SMSL SU-10 is raising the bar

00:00 Intro
00:45 About SU-10
03:00 Inputs and Outputs
04:54 Screen
06:12 UI and Options
07:42 Sound
13:35 vs Denafrips Ares II
16:19 vs SMSL M500 MKII
18:17 vs Topping D90LE
21:14 vs Musician Pegasus
25:52 More comparisons
26:55 Final thoughts

Test system:

#hifi #audiophile #dac #stereo

[jalovecjoffrey]

received the smsl do 200 mkII today. Bought after watching your review. The sound is exactly as you described! This is the perfect dac for my system. (Monitor audio Silver 6, Marantz PM8006). thank you very much for your videos, certainly the best on youtube. good evening !

[thomasrandleman]

Due to my respect for your comments and evaluations, it has led me to purchase the SMSL SU 10 . I am not disappointed.
Thank you for your detailed information regarding the description of the unit and more importantly, the sound.
Your videos are first rate and thank goodness without the drama and guru persona that is so common with audiophile presenters.
So. THANK YOU 🤗

[lazylemur]

Привет. По рекомендации с этого видео я заказал SMSL SU-10 и вчера я получил его с доставкой. С первого включения звук произошёл все мои ожидания. Очень чистый, детализированный и густой звук. Я начал переслушать свою музыкальную библиотеку и с первой песни я просто начал слушать не перематывая на следующую от радости прослушивания.
ЦАП стоит своих денег и за такое качество звучания как у него это очень выгодное предложение.
Я слушал в живую и Gustard R26. Да у него конечно другой уровень но он и дороже стоит.
Так что спасибо тебе большое что я нашел твой обзор на этот замечательный ЦАП. Я очень доволен покупкой.

[sloboat]

Digging my Tradutto, Thanks. Cool runnings

[Simon_Hawkshaw]

Thank you, as always, for this valuable, in-depth evaluation and opinion. Your insights and perceptions are always very helpful. I would love to see you review the Geshelli AKM DAC.

[massimilianomilanese]

I have SU-10 from one week. I come from the DAC of EVERSOLO DMP-A6 and before I also had Topping E30 II. SMSL SU-10 is really a fantastic DAC, it could give back to the right speakers all the emotions of Music.

[bluerev]

Another great review! Can't think of another reviewer on Youtube who matches your ability to go this in depth when it comes to sound descriptions. Well done!

Hi-end DACs like the Gustard and others make sense if the rest of your system is on a level that would be able to resolve and capitalize on all those minute differences and subtleties. If not, just don't bother. Spending more money on speakers first would be a better idea.

[joaquinbarreto]

Excellent components. I had the AS1200 and love it now I’m rocking the Musical Fidelity M5SI and I’m now I’m a believer of the brand.

[НАТЕЛИКЕ]

Please enable subtitles in the settings.Everything you say is very valuable to us.

[charleskatz]

I have similar trauma remembering my aunt with her plastic seat and sofa covers which kept her furniture new for guests but she never had guests other than family and they never came off because we weren't "guests".Guess that's why I am still in therapy 40 years latter

[cheeky]

I just want to thank you for another fantastic video! You seem to be really enjoying yourself - brilliant! 😁😁

[landosazo]

Great review...if the SU-1 sounds great already, I can only imagine the stellar improvement the SU-10 has...btw, Laura Marling's recording LUMP is first rate, very lush, full, and full of instrumentations

[시드니최서방]

U are such a good talker. Listening to yr talk abt various dacs is just a fun.

[pilotpete]

I enjoyed the review of the SU-10 very much, but it is a bit over my price limit. So I'm hoping your new favorite sub $500 dac
is the SU-9 pro! I hope you review it soon!

[seanb]

RME ADI 2 FS is first DAC I’ve heard where pre-amp section was brilliant. Usually DAC preamps are thin, two dimensional, and lack texture and body…basically the opposite of musical 🎵

[gfsanches]

I was playing with pcm filters and felt that the soundstage really opens up with "fast minimum"

[nusu]

your dac and amp reviews 100% achieve to paint a picture of how a device sounds just buy talking about it. hope things are going well for you and we will see many more reviews in the future!

[mccririck]

How does the SU-10 compare to the Chord Mojo 2?

[alanjoyes]

There's two more new dacs from SMSL..D400 es and D400ex..
Love to see your reviews on these two..
Highly enjoy your excellent, honest

[eric-johannes]

Now let's hope SMSL have upped their QC too. I had 2 SU-9 DACS that broke down, one of them practically DOA, the second one after one year. Which was totally annoying, because I really liked the SU-9 sound....