Soncoz Audio is that kind of company and the unit that I will be testing today is their first product - a cute and small balanced DAC /preamp and digital transport that is putting little to no pressure on your pocket as it costs only $199. I personally experienced the inception of few companies coming from China and surprisingly all of them are doing well and are expanding their portfolio at a healthy rate. The best oversampling and R2R DACs I’ve listened to, are still coming from China and I’ve starting having a much bigger respect from components coming from Asia. Living in Europe for my whole life, I’ve tried local Hi-Fi, I’ve supported local economy for a long period of time, until I cared less about the origins of those manufacturers and more about sound quality. It was never been a better time to check what is the fuss about Hi-Fi and digital audio. Be it binary weighted (R2R) or oversampling DACs with delta-sigma modulators, everyone could choose something to their liking. Yet for the last two years or so, I’ve experienced high-end digital audio even at less than $1000 per component that was unheard of few years prior. Few years ago, high-end digital audio meant shelving big amounts of cash, eating less pudding and more bread and water. When it comes to digital audio, the last two years were turbulent, restless but also exciting and rewarding.
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