🎧 S.M.S.L M300 MKII HiFi Audio DAC: AKM4497EQ Apt-X USB DAC Decoder with Hi-Res Bluetooth 5.0 and Full Balanced Output - New Edition (Black) Review

I like this device, it gives a very balanced sound, but it's not the best value for money -Relationship. Before I bought this I had a SMSL 10th Anniversary Sanskrit DAC and an Audioquest Dragonfly with an ESS chip. I find that the ESS chip sounds better than the flagship AKM chip even in the cheaper Dragonflies. I find the 10th Anniversary Sanskrit AKM chip to sound just as good as the flagship AKM chip in this device. My kit didn't have Bluetooth or a working remote control, which was…

Overall sound quality and performance are very good for the price. I connected it to Loxjie P20 and Monoprice Liquid Platinum via balanced connections. I've used it with the 2nd gen Beyerdynamic T1, DT880 250ohm and DT990 600ohm, as well as Sennheiser HD660 and Game One headphones. It has a better picture and wider, deeper and higher soundstage than any other DAC I have (Note 8, Macbook Pro 2018 and ESS 9007 in my Yamaha 2850 receiver). where the instruments appear too far ahead on the left or…

Sometimes we postpone. I tried it and it turned on, but it NEVER works. It took a long time to arrive. I moved houses. Then Corona. So it was broken from day one. The part of the DAC that is the ALL function was ready from the start. I emailed the company and they requested a video. I tried it with MAC, LINUX and Win 10 with drivers. Nobody recognized him. Disappointed after all the rave reviews. When you buy, please check it quickly as the return window is just after the shipping time…

Absolutely fantastic DAC. Well above its price and quite possibly the cleanest budget DAC on the market, utterly destroying almost every other option, regardless of price. The SINAD in my measurement is -121.2 dB, which is better than all but a few DACs on the market. PERIOD. For example there are about 5 DACs under $3000 with the best SINAD. It's not even a mid-range DAC from SMSL, but it's kinda better than their flagship here and people should pay attention. I know SINAD isn't everything…

First I had a Monolith THX AAA DAC/amplifier which has 2 ak4493 mobile DAC chips. I really liked it. Very rich and clear sound. But it seemed to me that something was simply missing. I decided to just try the M300 with a working ak4497 balanced with SMSL sp200 and didn't expect much of a difference. But there was one big difference. The m300 has a much wider soundstage and a much better picture. I immediately found what I was missing in the monolith. It's just a great combination and the price…

Let me start by saying that I don't consider myself a true audiophile. True audiophiles invest tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of audio devices. They've been doing this for years and I'm a complete noob at this stuff. That being said, I consider myself someone who came out of curiosity about what the hype about playing good music is. With these words, let me explain my setup. I have this setup at my work station in my cube as I don't have room for these things in my apartment…