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Estimated price (community-sourced)
$130
Around — community and catalog average, updates slowly
About the SU8
The SMSL SU-8 is a desktop digital-to-analog converter with USB, optical, and coaxial digital inputs and both balanced XLR and unbalanced RCA analog outputs. It uses an ESS ES9038Q2M DAC and an XMOS USB interface, supports PCM audio up to 32-bit/768 kHz and native DSD up to DSD512 over USB, and includes selectable sound-color and digital-filter settings. Optical and coaxial inputs support PCM up to 24-bit/192 kHz and DSD64 via DoP.
Specifications
DAC chip: ESS ES9038Q2M; USB interface: XMOS xCore200; Inputs: USB, optical, coaxial; Outputs: balanced stereo XLR, unbalanced stereo RCA; USB formats: PCM up to 32-bit/768 kHz, DSD up to DSD512; Optical/coaxial formats: PCM up to 24-bit/192 kHz, DSD64 via DoP; Output level: 2 Vrms (RCA), 4 Vrms (XLR); THD+N: 0.0003%; Dynamic range: 120 dB; SNR: 116 dB; Power consumption: 3 W; Dimensions: 185 × 40 × 125 mm; Weight: 1 kg; Features: volume control, remote control, nine sound-color settings, seven digital-filter settings.