Previous to getting this little audio gem I was using a MSB Link III and GDA-700 as DAC’s in my music systems. They were well reviewed DAC’s in their day and while they still sound great they are from a world before streaming and Hi-Res audio. So I decided it was time to upgrade to something more modern. Current DAC’s have a variety of features, options and come at various price points. This can be a overwhelming for someone re-entering the world of DAC’s s so after doing some research I thought the Douk Q11 was a sensible choice at a more than reasonable price. At a cost of $150 the Q11 is considered an entry level DAC but after putting it my system I can truly say it that it punches way above the entry level weight class. I am using it to stream music through my Bluesound Node 2i and as the outboard DAC for my Audiolab 6000CDT CD transport and works/sounds great in either role. The build quality is excellent and the setup a breeze. If you have been considering a stand alone DAC or looking to upgrade from an older one you would be hard pressed to do better with DAC’s that cost 5-6 times the cost of this one. I highly recommend this DAC for either a music or desktop system.

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I purchased the Douk to help me (my own opinion) decide if there's a difference in sound between the cheaper ESS and AKM DAC chips. I used a few methods to test the douks DAC chips. Qobuz on the wiim ultra via smsl po100 pro to the douk. Direct from wiim via optical, coaxial and usb to the douk. I also tested a raspberry pi with moode audio to the douk via the smsl and direct via usb.I am listening with:KEF IQ70 speakers, Audiolab 9000p amp, Tisbury passive pre amp.There is a clear difference between the chips. Both sounding better than the other for different genres or individual tracks. That also means they both are lacking in areas and you're constantly switching to find what suits the track.A bonus was the op amps that can be swapped, I had no expectations but decided to give the burson v5i a try. I followed a post on FB that advised to burn them in before getting critical. This hurt my head a little as I am no electronics engineer and had no idea what this would achieve yet I followed the post and put internet radio on very low for the required time. Yep the ESS sounds crisper on my warm KEF with the burson. I am now looking for the V7 vivid.I have kept everything minus the raspberry pi (and protodac), which gained huge improvement by passing the protodac via usb to smsl then the Douk.I run my Wimm via usb c to the smsl then coax to the Douk Q11 using the ESS chip the majority of the time.

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I have a bunch of DACs and, to be honest, I can barely tell a difference between them. It usually comes down to price, features, and ease of use. This checks all of those boxes. If feels well built, it has worked well with everything i have tried it with (USB, optical, COAX). It is pretty cool that it has 2 types of DAC chips in it. You can set it so it outputs either one to both sets of RCA out OR you can set one chip to one set and the other to the 2nd set of RCA outs. For what you get, it seems a good value.I have no issue recommending it!