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rank_dont_matter OP t1_iu4whmp wrote

Reply to comment by GamePro201X in Is there a difference between cheap no brand dac / amp vs a branded one ? by rank_dont_matter

What about fosi audio , FX audio, ayima etc. Heard of this brand before?

I saw a fiio k5 pro using a ess 93082qm DAC chip which cost 600 . Where am ayima DAC using the same DAC chip but have 2 of them. It cost 200 . Like the ayima don't have like DSD , xmos but it has the same DAC chip. Which at the seller there advertise as a powerful chip etc.

How can a no brand one have 2 of that DAC chip and said it has 2 channel? I don't even understand the chip but I know it's like not even half the price. Is it the fiio sound way and miles better? That's why so expensive. I also did saw some people review the ayima a5 pro. Too it's more expensive. But in the ayima website the a3 is more expensive it's so weird.

This one ayima DAC a3 https://shopee.com.my/product/30095187/9933570725?smtt=0.364139984-1666972596.9

Ayima DAC a5 pro https://shopee.com.my/product/30095187/6349419270?smtt=0.364139984-1666972717.9

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kazuviking t1_iu4yjg8 wrote

The two you posted is not being made by aiyima just rebadged. The K5 uses way better HP amp and dac output stage's. The aiyima a5 pro is not that far off as a dac but as a HP amp its trash.

Fun fact, Sabre said said their dac chips should be used in cheap/affordable products.

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Randolph_Carter_666 t1_iu57vt6 wrote

I have and I am currently using a Fosi Audio DS1. It's my first DAC, so I can't speak to comparisons. I will say that it is an improvement over my laptop/tablet headphone jacks.

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