Serenade vs Topping Centaurus
The Centaurus's thd is 0.001% against the Serenade's 0.002% and its output voltage 2.1V RMS against 2.2V RMS.
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The HiFiMAN Serenade is a desktop DAC, preamplifier, and headphone amplifier featuring the Hymalaya Pro R2R DAC and a discrete Class A headphone amplifier. It supports digital audio over USB, coaxial, optical, and network connections, as well as an analog RCA input. Headphone outputs include 4-pin XLR balanced, 4.4 mm balanced, and 6.35 mm single-ended; rear-panel line outputs are available on XLR and RCA.
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 Centaurus's thd is 0.001% against the Serenade's 0.002% and its output voltage 2.1V RMS against 2.2V RMS.
The DAC-10HSE's thd is 0.000% against the Serenade's 0.002% and its output voltage 2.0V RMS against 2.2V RMS.
The DX7 Pro's thd is 0.003% against the Serenade's 0.002% and its output voltage 2.0V RMS against 2.2V RMS.
The NFB-11.38's output voltage is 2.5V RMS against the Serenade's 2.2V RMS. Both share thd (0.002%).
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