USB DACs, desktop DACs, USB-to-S/PDIF interfaces and digital players, compared by chip, formats, inputs and outputs.
xDuoo BD34301 DAC Card for XD-05 Pro — read reviewA DAC card for the XD-05 Pro listed at $149, with the ROHM BD34301 named in the title. Its pictures show BD34301EKV engraved on the card and give parameters headed XD05PRO Built-in ROHM BD34301, so those figures describe the host unit. It suits XD-05 Pro owners who want this chip.
SMSL D400 Pro USB DAC — read reviewA USB DAC with AK4499EX and AK4191EQ chips, listed at $728.20 in silver or black. Its pictured spec table gives RCA and XLR outputs, six inputs including Bluetooth and PCM 44.1 ~ 768kHz on USB. It suits buyers who want XLR and RCA outputs and MQA decoding from a USB DAC.
SMSL VMV D2R DAC + P2 Amp Stack — read reviewA DAC and amplifier pair from SMSL, the VMV D2R and VMV P2, listed at $1,998 with a 35cm XLR cable pair per the page text. Its two pictures show front and rear panels with XLR, RCA, AES/EBU, coaxial, optical and USB labels but no spec figures. It suits buyers who want both units in one order.
Yulong Asura Streaming DAC and Headphone Amp — read reviewA network streaming DAC with a headphone amplifier and a preamp mode, listed at $1,299 in black, red or silver. Its 8 pictures list AK4499EX and AK4191 chips, USB, coaxial, optical and LAN inputs and 5000mW balanced at 32Ω. It suits buyers who want streaming and balanced headphone outputs together.
LADDER Schumann 5-Input DAC — read reviewA DAC with COAX, OPT, USB, I2S and AES digital inputs and XLR and RCA analog outputs, listed at $1,447 in one black option with a remote control. The pictures read for this review give no DAC chip name, output level or sample rates. It suits buyers who need that mix of inputs.
FX-AUDIO DS07 DAC and Decoder — read reviewA DAC and decoder with USB, optical, coaxial and Bluetooth 5.1 inputs and RCA and XLR outputs, listed at $199 in black, for buyers who want both output types. Its pictured measurement screenshots show SNR and THD+N figures that differ from the pictured parameters.