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Aune T1 SE MK3 Headphone DAC/Amp

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Aune T1 SE MK3 Headphone DAC/Amp

Name: Aune T1 SE MK3 Headphone DAC/Amp
Brand: Aune
SKU: aune-t1-se-headphone-amp
Price: 135 USD
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Rating: 4.066667 (15 reviews)

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The third and newest generation of one of the most popular value DAC/amps on the market, the Aune T1 SE MK3 features the compact size and solid build of its predecessors, along with a number of meaningful upgrades. Equipped with the latest XMOS USB design, this version uses a DSD1793 DAC to decode multiple formats up to 24-bit/192kHz, plus DSD64 Read More

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eatacos

Feb 5, 2021

Verified Buyer

Happy

Good sound and power.

Recommends this product? Yes

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pauliusk

Oct 17, 2019

Verified Buyer

Awesome tube DAC

I am using aune T1 as tube DAC only (mostly with two single triodes through an adapter; 6J5 RCA, Sylvania or Russian 6C2C tubes; or good 6SN7: Brimar, RCA grey glass etc.) with Schiit Vali 2 (also with two single triodes, usually Sylvania VT-192 from 1945), with AKG K702. Sounds absolutely gorgeous to my ears.

Recommends this product? Yes

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Zoltan-823

Oct 9, 2019

Verified Buyer

Good sound, bad support

Received Unpacked Connected Driver installed (win10) NOT WORK When checked power connector I found that the cable connection is not stable. Connector can be remove so easily. Minus a point. Remove driver and it is work. Set highest resolution in windows - not work. Set back to medium (32bit,96000kHz) work. After one hour overheated and turn off. Minus a point Set gain to lowest position. Now it is ok. The sound is good, but there is no goosebumps. This is not my last DAC. Looking ahead, with different brand.

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Mikis-76

Sep 13, 2019

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Quite poor.

Lot of distortion (also after tube chance) with USB + Windows 10 PC and only 32 bit to choose from 44100 to 384000Hz. The drivers that came with the unit (USB drive, thank god) were corrupted, the Windows 10 says so. I haven´t managed to get my active speakers to work with other DAC (Topping D10), I only hear music from the headphones after that when I tried to cope the 32 bit problem. The windows own volume which is shown on the task bar must be set just right not to overdrive the headphone amp while one adjusts the volume from the Aune itself.

Recommends this product? No

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thefute

Feb 16, 2019

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Does almost everything I want. It sounds great and I love the analogue volume nob. It makes switching volume so much easier and intuitive than going through my computer's digital interface. I also like how it utilizes only a single tube so that it makes swapping and trying different tubes easy. I bought the Gold Lion tube for it and it sounds great, especially when paired with my Grado 125E headset. The warmth of the tube actually seems to sort of balance out the "brightness" of Grados. For me this thing is the perfect tube DAC for a desktop, but I have issues with my record player. I thought that I would be able to pass my record player's RCA cables into this thing and then back out to speakers so that I had the option of listening with either my headset or speakers, however it seems that the RCA out ports only go out from the USB in... which is my only real complaint. Also curious is that my model actually glows orange instead of white like advertised, but this isn't really an issue. My music has never sounded so clear and immersive, but I'm still kinda of bummed about the output not working for the RCA in, and this wasn't clear from the documentation or descriptions I saw online, so I have to knock off a star.

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Gurley

Aug 6, 2019

thefute So are you going straight from the turntable to the RCA in? If you are not using a dedicated phono preamp, then it's not surprising that you got no sound. Even Moving Magnet cartridges don't output nearly enough voltage to drive a linestage. If you are using a phono preamp then I apologize and you definitely have a defective unit.

B3NNN

Jan 27, 2020

thefuteI ran into almost the exact same issue. I was trying to send audio from my phono preamp > Aune T1 > powered Audioengines and not only does it not pass the RCA in signal to the RCA out, it also doesn't send that audio through the tube. So that was disappointing and I feel your pain.

Jerrremy

Feb 6, 2019

Verified Buyer

Great little tubey DAC/amp. I replaced the delivered EH tube to Genalex Gold Lion and found the sound more to my liking, less grainy (I think I read somewhere they are the same tube, but that Gold Lions would be the better ones handpicked... maybe so, I enjoy Gold Lion more). I also tested some borrowed old stock tubes and thought the sound differences can be heard and that tubes matter. Pairs very well with Sennheiser HD 6XX. I tried it with Oppo PM-2, but couldn't see proper synergy between them. No issues with line out. 1 star away due to drivers hassle with Windows and the power switch placing. Most sensitive headphones might be affected by channel imbalance at very low volume levels. Runs a bit warm too, but as long as it works without issues I'll just consider it a feature. I upgraded the power brick to Aune XP1 to add some cool factor - it works perfectly.

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rastus

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Feb 11, 2019

JerrremyUntested but... so a bit o'risk, but a USN tube I like and you should too, but for $10... or hell offer $8... https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Radio-Tube-Amperex-USN-6922-Electronic-TV-Amp-Rare/202588147655?hash=item2f2b31cfc7:g:dQEAAOSwlThcT1Vz:sc:USPSFirstClass!07647!US!-1:rk:8:pf:0 Or for $135: https://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-NIB-Amperex-USN-CEP-6922-E88CC-1963-USA-Gold-Pin-US-Navy-Mil-Spec-Tube/113602775390?epid=166830015&hash=item1a7340c95e:g:bugAAOSwFytaMCA2:sc:USPSFirstClass!07647!US!-1:rk:6:pf:0

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prickeater

Dec 13, 2018

Verified Buyer

Im using it with k702, and imo its awesome

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eszczep

Sep 11, 2018

Verified Buyer

Pairs great with Beyerdynamic DT990 PRO 250Ohm. I am pretty satisfied with a purchase :)

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Gofrette

Oct 1, 2018

Thanks for the info, I did not know about it. I will keep searching for info and maybe get a DarkVoice or Little Dot to hear a bigger difference with my e10k. Cheers!

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eszczep

Oct 5, 2018

That's correct! However, because of the tube, the sound seems to be a bit "warmer", which is really great in my opinion! But yeah, it depends on the end-user preferences.

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austin1908

May 28, 2018

Verified Buyer

This thing sounds fine with the tube it comes with but becomes phenomenal once you invest in a tube of your own preference.
My only gripe is that the software side of things could be a bit better. It works fine on Mac but the setup feels janky.

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Operative

Jun 22, 2018

I use an Amperex 7308 tube; Bought that after much research, it's said to be one of the top for this, and it blows the stock tube. You can hear a lot more detail and it gives everything a boost. Search up about different tubes for the Aune t1 and you can find some good threads where people have tried many different kinds and how they perform.