SMSL D1: The Most Honest Budget DAC Review =)

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I was curious about ROHM DAC released recently by SMSL, seems you can find the same chip in different price tiers now. Sooo I started with the lowest one, as D1 is (I think?) the cheapes DAC Ive tested so far and one of the 3 cheapest I owned ever (though the other two were more like DDC with optional RCA outs).
The reason for that is I am also getting D200 thats part of the _200 stack and I wanted to have both to see what difference we will have with exactly the same chipset but different price levels.
You can get this small guy in a lot of places now, seems popular, so these are the links I just copied from SMSL product page for your convenience:

Amazon US:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C5MGD5BL
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F6TVNH8X
Amazon DE:https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0C5MGD5BL
https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0F6TVNH8X
Amazon UK:https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C5MGD5BL
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F6TVNH8X
Aliexpress: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oBS...
SMSL SHOP: https://smsl.shop/products/d1
Hifi express: https://www.hifi-express.com/products...

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Audio setup used in testing (you can find reviews of most of these in my channel):

FLAC/DSD files - Foobar2k - Fully passive 11th gen Intel PCwih LPS - AQ Jitterbug -
Chord USB - Singxer SU-6 - fk Dragon HDMI - X26Pro/X26III - fk Dragon XLR - 2x851W - fk Dragon Full Range - Dali ikon 1 mk2, Dali Opticon 1, Oatlons (big and small) ML 15i, ML 35Xti, ML XT B100, ML Ascent I speakers.

Power: two Pavalle power strips with additional DIY EMI filters, power cords: fk AQ Dragons Source (DACs) fk AQ Dragon HC (amplifiers) and RCore LPSes with Sonic Scientific Hades for HTPC, Su-6 and OCXO power supply.

USB-C: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oCY...
(get that one only if your system is transparent enough as the effect is subtle)


And Ali codes:

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And here we have some new Alicodes. I've contacted Ali for custom code set for the items from my recommendations list. Not all of them were available for discount codes, but here's what I got:

All items with codes on one page: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_EIy... (use the arrows to scroll the items in a top row)
And the codes:

$39-5: 【IFP2W4PQ】 $89-10: 【IFPYCXNA】 $149-25: 【IFPZQ7RQ】 $259-45: 【IFP87USA】 $349-60: 【IFPDBJJE】 $459-70: 【IFPN1EQD】 $599-120: 【IFPCPWFO】

These should be valid until November the 1st

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