hifimediy "direct out" DAC: cs4398

bostod · Post by **bostod** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 3:40 pm

Has anyone been tempted to try this. for the price it looks interesting and they have a good pedigree for making excellent tripath 2050 amp kits.
I must say I am tempted to buy one after Christmas to compare to the Ebay Dac

andrew Ivimey · Post by **andrew Ivimey** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 3:52 pm

And where do these thingamejigs come from?

bostod · Post by **bostod** » Fri Dec 23, 2011 1:14 pm

andrew Ivimey wrote:And where do these thingamejigs come from?

http://hifimediy.com/

the cheap and cheerful land of China.

bostod · Post by **bostod** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 11:01 am

I have recently bought one of these cheap sabre DAC's from hifimediy.
http://hifimediy.com/index.php?route=pr ... duct_id=87

It has been developed with the help of a thread on diyaudio.
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/digital- ... b-dac.html

I must say for the price it does sound very good indeed.I bought the matching power supply for convenience.I have done comparison with a Beresford bushmaster DAC and it compares favourably. I'm guessing with a better power supply this will get even better

Mike H · Post by **Mike H** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 3:58 pm

Ooo interesting. With the PSU box this is now looking like a complete set.

Neal · Post by **Neal** » Fri Aug 09, 2013 12:07 pm

Another one worth considering is this:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hi-Fi-CM6631- ... 2c6e2966a9

USB is async capable. Can be powered from the USB or separate supply. No volume control, headphone output and you will still need a DAC but as an interface converter it works very well.

Neal · Post by **Neal** » Fri Aug 09, 2013 12:11 pm

Ah! RCA and headphone out version:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hi-Fi-Headpho ... 2c6e298522

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