Fantastic amplifier section for the price range, High-quality output compared to native PC audio, Plenty of power to drive headphones or even some desktop speakers, Custom firmware builds allow easy feature-testing, Forced UAC1 fallback mode available for
Expensive relative to some competing solutions, The DAC chip rating feels like it is a class lower than what it should be, Only a single 1/4" output on the front, and no coax/optical outputs, No digital volume readout/control
The JDS Labs Element II integrated desktop DAC/amp costs $399 from the JDS Labs web shop for customers as this is written. Fantastic amplifier section for the price range High-quality output compared to native PC audio Plenty of power to drive headphones...
