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SMSL M3 USB DAC/Amp
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SMSL M3 USB DAC/Amp
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Measuring 3.75 by 3 inches and weighing just 7.5 ounces, the SMSL M3 USB DAC/amp helps you achieve better sound without taking up too much space in your bag or on your desk. Equipped with the CS4398 DAC chip, it has a 24 bit/192 kHz sample rate via optical and coaxial, and a 24 bit/96 kHz sample rate via USB Read More
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memleek
17
Mar 3, 2017
Yeah. Luckily Massdrop responded within a few hours and it seems like things are moving along.
J_December_why
481
Jul 5, 2018
on my schiit fulla 2, powered with usb or phone charger sounds great on front interface, but rear outputs hiss so I just don't use them. tried it 2 ways: on powered speakers, and to output to another headphone amp using fulla as a dac only, but fulla made them hiss.
franksj
4
Jul 5, 2018
J_December_whySorry your having that. Schiit has great customer service. I'm sure they'd make it right for you.
Best, Jim
Best, Jim
Damae
5
Jan 22, 2017
Just a question, Since i am looking to get into the audiophile style of things.
The quality from my PC just doesnt give me the sound i want, would this AMP/DAC be a good starting point? and if yes, which headphones do you guys recommend using with it?
Kinda new to the audiophile stuff:D
The quality from my PC just doesnt give me the sound i want, would this AMP/DAC be a good starting point? and if yes, which headphones do you guys recommend using with it?
Kinda new to the audiophile stuff:D
Damae
5
Jan 25, 2017
Thanks a lot for the reply:D will take a look at the headphones you mentioned!
Sadly i cant find the Philips SHP9500s at any store that ship them to the netherlands :( sad times.
Sadly i cant find the Philips SHP9500s at any store that ship them to the netherlands :( sad times.
Mufaaf
19
Dec 3, 2016
What's a good output power that I should look out for? For low-end to high-end headphones?
batmanwcm
51
Nov 6, 2016
I'm not sure about the failure rates but I just received my M3 that I bought on ebay during one of their $15 off 50 coupon deals and I absolutely love it. I just downgraded from the Schiit Modi 2 Uber & Vali 2 combo. My ears are just not good enough to discern the differences and I listen to my Swan M200MKIII's much more. So the M3 was a better value for the money for me.
chancellorr
129
Jul 26, 2016
You and me both. I just really hope the phones are worth it. If not I'll sell them. NBD.
doluseb
124
Jul 31, 2016
Yea. i'm not so sure the he350 are worth an exorbitant wait. who knows maybe value will go up insanely.
Papercut
7
Dec 2, 2016
I want to join this drop really bad but i'm on the fence about the build quality of the product. I've read comments here as well as other places saying that these units have a somewhat high failure rate. Can anyone else chime in on this that has perhaps owned this dac for a while?
ozric
0
Mar 3, 2017
PapercutSMSL seems to be hit and miss. As a amateur purveyor of a few cheap dacs, I can say that SMSL attempts to offer tremendous value for the money in audio design and choice of dac chips they put in their products at the expense of quality workmanship or overall build. I have a SMSL SD-793II with an unusable headphone jack (static, might just be loose on the inside) that I hardly ever used but still operates great as a dac and sounds fantastic for the money. I also have a SMSL M8 that hasn't skipped a beat and sounds even better. If you spend over $150 on a SMSL product, you're probably in good shape, but less than that, and you're taking a chance on a bad egg, but even so, if nothing goes wrong you'll have a dac that sounds as good as a dac costing hundreds of dollars more. To me, it's worth a roll of the dice.
ssftn14
0
Jul 1, 2016
Any comments on the amp. I'm interested if the amp here is as good as the one in the 793ll. Seems like everything smsl makes is small but I really like how small this unit is.
dpj1
255
Oct 23, 2018
I bought one of these for my college student son, it shipped to him, but he can’t get it to work. SMSL website is effectively useless for troubleshooting and the DAC came without a manual. He has a Windows 10 laptop and an iPhone 6, and this DAC isn’t working with either of them. I’m 3,000 miles from the DAC so I do not have tactile possession of the device. Where do we go to figure this out?
dpj1
255
Nov 12, 2018
Thanks for the insight and tips. We never installed the M3 drivers at all, as the SMSL website has no driver to download specifically for the M3. There are drivers for all sorts of other Mproducts, but nothing for the M3. So the presence of M3 drivers should not be our issue.
talkaplan4474
125
Nov 13, 2018
dpj1I just checked SMSL site and it doesn't show the M3 driver anymore - they probably figured out that this driver was faulty.
I'll check out the M3 with another PC with Windows 10 and fiddle with it, maybe I'll have some insight that might help you.
Tappaz
41
Oct 10, 2018
I currently use an Oppo HA-2SE for my desktop setup (even though I also use it for portable use)
I have a pair of Fidelio X2's and Jubilee 58X's on the way. I am going to see any improvement or different sound signature by using this amp?
I have a pair of Fidelio X2's and Jubilee 58X's on the way. I am going to see any improvement or different sound signature by using this amp?
cwelton17
108
Jan 11, 2019
I have the TR-XOO Mahogany and while I enjoy them, I feel like they aren't worth upwards of $400. They'd be fine for $200 or $300.
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