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FiiO K13 R2R
Best affordable R2R desktop DAC and ampA resistor-ladder DAC at a chip-DAC price: 192 thin-film resistors, a fully balanced amp with real power, Bluetooth in, and a ten-band EQ, all in one desk box.
A desktop DAC/amp with serious power and balanced output for shockingly little - drives almost anything.
| Type | Desktop DAC/amp |
| DAC | Dual AK4493S |
| Outputs | 4.4mm bal + 6.35mm |
| Power | ~2W |
A resistor-ladder DAC at a chip-DAC price: 192 thin-film resistors, a fully balanced amp with real power, Bluetooth in, and a ten-band EQ, all in one desk box.
The spiritual successor to the M-DAC: an ES9038Q2M chip, four S/PDIF inputs, USB for computers and flash drives, balanced XLR out and a proper current-feedback headphone amp, with an OLED screen and a remote.
The desktop DAC and headphone amp most people should start with, now with USB-C and a 4.4mm balanced output.