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Pros & Cons
Pros
M500 uses the 9038pro dac but the difference is the ic layout quality and the dx7 has a higher milli-watt output and more front connector options. It's volume output is fantastic, and drives headphones rated at 250 to 300 ohms with plenty of headroom ... Read More
It sounds polite, very spacious and 3-dimensional. Sound quality is good- no buzzing or humming in the background.
This is my first time owning one of these 9038pro dac units. The menu system is really simple and you don't have to worry about switches.
Cons
Smsl has no customer service at all, and their warranty is meaningless. It's theoretically possible to update the firmware, but if you're on a mac, it seems to be completely impossible.
Highlights
Quality
But it’s fine the sounds quality is just amazing
Im running an sacd hotel california through my sony 4k bluray player upbx800m2 into it over a digital coax connection as im wri... Read More
They totally knocked it out of the park with the m500 dacamp
In my experience which does not seem to be the experience of others schiit lacks quality control
Price
The dac is excellent for the price
There might be better but not at this price
Shipping
Because i wanted next day shipping and normally use low resistance dynamic driver headphones i decided to buy the m500
I can tell you amazon stuck to their nextday shipping it arrived the same day i ordered it
One of the additional things that sold me was that it was fulfilled by amazon with 1day shipping
Packaging/appearance
Just download the windows driver from the smsl website install and you are golden within minutes
Competitiveness
Overall this is a great buy compared to competitors
This is simply outstanding support and now based on this experience i feel that smsl honors their warranty and have no issues r... Read More
Ive tried schiit products however i have had very bad luck with them losing functionality for unknown reasons and having to replace them
Secondly the volume output of the amplifier is significantly lower than my smsl sapii pro unit although i did know this before purchasing
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- This product had a total of 271 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jun 22 2023.
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I will update my review if theres caveat
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My desk isnt super big so it just barely fits
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At least i am unable to hear the difference between my monolith thx aaa 887 and the internal amp
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I have topping e30 which sounds exactly the same to me
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
You could pull off a similar setup with a dragonfly red or cobalt dac or the new ifi zen dac
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I have never had the need to max out on my 58x jubilee bt 770 pro 80 ohm or my he4xx
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But if those are more important to you esp
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I would not recommend pairing m500 or da9 with a brightforward sounding amp or speakers or you may end up with fatigue
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