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Review on πŸ”Š 80W2 Bluetooth 4.2 HiFi USB DSP Digital Decoding Power Amplifier - SMSL AD18 by Greg Bellman

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Occasional "TERRIBLY LOUD STATIC " and moderate continuous line noise

I read some reviews before purchase and others after. Maybe I have a bad block. I wrote it off as a loss. If you receive one that doesn't work well, return it immediately. I tried fiddling with mine for months but finally gave up. I have also used 1x SMSL SA50 and 3x SMSL SA98E amplifiers throughout the house and they have worked great. But I play and play with headphones so I wanted to replace my SA50. Have been buying everything from Gemini Doctor for several years and have had good dealings with the seller. The Bad: TERRIBLE LOUD STATIC I took this from another review. So true. Between watching the video, loading into the game, and many other times, something goes wrong and you think you may have permanent hearing loss before you can remove your headphones or speakers. - Moderate continuous interference/noise in headphones. Too many to use. Tried BT, AUX, USB inputs. They were really important, but they all sucked. The good ones: + The concept does exactly what I wanted, outputs to my speakers and headphones from my PC + The interface works fine for setup with a dial (I'd have dedicated volume and sub-dial(s) for I/O -Exit preferred). : SMSL The AD18 I received is electronic garbage with terrible piercing loud static bursts and moderate sustained noise.

Pros
  • Pleasant
Cons
  • Obsolete