Gustard X18 Balanced Bluetooth USB DAC

With a full slate of modern features, more than a few connectivity options, and a sleek overall look and feel, the Gustard X18 Balanced Bluetooth USB DAC will bring, well, balance to your audio setup. The no-frills, industrial-leaning metal chassis and the super-clear OLED screen (with adjustable brightness levels) makes for a high-end-looking device. But this thing is also high-end-sounding—complete with a fully covered frequency response, a supremely capable ESS ES9038PRO DAC chip, a high-end XMOS XU216 processor, and MQA decoding capabilities to add even more gloss to your music. This all amounts to PCM audio resolution up to 768 kilohertz, as well as native DSD512 performance, and even LDAC-capable Bluetooth connectivity for wireless transmission of your music with minimal degradation. All this considered, the X18 makes for an impressive set of brains to your listening room.