I've been looking at this to replace my fx audio dac x6. I understand the dac x6 has a more powerful headphone amp but nothing I'm driving has a high enough impedance for that to matter. Strictly in terms of dac quality, how much of a difference will there be using this as my dac from a windows pc with cd quality flac files? Most of my time will be split between the headphone amp powering hd6xx, and using the rca out to my amp that powers two way floorstanding speakers.
Dmt37YES! Significant improvement from your PC dac. Not that I can tell the difference, there are likely better DACs out there.
The amp is clean and has ample power for my HD650s.
EdwgI appreciate the response, but I'm currently using the fx audio dac x6 to avoid the awful built in laptop dac. My question is whether or not the smsl m6 would be a noticeable upgrade from the fx audio dac x6, not a laptop dac.
The pc was mentioned becuase I'm using usb audio out to feed the dac cd quality flac files to my fx audio dac x6 and would be doing the same if i upgraded to the smsl m6.
Dmt37I understand, thanks for clarifying. I am currently listening and comparing the AUNE X1s, FiiOQ1 and SMSL with a flac recording of 'jazz at the pawnshop' and the Bill Evens Trio at the village vanguard and I cannot truthfully tell the difference.
Dmt37I know this is super late, and you probably already went with a thing.
But, I have the X6 and also recently picked up the Fiio Q1 Mark II, and I can hear a difference in the DAC quality. The Q1 sounds cleaner somehow? I believe the Q1 uses a DAC chip from the same family as the M6, so you may indeed get better sound out of a better dac than the X6.
Though, of course, sound quality is subjective and your milage may very. But i will the difference to me was noticeable with the HE350s stock even. So with the 6XXs you'll probably notice more of a difference.
TaylorDI have decided to save my funds for the Audio GD NFB11. seems to be an excellent dac/amp that'll allow me to use whatever headphones I decide to purchase in the future while providing enough clarity and accuracy for whatever loudspeakers I purchase as I upgrade that system as well.
Though it's tiny, it manages to power even high ohm headsets with amazing accuracy. It works great with the drop usb-c to usb-c and my Phillips shp-9600. Soon enough I'll be using the Akoustyx...
I have an external amplifier with no integrated DAC and I only have an xduo xa10 as a dac/amp can I use the xduo xa10 as a dac only with an external amplifier?
So I bought the HD6xx a few weeks back and when I finally got the packages i got some Noir 99. ever happened to any of u guys and how did it get resolved
The amp is clean and has ample power for my HD650s.
But, I have the X6 and also recently picked up the Fiio Q1 Mark II, and I can hear a difference in the DAC quality. The Q1 sounds cleaner somehow? I believe the Q1 uses a DAC chip from the same family as the M6, so you may indeed get better sound out of a better dac than the X6.
Though, of course, sound quality is subjective and your milage may very. But i will the difference to me was noticeable with the HE350s stock even. So with the 6XXs you'll probably notice more of a difference.