Our take
If you are looking for a DAC that has a Opitcal input + USB input then this is the one to get.. but if you just need a USB DAC without the optical input then you can look at the Topping D10s
As for sound quality this does the job and your music will sound like how it should sound..
This is one of the value products and definitely worth the buy if you're specifically looking for a DAC that has a Optical input
Having a optical input is beneficial if you are looking to pair the SMSL Sanskrit 10th Anniversary with a WiiM Mini Streamer and you'll have a whole setup which you can connect with your Spotify / Tidal Connect
Usually new TVs will have an optical output for you to connect your DAC or AV receiver and by doing this you can watch your TV shows with your audio system!
Review
Product details
SMSL is changing the DACs game with their excellent performance and budget prices. There is really no excuse to use sub-par DACs or spend orders of magnitude for boutique DACs with far worse performance.
Features;
second-generation XMOS solution supports sampling rate up to 32bit/768KHz and DSD256
Two pieces of Japanese ultra-low phase noise clocks, greatly reducing the system JITTER
AKM's new AK4493 chip, and carefully adjusted it to an unprecedented 0.0002%
Built-in gravity sensor, automatically switches the screen
Built-in high-performance power filtering system, so that it can achieve the best performance using only one USB interface for power supply
Anodized CNC aluminum alloy housing
Japan Electronics Association Hi-Res Audio certification;
Full-featured remote control
Tech specs
| Input | USB/ Optical/ Coaxial |
| Output level | 2.2Vrms |
| Dynamic range | 118dB
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| THD+N | 0.0002% |
| SNR | 120dB |
| USB compatibility | Windows 7/ 8/ 9/ 10
Mac OS X10.6 or Later / Linux |
| Bit depth | USB:
1bit ~32bit
Optical/ Coaxial:
16bit ~24bit
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| Sampling rate | USB:
PCM (44.1 ~ 384kHz)
DSD (2.28224 ~ 11.2896MHz)
Optical/ Coaxial:
32kHz ~192kHz |
| Power consumption | 2W |
| Standby power | <0.1W |
| Size | 74 x 45 x 144 |
| Weight | 320g |
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