Yeah. Out of all the DACs i own, when i swap between them, i can kinda tell that it's different but not if it is better or worse. However, the e10k has a noticeably higher noise for and lower resolution than other dacs. Not a significant amount but it's still there. I still use it on my desktop setup tho, it was the cheapest thing that i could get that had a line out and headphone out ($35). How you feel on that day probably affects the listening experience more than dac tho.