E245: The Fosi Audio Q6 DAC Experience

0:00 Intro 0:18 Today's Topic: The Fosi Audio Q6 DAC 0:23 The “new” Golden Age of audio 0:57 The S.M.S.L SU-1 DAC 1:22 The Fosi Audio V3 mono blocks & op-amp rolling 1:59 Another affordable superstar DAC 2:17 The SU-1 and the Q6’s similarities 4:53 The SU-1 and the Q6’s differences 7:35 The curious mono subwoofer output 8:27 What kind of musical experience can the Q6 provide 9:10 The sound of the stock Q6 10:34 Op-amp rolling 11:21 Swapping op-amps 12:13 Miss Stella’s walk-on 13:10 The sound of the "rolled" Q6 14:45 Comparing the SU-1 to the stock Q6 15:39 Comparing the SU-1 to the upgraded Q6 16:07 The new sub $100 DAC champion 16:28 Affordable sonic excellence 17:56 New benchmark for affordability and value 18:44 Martini Time 19:13 Outro-Subscriptions Today, I’m introducing another über-affordable, even more accomplished DAC than the SU-1, my previous budget champion. I'm talking about the ninety-nine-dollar Fosi Audio Q6. And because its audio output op-amp is mounted in a DIP8 socket, we get to see how op-amp rolling impacts its performance. Get ready for an interesting ride… LINKS ASSOCIATED WITH TODAY’S EPISODE Texas Instruments NE5532 Dual Op-Amp data sheet: https://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/ne5... Texas Instruments LME49720 Op-Amp data sheet: https://www.ti.com/lit/gpn/lme49720 SparkoS Labs SS3602 Dual Op-Amp data sheet: https://sparkoslabs.com/wp-content/up... Understanding the differences between IC and Discrete Operational Amplifiers:    • E206: Epic Sonic Upgrade: The SparkoS Labs...   SparkoS Labs Op-Amp Upgrade How-To Video Link @ YouTube:    • Discrete Op Amps - Sparkos Labs   SparkoS Labs Discrete Op Amps For Amplifying Audio Signals link: https://sparkoslabs.com/discrete-op-a... Purchase the SparkoS Labs SS3602 Dual OpAmps: https://sparkoslabs.com/product/dual-... the audio analyst© Second Space system details: https://www.theaudioanalyst.com/secon... Ways to support the audio analyst©: Show your support with branded merchandise available from my Etsy Store! https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheAudioAna... Become a member - Patreon:   / theaudioanalyst   One-time gift to “[email protected]” via PayPal One-Time Gift to “@theaudioanalyst” via Venmo Website: http://www.theaudioanalyst.com Facebook:   / theaudioanalyst   Twitter:   / audioanalyst   Instagram:   / audioanalyst