SMSL AD18

So if you plug something in that coaxial optical one slot, but you click optical one in the input selection menu, it doesn't play anything. You click ...

I think that's a nice step up. The amplifier chip seems like a better chip overall, resulting in better overall sound quality, so you'll get clean amp...

It's awesome for that, because you can use your headphones if you wanted to use it in the living room situation, it's good for that, because it has a ...

* Speaker Amp: SMSL AD18. Finally my first (but probably not last) audio setup is complete! The sundara is my first set of pro-consumer grade headphones and I am loving the sound so far. To my untrained ears, the audio I am getting is just so much richer and fuller in comparison to what I was using before.

This is not a bad integrated amp. It is just not as good as a similarly priced option: SMSL SA-98E + B1 DAC. I set it up with ELAC B5.2 and everything seem ok, just... A bit off.. like the overall sound was cloudy , the sound stage wasn't there. Problem was - I knew how these speakers were supposed ...

I actually bought one to replace my smsl ad18 as well after seeing the Audio Science review and after side by side testing it couldn't displace my ad18. My setup is a near field desktop setup. Usb in, out to a pair of Jamo s803's. Unless you don't have one or your current dac/amp is on the way out I can't see "upgrading" to this at the price.

I was trying to get away from using an old Kenwood kr2600 for my computer speaker/headphone amp but this isn't it. You can't use both headphones and speakers at the same time. In fact you have to go into the menu and select what you want to use so swapping back and fourth is a pain. The sound qualit...

I was a complete noob one week ago and while this subreddit has been amazing, I'm still a bit lost in all the info. As far as I can tell, the main budget Chinese amps with competitive audiophile sound quality (for the price) are: Loxjie A30, Topping MX3, SMSL AD18, and SMSL SA300.

So far so good. I've had it about a week so far. It's driving a pair of Fluance SX6's and a 10" Polk audio powered sub. The Bluetooth works flawlessly and easily. I assume the Bluetooth has the newest tech considering how well it sounds. I've been playing 320kbps mp3s with the Bluetooth. Bluetooth s...

I have a pair of Fluance SX6 speakers powered by a SMSL AD18 amp and they sound amazing. They are quite large but it looks like you have enough space on your desk for them.