The front of the unit is pretty simple, with a headphone output, a screen, and a volume knob that can be used for menu navigation. The 1.9” TFT screen in front of the M500 MKII is what I’ve become used to with the other SMSL DACs including the SU-9, SU-8s, etc. Menu naviga...
Headfonics review of the M500 MKII https://headfonics.com/smsl-m500-mkii-review/ "As a DAC/amp, the SMSL M500 MKII brings a detailed and natural presentation while staying on the safer side for sibilance, which is consistent with what I’ve heard with most other SMSL amps." (Edited) ...
SMSL M500 MKIII Review - My Favorite ~$500 DAC We at Soundnews have a small team but a huge passion for everything that is related to audio. Literally everything from small IEM type earphones to really big speakers and everything in-between, that’s right, we even like those funky loo...
Remember our review of the SU-9 and M500 MKII DACs? Time does fly fast, and those keeping tabs will know that both the SU-9 and M500 series are already in their third version. I briefly brought that up simply because in the years that those two unit series progressed and matured, a ...
The $129.99 M300 SE is no different. It can be used as a standalone DAC, using the XLR output capabilities and with a similar form factor to the previously reviewed bigger sibling, theM500 MKII. What I found when paired with a suitable amplifier such as the Geshelli Labs Erish2, the ...