Optoma NuForce uDAC5 USB DSD DAC any good?

gasolin

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One of the big stores in scandinavia they have 40% of the Optoma NuForce uDAC5 USB DSD DAC, it's only until midnight just over 4 hours and im wondering if it's any good? What do you think?

https://www.optomausa.com/audioproduct/udac5

Review https://www.optomausa.com/audioproduct/udac5

The one i have https://itrack.focusrite.com/products/itrack-solo

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gasolin

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insider9 said:
I guess the question is how much is it? And is there anything better for the money. Do you need it to be mobile?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Optoma-NuForce-uDAC5-Headphone-Amplifier/dp/B01DW6MX1C

https://pricespy.co.uk/product.php?pu=3608149

For sale what's equal to £92, normal retail price is £153

I noticed it was on sale, i wondered how good it is since the smaller uDAC3 is good but have a bit channel unbalance at low volume, the dac (uDAC5) is a simple one and have the same input and output as my current dac from focusrite.

I changed to the focusrite dac,audio interface from my Hifime Sabre 9018 usb dac because i had some kind of sharpness to the top (despite trying 3 interconnects), the focusrite i got for a good deal when a store like gear4music opened a new place, i was lucky to get rid of the sharpness in the highs i had with the HIFIme Sabre 9018 usb dac.
 

gasolin

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Very clear,open midrange (chris rea auberge record, dire straits why worry) almost sounds as if it's a little bright in generally or just a bit thin when listening to elton johns piano on song for guy.

https://youtu.be/5A-4KdYSM7I mabye not as big or heavy in the bass as it does with my focusrite audio interface, but the bass in general is good, really deep, in the start of the song radioactivity, about 59 min in the video or try 1 hour and 41 min it sounds amazing, it doesn't degrade the good deep and heavy bass.

On some songs the top doesn't sound to refined on other song it's fine, even when it's all songs from youtube. It's not as soft,refined as a ribbon twetter more, in the category party,electronic music, soft dome tweeter, it's more lively, a bit to much for my taste (burn in time or just getting used to the different sound?) .

Theres no hiss or white noise,stereo image is good, a wide sound, last but noet least it's not just small it's very small
 

gasolin

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Don't know how it sounds with dsd files,music, but the little dac sounds good, especially with this concert https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8dGh1iEmCY mabye it sounds different after a few hours of use.
 

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