USB DACs, desktop DACs, USB-to-S/PDIF interfaces and digital players, compared by chip, formats, inputs and outputs.
AOSHIDA BLAD-S5 Bluetooth and FM Receiver — read reviewA Bluetooth 5.1 and FM receiver listed at $99.99. Its pictures show RCA, coaxial and optical outputs, an infrared remote and a display. It suits buyers who want to feed an amplifier from a Bluetooth or FM source. The store title names ES9038, but no picture read names a DAC chip.
SMSL SU-2 Desktop DAC — read reviewA desktop DAC with an ES9039Q2M chip, listed at $99.99. The pictured table gives AES/Coaxial/Optical inputs, RCA and XLR outputs and AC power. It suits wired setups with a source that has an AES/EBU, coaxial or optical output and an amplifier that takes RCA or XLR.
xDuoo R2R DAC Card — read reviewA DAC card for the xDuoo XD-05 PRO and TA-32, listed at $199. Its pictures describe a 32-bit R2R resistor network with DSD512 as the maximum and give an output table with a block for each host unit. It suits owners of those two units who want an R2R DAC section.
xDuoo ES9039SPRO DAC Card — read reviewA DAC card named ES9039SPRO for the xDuoo XD05Pro and TA-32, listed at $199. The pictures give output figures for both host units with the card fitted, including 2000mW at 32Ω for the XD05PRO. It suits owners of those two units who want this DAC section.
FiiO BR15 R2R Bluetooth Receiver — read reviewA Bluetooth 6.0 audio receiver listed at $199.99 in Black or Silver. Its pictures describe a FiiO proprietary 24-bit R2R DAC, USB, coaxial, optical and Bluetooth decoding, RCA and XLR outputs and a 10-band PEQ. It suits buyers who want Bluetooth and a balanced output in one unit.
SMSL R100 R2R DAC — read reviewAn R2R DAC listed at $289 in silver. Its pictures name two ADI AD1861-J chips and list USB, optical and coaxial inputs, XLR and RCA outputs, USB PCM 44.1~768kHz and a web-based PEQ equalizer. It suits buyers who want a wired R2R DAC with a balanced output.
FiiO WARMER R2R Tube Buffer DAC — read reviewA DAC that its pictures call a Desktop R2R Tube Buffer and DAC, with RCA and XLR line outputs, listed at $349.99 in black or silver with an EU or UK plug. The store's title adds a headphone amp, but the pictures read for this review show none, so it suits a system that already has an amplifier.
QULOOS QU02 USB Interface — read reviewA USB digital audio interface listed at $350.99 in black or silver, with a crossed-out $389.99 shown beside the price. The four pictures read for this review hold only the labels printed on the unit, so it suits buyers who will confirm sample rates and outputs elsewhere.
GUSTARD Audalytic DR70 R2R DAC — read reviewAn R2R desktop DAC in two versions: the DR70 from $359.99 and the DR70N, which per the pictures adds LAN and a TF card slot, at $439.99. Pictured specs list XLR and RCA outputs and USB input at PCM 44.1kHz-768kHz, which suits buyers who want both output types.
LADDER Boya USB Interface — read reviewA USB interface listed at $459.99, with a USB 2.0 Type B input and coax, TOSLink, AES/EBU and two I2S outputs in a spec table pictured on the page. It suits buyers who already own a DAC and want I2S over HDMI or RJ45, and who accept pictures that disagree on some figures.
SMSL RAW-DAC1 Desktop DAC — read reviewA desktop DAC listed at $499.99 whose title and cover picture name AK4499EX and AK4191 chips, with XLR and RCA outputs, Bluetooth 5.1 and, per a picture, a 2.33-inch display. It suits buyers who want XLR and RCA outputs and Bluetooth in one DAC, using figures from pictured tables.
SMSL G1 Master Clock Generator — read reviewAn external master clock generator listed at $529, with four BNC outputs at 10MHz and an OCXO whose frequency accuracy a pictured table gives as ±3 ppb. It suits buyers who already own gear with a clock input; a pictured connecting diagram wires a PL200T and a D200 to it.
Audalytic DR80 Discrete R2R DAC — read reviewA discrete R-2R DAC from $699.99 (DR80) or $779.99 (DR80N, which per the pictures adds a network bridge, LAN and micro SD). Pictured specs list USB input at native DSD64-DSD1024 and balanced XLR plus RCA outputs, which suits buyers who want both output types.
Yulong DP1 Network USB Interface — read reviewA network and USB digital interface listed at $939 in black or white. A spec table pictured on the page gives PCM up to 32Bit/1536KHz and native DSD64/128/256/512/1024 on its network, USB and I2S paths. It suits buyers who already own a DAC.
TOPPING Centaurus R2R DAC — read reviewA desktop R2R DAC listed at $999 in black or silver, with a choice of EU, US or UK plug. The pictures list XLR and RCA outputs, USB, optical, coaxial, AES, IIS and Bluetooth 5.1 inputs, and a 2.0-inch screen. It suits buyers who want balanced and single-ended outputs.
TOPPING D90 III Discrete Desktop DAC — read reviewA desktop DAC with XLR and RCA outputs and USB, optical, coaxial, AES, IIS-LVDS and Bluetooth 5.1 inputs, according to the page's pictures. Listed at $999 in black with a UK plug style, it suits buyers who want a balanced desktop DAC with a Bluetooth remote.
xDuoo DP10 Streaming Player — read reviewA streaming player that HiFiGO's title calls portable, listed at $999. The pictures give a 5.5-inch Android 14 touchscreen, a 12V/2A power supply and digital outputs: USB, coaxial, optical, AES, HDMI and IIS. It suits buyers who already own a DAC and want a network and local-file source.
GUSTARD U26 USB Digital Interface — read reviewA USB digital interface with a USB Type-B input, a 10MHz clock input and optical, coaxial, AES and two IIS-over-HDMI outputs, according to the page's pictures. Listed at $999.99 in silver or black, it suits owners of a DAC that takes IIS, AES, coaxial or optical.
Cayin iDAC-8 Desktop DAC — read reviewA desktop DAC listed at $1,199.99 whose pictures name an AK4191 modulator with two AK4499EX chips, XLR and RCA outputs and a tube or solid-state output setting. It suits a line-level chain; the store title says headphone amplifier, but the pictures read for this review list no headphone output.
LADDER Brahms Player — read reviewA black aluminum-alloy unit listed as a player at $1,499, with USB, AES and optical inputs and AES, I2S, optical and coaxial outputs according to its one picture. It suits buyers who want a digital source with two clock inputs and the 65W toroidal transformer the picture claims.
GUSTARD S26 Music Server — read reviewA music server that, per the page's pictures, runs CelWare Audio OS on an AMD 5600U with 8GB of RAM and a built-in 1TB SSD, and sends digital audio out over IIS, AES, coaxial, optical and USB. Listed at $1,599.99 in black or silver, it suits owners of an external DAC.
GUSTARD X26III Network Streamer — read reviewA network streamer with two ES9039SPRO DAC chips, one per channel, according to the one readable picture on its page. Listed at $1,599.99 in black or silver, it suits buyers who care about the dual-chip design and will check inputs and outputs elsewhere.
GUSTARD X30 Network Streaming DAC — read reviewA network-streaming desktop DAC with four ES9039SPRO chips, XLR and RCA outputs and a 10MHz clock input, per the page's pictures. Listed at $2,999.99 in black or silver, it suits buyers who want LAN playback with Roon, AirPlay, UPnP, NAA and Spotify in the unit.
GUSTARD R30 R2R Streaming DAC — read reviewA desktop R2R streaming DAC with a network bridge, XLR and RCA line outputs and a 10MHz clock input, per the page's pictures. Listed at $3,599.99 in black or silver, it suits buyers who want a discrete conversion design with LAN playback and DSD64-1024 on its IIS input.