SMSL SU-1 breaks the rules!

00:00 Intro
00:29 About SMSL SU-1
02:47 Sound
04:51 vs SMSL D12 and C200
06:43 vs Topping E30 II
09:25 vs Topping E70
10:14 Other challengers
13:20 Conclusion

Test system:
Spirit Wind Speakers
Head-Fi:

#hifi #audiophile #dac #stereo

[Simon_Hawkshaw]

Great to hear that budget equipment is improving so much. Makes getting back into music so much easier. Thank you for your time and effort to share this with us all.

[Panslapper]

Cheers Serb, good to have your channel on hand.

[andrewpearl]

Yuu are the Best, most honest reviewer I've ever seen or heard! Seriously! Hats

[kraig]

I've had one for a few weeks now and for my ears it's my end game DAC. For me that just means I need to upgrade virtually every other part of my system before it would be worth it to upgrade my DAC. It sounds that good.

[gwine]

I bought one, a week ago, and hooked it up to my Wiim Mini. I am very happy.

[AudioRamblings]

The SMSL SU1 is a fantastic DAC and your review nailed it. Your review prompted me to purchase this DAC and I can confirm it really is as good as you eloquently articulated. I am continuously comparing this DAC against others and using it with different audio set ups and it never ceases to deliver a compelling performance.

[jamesminotto]

I paired the SU 1 with my BlueSound Gen 3 Node with fantastic results. I use a vintage Yamaha CA 2010 with vintage Acoustic Energy AE 2 speakers. Dramatic difference in sound with the SU 1 inserted. Excellent review.

[rv]

Neverovatno šta se dobija za ove (male) pare. Absolutni best buy. SMSL SU-1 svira strašno dobro, bolje nego većina izvikanih i višestruko skupljih DAC-ova.Visoki, srednji i basovi na mestu, neutralno kako baš treba. Hvala Srboljube za odličan i objektivan test.

[deepapo]

I admire people who can hear and discribe so nice the difference of similar equipment sound

[richardchandra]

i got this a month ago playing wiht my marantz amp and mA silver 100 speakers and a pioneer DVD player feeding digital to this DAC. Could not be happier with the sound. Highs are smooth and detailed. Lows are just right not boomy.

[michaelkaercher]

I decided to follow your recommendation to bundle the SU-1 with a Fosi Audio V3 and an Wiim Pro. I use it with a pair of old B&W 6 Something bookshelf speakers at my PC. It is a really nice sound. I use the streamer to stream from Amazon and Spotify. My PC is connected via an optical cable directly to the SU-1. A simple but powerful setup. I hardly believe it is possible to get much cheaper the electronics for a real hifi system. Alltogether it was around 300 Euro. The sound is top.

[djurdjica]

Super recenzija 👍😊Zahvaljujući vašem videu kupila sam ne jedan nego dva smsl su 1. Prva kombinacija
Wiim mini +smsl su 1 +Denon rcd-m41 👍👍
Druga kombinacija
Argon audio solo +smsl su 1 +Edifier s880db 👍👍

[sloboat]

I love my Tradutto. Thanks to you. Cool runnings

[awaken]

I like to use stand alone tiny usb dac since hrt streamer (pcm1793) and ODAC (es9023). Now I'm using old e30 (ak4493) and willing to 2023's dac, smsl su1 is one been eyeing

[donttalktome-imacat]

I know i'm a year late to this vid but it's your review that convinced me to buy this as my very first dac. thank you very much.

[sebastia]

Very good recomendation. I bought it (over your link) and it is really very good despite the price. Thanks

[jari]

I got this a month ago and I agree with you. Best cheap dac at the moment.

[Yaroable]

Very good explanation of the supply of SU-1. Thanks.

[dbronx]

I have this for a week now and I am loving it. But if I could nitpick here for just one small thing, is that I wish it has an auto-off and on feature. I know I could just leave the device on all the time but if I do that, the light keeps blinking if it doesn't detect a signal, and that's annoying. So I just turn the device off but I wish I don't have to.

[terryttk]

@iiWi Reviews - Thanks for another great review. So valuable to have someone with a good set of ears testing equipment for us. This seems like a great DAC, but it's missing a display, so I'd pass and pay more (E30 II?) to be able to verify the bitrate at which a stream is coming in. Probably just because it makes things more fun...