtech

8 жыл бұрын

The digital output from the TV will likely be much better than the 3.5mm output. As long as the TV supports PCM as an optical audio format you should be good.

Thanks for the video 1 question though, can I use Fiio Taishan D03K for DAC and onboard's amp? or do I have to get an external amp? Thanks Edit: I'm trying to pair it with ath ad700x as this has low ohm

@Taylordtech

7 жыл бұрын

+WarbleTheSquirtle onboard as your pc s built in amp? Nope. The amp in your PC has a DAC built into it already.

@YumYumLS

7 жыл бұрын

alright thanks

I'm going to use this on the PS4 (Optical out) obviously as a DAC since my monitor (I use a computer monitor on my PS4) doesn't have audio out for HDMI. What are your thoughts on this? It's fairly cheap so I could just dive right in, but I want to get some opinions first. Edit: I just noticed there are existing answers for this question. But would appreciate some feedback too. :D

@Taylordtech

8 жыл бұрын

+poiXquared As with the other reply...just dont plug headphones directly into it. You would be disappointed. If you want something to plug headphones into, they make a DAC/Amp combo (the E10K) that should suit your needs, just be aware its a little over twice as expensive.

Thanks very much for sharing this awesome info, I almost bought but since it doesn't suport Dolby or DTS I won't buy it. Cheers mate :)

@tm8473

5 жыл бұрын

AC3 and DTS are multichannel encoding formats. This device has 2 (two) analogue outputs, not six. Two channels program encoded as AC3, AAC or else can be decoded by the digital source device setting up the dig out to PCM stereo, with no loss o quality. In the case of 5.1, everything will be downmixed to Rt Lt.

what is the brand of your mixer.

Can i use this to improve the Sound of my PC Setup? I have a Soundcard which is connected directly with an optical cable to my receiver where i have 2 JBL Studio 220 and 1 sub connected.

@Taylordtech

7 жыл бұрын

I kinda doubt it. This only supports PWM (simple stereo) and your receive will likely have more multi-channel options. Also Im willing to bet the receiver has a decent DAC in it already.

@TheMyDrugsMusic

7 жыл бұрын

its a 2.1 Receiver, how do i know if it has a DAC? TY for ur reply

@Taylordtech

7 жыл бұрын

if it takes an optical signal and outputs sound it has to have a DAC (digital to analog converter).

Thanks for the review. You mention PC a fair bit, csn I assume this will also work if I want to hook up my Samsung tablet to my old Amplifier? Thanks

@Taylordtech

8 жыл бұрын

provided it has optical or coaxial output, yes

@5hanesBoard

8 жыл бұрын

+Taylord Tech Hi. no it's micro usb and and a headphone socket. Possibly not then.

@Taylordtech

8 жыл бұрын

+5hanes yup, the micro usb on the DAC is for power only, so it wouldnt work with your tablet.

@gedteesdale2794

7 жыл бұрын

Shane hi from watching you review it seem to connect from a LCD TV with no normal jacks I would need a transformer. As I'm 78yrs old and not up on these things could you suggest a way and include a diagram of how to set it up. Thanks Ged

I was almost deafened cause of the outro

Hey Taylor, is this an amplifier for headphones? How many ohmz can it drive?

@Taylordtech

8 жыл бұрын

Its just a DAC, not an amp. You will need some sort of amp to drive headphones.

I have an amp for my bookshelf speakers, so would I hook this DAC up to my amp via RCA instead of directly to my speakers? Sorry if this is a stupid question, just want to make sure I know how to do it. Thanks!

@Taylordtech

8 жыл бұрын

+Theo Turner Correct. The output from this device needs to go through an amp of some sort before it goes to headphones/speakers.

@theoturner9327

8 жыл бұрын

Taylord Tech Great, thanks!

Can someone help me get an answer to this: What's the difference in quality if I connect my sound bar (which doesn't have digital input) directly with my TV's analog output compared to connecting my sound bar to TV's digital output through this device? Thanks for your response/help.

@Taylordtech

6 жыл бұрын

+Lokesh Sahal you may not notice much of a difference. It depends on the quality of your TV and the DAC inside it

@lokimetalhead123

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I purchased it to test and it did improve the fidelity and made the mid-levels sound much clearer compared to the previous audio quality.

Can I hook this with xbox one and use 3,5mm jack as output to my speakers?

@Taylordtech

7 жыл бұрын

yes, assuming your speakers are powered

its good for ps2 to headphone jack gaming via optical

@Taylordtech

8 жыл бұрын

+rajesh kumar not without an amp. it will not have enough volume on its own.

should i buy this for my hyperx cloud

@Taylordtech

7 жыл бұрын

Not unless you have a headphone amp to hook up between the DAC and the headphones. It doesnt have any volume control and its output level is pretty low.

This is probably a bit late, but I wanted to know if I need an amp for this even if the motherboard I'm running this off of is extremely strong and powerful, so much that at 1 volume my headphones are approximately 60dB (Done by ear testing, not accurate at all, just an average volume like a conversation with someone). Can I just run it directly off or do I still need a headphone amp?

@Taylordtech

8 жыл бұрын

your motherboard's power wont make a difference. its a line level output, so it will need an amp of some sort for headphones.

Is there any noise/static sound?

@Taylordtech

6 жыл бұрын

Nope. It's very very quiet

@AzfarHashmi

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks. What about bass, is it degrading bass at all? The other generic dac I have eliminating bass around 50% easily so I'm worried about it too.

hi does the usb in to power the unit affect the sound at all?

@Taylordtech

8 жыл бұрын

Nope. They provide a power brick that I used and it works great.

@brettnairn864

8 жыл бұрын

great thanks Im getting one

Why didn't he just post a screen pic instead of reading it to us .

how do I use this with my studio monitors on my pc?

@Taylordtech

8 жыл бұрын

+Friskee Walker It kinda depends on what monitors you have. In general, you would do a toslink or coax out from your PC to the Fiio, and an RCA cable from the Fiio to your monitors. Its a pretty simple device...no crazy settings to mess with. Just make sure you turn off Dolby and DTS on your PC's sound card since this thing can only do PCM (which is all you need for stereo monitors. Dolby and DTS only offer more channels...not a quality difference)

@breakwater1168

8 жыл бұрын

Taylor'd Tech Thanks you! But I dont have a sound card. Soooooo.

@Taylordtech

8 жыл бұрын

+Friskee Walker Your desktop probably has onboard sound. The vast majority have an optical (toslink) output.

@breakwater1168

8 жыл бұрын

ok

@breakwater1168

8 жыл бұрын

+Taylor'd Tech Sorry, im REALLY nooby. i checked the back of my pc and no coaxial cable spot. how do i connect the coaxial cable into my pc?

I have no idea how to make this thing work on my PC because no matter what audio playback device I pick nothing happens and there's ZERO guides on how to hook these things up online... waaaaah

@Taylordtech

7 жыл бұрын

Are you actually asking for help or is this sarcasm?

@Suren0

7 жыл бұрын

I do need help, sorry, didn't mean it as sarcasm. I'm a complete tard when it comes to knowing what cables I need and what all these different ports mean. I wanted to jump into the audiophile world and thought this would be a good 30$ step, and now I'm stuck lol. From what I gathered so far online, I should return this one and get a FiiO E10K if I want something that will work with my speakers and headphone, or am I wrong?

walls are not importent...

End music way toooooooooooo loaud, good review though.

@Taylordtech

8 жыл бұрын

+VIC BOSS Glad you liked the review. My newer videos definitely have the music lower (like 30% lower).

Demostration???? @🙄🙄🙄🙄