However, when it’s available in the track, the D30 can still accurately recreate the space in which the recording was done. I tried my Sennheiser HD600, which is a high impedance headphone, and I only needed around 35 to reach my maximum comfortable listening levels. The Loxjie A30 is a compact balanced desktop integrated headphone and speaker amplifier with Bluetooth capability. From reading through all this, it sounds like a better DAC like the Topping E30 into the analog inputs of the Loxjie A30 will result in better sound quality than USB and also eliminate the lower volume level issue experienced when using the USB. Even with the relatively inexpensive Topping E30, you should feel a big difference in sound quality from the built-in Realtek DAC.

Wondering since I wouldn't be using the USB DAC, the headphone out, or the subwoofer out of the Loxjie.My room is a bit small and rectangular so I haven't been able to really play loud but it's more that enough. The same procedure fixes the issue on the SA300 as the A30 - I go into the input menu and re-select the same input I'm currently using. It can easily replace a sound bar (using Toslink input from TV) and make for a great secondary system. Like most DACs, the D30 strives to be generally neutral, and to some extent, the D30 achieves that except for a slight dip in the upper midrange and lower treble. Could anyone tell me if there would likely be a significant improvement in my listening experience if I also opt for the Loxjie D30 which utilises the more respected AK4493 chip instead?

While the packing of the A30 is relatively simple, the accessories that arrive with it are comprehensive.However, guitar plucks or distinct keystrokes on a piano are more glossed over, losing that singular quality of the note, particularly with busier passages.

The textures of the instruments are generally accurate, however, the timbre of percussion instruments tends to have a more dispersed quality. While it maintains control over most headphones and speakers even when it’s run using Bluetooth, there is a surprising amount of bass bloom when it’s connected to Bluetooth.

This is my first pair of bookshelf speakers so I don't know what I'm doing to be honest, but I do listen at very low volumes so noise worries me.

Furthermore, the DA-9 also doesn’t have a headphone output section, so the DA-9 is strictly a balanced integrated amplifier with Bluetooth functionality. edited) my focusrite usb interface seems to have a decent amount of hiss, so it overtakes the amp hiss at a volume of 31 (of 70), but this is still plenty. The evolution of the original irreverent and irrelevant and non-authoritative site for headphone measurements, i. While all these pairings worked well with the A30, there is a marked improvement when the internal DAC or Bluetooth receiver on the A30 is bypassed in favor of an external DAC.Layering within the soundstage isn’t the A30’s strong suit, so some images will not go deep into the soundstage. The sound impressions done with the A30 were completed using the analog inputs and output combined with the D30 DAC using either speakers or headphones. The D30 is a relatively small and compact DAC, measuring just 151mm x 170mm and taking up very little desk space. There isn’t any roll-off in the upper treble regions, so the A30 allows for airier headphones or speakers to remain so.