

If you feel this sounds 'weak' or 'grainy' or 'dirty', you can always upgrade to a desktop and/or USB card in the future. OR 2 channel preamp/DAC (Audio-GD NFB-11.28). It’s great for what it does (a cheap usb to analog convertor for computer desktop speakers). Overall for now I'm happy with the purchase and the big test will running D1 on main rig at home. That Audioengine D1 is really a very poor option for a DAC. Allegro con brio.flac) - running Max volume - I wish I could add a bit more volume, but this is minor as I rarely do critical listening at work anyhow. London Symphony Orchestra & Bernard Haitink - Beethoven Symphony No.5 - I. Audioengine’s core products are powered speakers all-in-one music systems which allow you to connect all your devices wirelessly (or wired) for great stereo sound. That said - I wish D1 had more juice as running with classical tracks (01. In 2005 Audioengine was founded with a simple goal: Build a speaker that sounds great, is easy to set up and use, and that makes people want to listen to music every day. Behringer uc202 struggled and failed and eventually I had to supplement it with Fiio E5 which was highly reviewed by NwGuy - It made a big differenceĭ1 took this difference and took it a bit further with a bit more push in the low end and better overall clarity in low and mids - it's not brighter, just a bit more clear - drums sound a bit more punchier and precise. I haven't tested my main setup just yet (just got it today), but for now tested with my Fostex T20RP headphones (Impedance - 50 ohms, Sensitivity 96dB SPL/mW) - not exactly easy load for typical headphone amp. And the only reason is not attempt to improve SQ, but to get rid of annoying RF interference which become really annoying after I recently replaced my video card


Long story short, after long consideration I decided to wet my feet in the world of DAC and get myself a D1 dac - yes - you read this right.
