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Review on AIMPIRE AD10 Mini USB DAC CSS XMOS XU208 ES9018K2M OPA2134 HIFI Audio Decoder Amplifier For Enhanced Audio Performance by Jose Ballard

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Lets you set up a cheap high-end Roon endpoint quickly

Works like a charm, great build quality, good looks, and amazing value for the money. I built a Roon end point with it using a Raspberry PI-3 (2 works too, I tried it) and the free Raspieee SD card image, it was easy as pie to setup and get running. With the Pie at $35 and the D10 below $90 and old amp/speakers you can setup a High-end streaming zone for less than $125, amazing!The Roon server detects it as a Topping D10. I am feeding SPDIf into my system and it works up to 96KHz. Playing DSD, it outputs 384KHz PCM which either the SPDIF cannot handle or my system can’t handle, not sure. Haven’t tried analog out yet but the measurements on the web are astoundingly good.Very happy with purchase, and I cannot say enough about Roon and Tidal which provide CD or Master quality audio streaming and access to my local library, all pretty much plug and play. Dream combination.

Pros
  • The compact size of the AIMPIRE AD10 DAC makes it an incredibly portable, pocket-friendly option for anyone who values quality audio on-the-go
Cons
  • May not be able to handle higher audio frequencies