Sound the widest out of all.īrooklyn DAC+: Has an incredible left to right soundstage but not as deep and both Matrixes. Slams a bit weaker, has clearer cymbals and faster drum sticks, it is more focused, but doesn’t have the same thump, a bit wider sounding. Big drum has a natural thump, I wish all rock and metal would have so clear cymbals and double drums.Įlement X: Has a bit lesser slam, picks the background noise easier, has more micro-detail information. X-Sabre Pro: Has an incredible slam, decays naturally, sounds fast with incredible transients. X-Sabre Pro: Has the deepest bass but lingers a bit more, voice is even more present, guitar has a weird metallic decay, sounds really wide but not as sharp and defined. Most up-front of all.Įlement X: Less metallic sounding, more musical, a bit more diffused and wide-spread, has longer decays, voice is really soothing, bass goes a bit deeper, harmonica sounds further away in the mix, voice has a short echo. Voice is better focused but forward a bit, has the right soundstage size.ĭAC 3 L: Very focused but with a smaller stage, bass super defined as well, more intimate sounding, the voice is soothing and more upfront in the same time, the most defined guitar of all, voice decays fast but natural, harmonica decays naturally. Super linear without emphasizing anything.īrooklyn DAC+: Very similar to DAC3 sound, a little bit metallic sounding, especially the cymbals have an emphasis on them, very focused, great dynamics, a bit deeper sounding than DAC3 but not as deep as both Matrixes.īrooklyn DAC+: Has a super defined bass and clear voices, guitar sounds a bit metallic, has a short decay of guitar and voice, very musical harmonica, very good grip. X-Sabre Pro: Sounds wide, but not as wide, has longer decays, sounds hazier a bit, dynamics are really good, even smoother sounding and a bit loose sometimes.ĭAC 3 L: Has excellent pin point imaging, bells are super clear, a bit more forward sounding, leaner sounding, clearer treble, more focused, better grip and control. Super textured and technical sounding.īrooklyn DAC+: Very precise, higher presence on higher registers, sounds engaging, focused, has a very good grip, very controlled, linear sounding, a bit less technical.Įlement X: Sounds wide, has good pint point imaging, the bells sound extended, has natural sax performance, drums are very clear, explosive dynamics, not as focused mainly because of the larger stage, sounds effortless and smoother. X-Sabre Pro: Sounds also quite wide, but not as much, it is more forward a bit in its presentation, it also a bit fuller sounding, depth is not as deep, it is more intimate, not as focused, has lesser grip but very musical nonetheless.ĭAC3 L: Very precise, more forward that other two, not as wide, a little bit leaner sounding, not as engaging but really focused with sharp outlines. My speakers are fine, but I wanted to eliminate the room acoustics and truth to be told both headphones are showing much more micro-detail information than KEF LS50W.Įlement X: Sounded the widest and almost too distant at times, has very good micro-detail information, it is very focused, has also an incredible depth, so much that I can easily listen and follow a single note at a time, very musical. PC (internal SSD or Tidal Hi-Fi) > USB to 4 DACs (two at a time connected to KECES BP-600) > Benchmark HPA4 > Meze Empyrean/Quad ERA-1 I used two pairs of QED Reference XLR balanced interconnects. Both sources were connected to the KECES BP-600 balanced isolation power conditioner to squeeze the last bit of performance from them. Since HPA4 is having 2 balanced XLR inputs I used only two sources at a time and then swapped with the next ones. Test Equipment: I listened to two sources at a time connected to the Benchmark HPA4 and then to Meze Empyrean and to Quad ERA-1. All of them were tested on their default/factory settings with the volume control bypassed.I also tested them with Tidal Hi-Fi (no Tidal Masters since two of them are not MQA enabled) All of them were tested on the USB input connected to my PC that played music from its internal M.2 SSD drive, using JRiver.At the last-minute DAC 3 HGC was swapped with a DAC 3 L so I couldn’t test the headphone output of the former one. Don’t worry, I didn’t include my personal opinion, I was as objective as possible. Hey everyone, as promised my 4-way DAC comparison is ready and here are my findings.Īll of them except for DAC 3 L were reviewed around here and my personal DAC is the X-Sabre Pro, all others are loaner units. This is my 4-way DAC Comparison/Review that I hope will help you choose the right DAC for you.
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