✅ Best Digital to Analog Converter [ DAC Buyer's Guide ]

Digital to Analog Converter: Hey guys, in this video, we’re going to review the pros and cons of the top 5 best Digital-to-Analog Converter for sale right now.
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▬ ABOUT THIS VIDEO ▬
Digital-to-Analog Converters (DAC) play an integral role in the music and video streaming space. Most devices familiar to use requires a DAC to convert its audio to an analog signal before its output. For example, devices such as Blu-ray player, digital TV box, games console, portable music player, and smartphone. However, it is pertinent to know the best Digital/Analog Converter available in the market to enjoy a clear and subtle sound.

In today’s video, we are going to look at the top five best Digital to Analog Converter available on the market today. We have made this list based on our own opinion, research, and customer reviews. We have considered their quality, features, and values when narrowing down the best choices possible. If you want more information and updated pricing on the products mentioned, be sure to check the links above.

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00:00 Intro: Digital to Analog Converter (DAC)
00:36 5️⃣ Avantree DAC02
03:06 4️⃣ Schiit Modi 3
05:36 3️⃣ eSynic DAC
07:53 2️⃣ Audioengine D1
09:50 1️⃣ Cambridge DacMagic Plus

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[Sams]

"Best" ... really? best? So forget dCS and MSB, or SimAudio? this is the best there is?

[jimgardner]

Absolutely terrible review of products. Your #1 pick for 2021, the Cambridge Audio DacMagic Plus is DISCONTINUED.
Jeez people, do your research.
How could you release this prior to 2021 when you don't know what's going to happen?

[EdU-odec]

The audioengine d1 is 6 years old and overpriced. Cheaper units like the fiio k3 or q1 offer better or the same sound for less. Not really the best list for 2020. Big fail, as you don't really know what you are talking about.

[Rocket-hbjh]

It’s Pulse Code MODULATION not modification so why should we take any notice of anything else stated in this review

[ПаноДол]

So which DAC supports Dolby Surround and DTS sound??

[jessd]

How many of these comments are paid lol. Phony baloney. Not criticizing the products just the cheeseball comments.

[BoredSilly]

How can you call these the best DACS when they are the cheapest budget DACs. Ive never heard so much rubbish in my life. You havent even mentioned Brands like Chord or Mytek

[grindfreakmike]

The audio engine d1 is no better then the audio your computer/laptop puts out. Sound quality is fair but rhe output power isnt much and found it to low for my listening volume prefrence. I had tryed one of these from Crutchfield and sent it back after it didn't impress me more then the audio in my computer. These small units are that small in prformance. I went with a Burson audio dac. A bigger unit but had a bigger, more powerful sound at around twice the price, about 500 us dollars. I have lower impedance headphones so there not as hard to drive as higher impedance units are. Most headphone amp /dacs will push more power into a lower impedance product. The Cambridge unit looks nice and has decent specs but went the Burson audio route as being less expensive as being on a tight budget. My decision was between the Schiit modi 3 and the Burson audio Play unit. Went with the Burson as Schiit had a needed a few weeks to restock depleted inventory levels and didn't want to wait 2-3 weeks longer to receive it.

[อุดมประเสริฐพงศ์-ขบ]

Cable.HDMI.V..TO.
DSD..&.. CONNECT.ANYTHIN..DB!?

[decoryder]

Appreciate the video and effort, but there's NOTHING even remotely great about any of these DACs.

[secreto]

the cambridge dacmagic plus is at most an average DAC by today's standards. There are much better DACs and costing less than the Topping d10s ou SMSL SU-9

[HappyHighwayman]

If this video game out 2 years ago how is it best DAC of 2023?

[davestevens]

These DACs don't make the top 20. All entry level.

[wric]

Age of affordable r2r dacs, all these cheap 50$ or less dac chips inside are delta sigma crap sounds tinny harsh metallic. musician draco should be your first, everything else deltasigma sound inferior.

[markmarkus]

32 bit depth is a complete lie the sample value to be exactly the same as 24-bit these companies are full on false advertising and their idea of boosting the input volume for an analog to digital converter with 32 bit depth float is total junk because you also increase the bit rate noise floor digitally by increasing the amplitude digitally which means that you will bring up the digital bit rate noise floor by 48 DB also while you include your 48 DB of headroom and then I don’t know why they put on this exponential stuff because then everything’s gonna be different because there’s a 24 but word and that’s basically clipped

[x-ray]

He pronounced Schiit "Sheet" lmaoooo

[elcolin_]

Would any DAC discussed here make audio coming out of a desktop PC also sound better the same way you say it will make audio sound better coming from the Macbook laptop? I can't figure out if the onboard audio on my motherboard (ASUS Crosshair Hero VIII) is any worse than an external DAC. If I buy a DAC, I want/need to make sure it's going to sound better than my current setup: USB output into 3.5mm headphone jack Y-split out to Left & Right powered M-AUDIO BX5a studio monitors.... so many things to choose from, sheesh!

[xrayxxx]

Problem with these guides is not explaining relative best of what that is. Now obviously the heavyweights like DCS and Dennefrips and so on aren't going to be in their list. I think part of it is about click count. Even Schiit Audio has ever better than the Modi. Bifrost and Yggy as commonly called their flagship. DACs are aplenty out there and this is just another list. For the beginner these might rock your world, but if you are looking for more, these aren't going to be it.

[oguzhancetin_mech]

audioengine d1 is a waste of money. Absolutely a shitty product. The stutter is a pain in the ass and it lacks of natural soft bass and sounds very harshly. I don't know how you can advise this product. I purchased it tried many things but no luck. Now I use hiface usb dac and it is so much better in terms of sound character and quality. It lacks of a little bit of stereo seperation but it worths the money you pay.

[Dampfaeus]

I did not expect any crazy products from Chord or MSB, but man, I would have liked the list to include the ifi Zen DAC v2 and Fiio K5 for the under $200 range, which are still in the low price range and sound very good. About equal to the Schiit Modi 3. Schiit Modi Multibit Version one step up with quality and price (~$250). Maybe a mention of the RMI ADI-2, denafrips ARES 2 to what one can expect in the $1000 range.