Any experience of the xDuoo TA-01 24bit/192KHz USB DAC Headphone Amp?

[MrBrickFish]

Does anyone have any experience of the xDuoo TA-01 24bit/192KHz USB DAC Headphone Amp?

For example :

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171137377562?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

There are only one or two partial reviews on the net

Many thanks

Sean

 

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[ddtrr]

Like you I was searching the net for info and the only review was OBVIOUSLY flawed

http://earmass.com/2013/07/23/xduoo-ta-01-entry-level-tube-dacamp-combo/

It is a very high gain amp.

Drives the notoriously hard to drive AKG701/702

with EASE,LOADS of power and Oomph!

Also does TRUE 16/176.2khz Decoding with foobar

Very very good amp,IMHO

PS: the ONLY caveat, the software driver's instruction is a pain in the ass

 

[MrBrickFish]

ddtrr,

Thanks for your reply and sorry I missed it for a couple of weeks... As it happens, I've taken delivery of one of these last week... I've very happy with it. It is able to go all the way to 24@192 and since I have a few experimental tracks with differing levels of resolution, it is able to play everything without the need to resample or fiddle about.

I agree about the gain... It has lots. Personally, I had no trouble installing the drivers... not sure I know/care exactly what else it has installed... seems to have a control panel as well as the underlying driver, but that is not an issue.

I have come across a further review...

http://www.headdesk.me/index.php?title=XDuoo_TA-01_%2B_Mullard_12AU7

and more importantly, the chap has experimented with swapping the valve for a Mullard one. I plan to do a bit of research into different versions of the same model of valve and od something similar over Easter.

Cheers

Sean