K13 vs SMSL DO400
The DO400's thd is 0.000% against the K13's 1.000% and its output impedance 0Ω against 0.4Ω. Both share bit depth (32-bit) and max sample rate (768 kHz).
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The FiiO K13 is a desktop DAC, headphone amplifier and preamplifier. It uses two ESS ES9039Q2M DAC chips and a fully balanced amplifier stage, with USB, optical, coaxial and Bluetooth input options. It provides 4.4 mm balanced and 6.35 mm single-ended headphone outputs, plus balanced XLR and RCA line outputs. This is the standard K13 model, not the separately named K13 R2R.
DAC capabilities and digital audio processing
Analog signal output specifications
Input and output connections
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The closest alternatives on specs, description and the systems they turn up in, with the specs they share set side by side.
The DO400's thd is 0.000% against the K13's 1.000% and its output impedance 0Ω against 0.4Ω. Both share bit depth (32-bit) and max sample rate (768 kHz).
The RAW-MDA1's thd is 0.000% against the K13's 1.000% and its output voltage 5.2V RMS against 4.4V RMS. Both share bit depth (32-bit) and max sample rate (768 kHz).
The DX5 lite's thd is 0.001% against the K13's 1.000% and its output impedance 50Ω against 0.4Ω. Both share bit depth (32-bit) and max sample rate (768 kHz).
Both turn up in the same documented systems.
The G5's thd is 0.000% against the K13's 1.000% and its output impedance 0.1Ω against 0.4Ω. Both share bit depth (32-bit) and max sample rate (768 kHz).
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