SMSL Sanskrit 10th High-end DAC USB Optical Coaxial Input Blue
Specification:
Input interface: USB, optical, coaxial
Output level：2.1Vrms
THD+N: 0.0005%
Dynamic range: 117dB
SNR:118dB
USB transmission mode: asynchronous transmission
USB compatibility: Windows 7/8 / 8.1/10 Mac OSX 10.6 or higher, Linux Bit depth: USB: 1bit-32bit optical/coaxial: 1bit-24bit
Sampling rate: USB: PCM: 44.1-384KHz
DSD: 2.8224-11.2896MHz
optical, coaxial :44.1-192kHz
Power consumption: 1.5W
Standby power consumption: <0.1W
Volume: 75*45*144 (WxHxD)
Weight:300g
- Built-in high-quality power modules that deliver ultra-high performance using only USB power.
- AKM high-end AK 4490, and carefully adjusted to maximize its performance.
- 2 Japanese NDK ultra-low phase noise clocks, greatly reducing the system JITTER.
- The second-generation XMOS program
- PCM sampling rate up to 32bit/384KHz
- DSD support to DSD256, exclusive custom support for Native DSD drivers.
1 infrared remote control receiving window
2 display (automatic switching)
3 power / input selection button
4 audio output
5 coaxial input
6 fiber input
7 USB input
8 auxiliary power input
| Dimensions: | 21.8 x 17.8 x 7.2 cm; 540 Grams |
| Manufacture: | Shenzhen Shuangmusanlin Electronic Co.,Ltd |
| Reference: | SK10 |
I liked everything,the product is high-quality, the sound is divine, thank you very much, I advise you to buy from this seller.
I liked everything,the product is high-quality, the sound is divine, thank you very much, I advise you to buy from this seller.
Lo uso per collegare la tv allo stereo e ascoltare Amazon music. Gli ho collegato anche il portatile, e debbo dire che la qualit della musica migliorata tantissimo. Non sono un audiofilo, ma debbo ammettere che questo bell ‘aggeggio mi ha fatto tornare il piacere di ascoltare musica non stop. Consigliato.
Ottimo dac economico ma di qualità audio apprezzabile.
E’ piccolo, discreto e funzionale. La qualit audio buona. il costo basso e cos pure la sua versatilit (ad esempio non presente l’ingresso bluetooth) Abbinato ad alcuni PC potrebbe sfortunatamente rivelare un piccolo rumore di fondo che magari pu non essere percepito su altri PC: misteri dell’elettronica.
Pura seta...
Suono liquido…non me lo sarei aspettato, per quello che costa, permette di donare fluidit al proprio impianto. Unico neo, il connettore ottico in ingresso davvero scadente, il cavo l’ho fermato con della pasta adesiva, perch tende a scappare via.
Compratelo ad occhi chiusi
Il prodotto arrivato in un imballo molto accurato, una volta estratto dalla confezione ho subito notato le piccole dimensioni.
Premetto che il dac viene utilizzato via USB con PC e fubar2000.
Che dire…. provatelo, altrimenti non ci credete! Suona da dio!!!!!!!!! Rispetto ad un xda 2 gen2 della Emotiva Audio esce vincente!!!!! Consigliatissimo
PS la mia la versione V2 con ak4093
Note - I can't comment on sound quality because I spent too much time playing bass next to loud drummers. But as far as function is concerned, we love it. We use vintage hi-fi equipment from the 70's for our TV sound system and this thing gave us remote volume control, which is huge for my wife. And it at least seems to sound awesome. I definitely prefer it to the Schiit DAC.
Note – I can’t comment on sound quality because I spent too much time playing bass next to loud drummers. But as far as function is concerned, we love it. We use vintage hi-fi equipment from the 70’s for our TV sound system and this thing gave us remote volume control, which is huge for my wife. And it at least seems to sound awesome. I definitely prefer it to the Schiit DAC.
This does what I believed impossible
I don’t quite believe what I am hearing. This little box has destroyed what I thought I knew about the playback of recorded music.
In thirty plus years of listening to and sometimes selling hifi, some bits costing Ten grand a pop, I have not ever heard anything like this. It takes the mushiest of old recordings and transforms them. My last dac was a Musical Fidelity V-dac II, a well reviewed budget item and still worth 100 on auction sites, so I thought I was fairly up to speed with ‘upsampling’ and all that. Compared to this SMSL the MF dac really is just junk.
The Sanskrit produces astonishing scale, clarity, impact, separation, subtlety, bass clarity, bass extension, bass quantity and such vibrancy that I don’t believe it. Recordings I have lived with since I was a little kid have been freed, released, clarified and renewed utterly. Forget hearing the ‘mastertape’, at times this is almost like hearing the original performance.
I have no idea what this smsl box is doing, it’s beyond my understanding, but it’s entirely good. I hadn’t ever heard musical integrity from a hifi system until I bought this. Lord knows what their pricier kit sounds like. I did not believe domestic hifi could sound this good, and I once heard a (sadly unimpressive) demonstration of Chord & ATC equipment in the Chord owners own home.
So far only been listening through an old mac and itunes without any messing about with settings. Standard Denon DN-A100 amp, REL T3 sub and Pure SAT4 speakers from the late 90’s. (My days of posh hifi currently on hold) I am a former hifi shop manager and my best man was an ATC dealer, so I know (well, thought I knew) a little about audio.
In a world where your next purchase will change your life, then doesn’t, this one has changed mine. And for under 100 it’s got to be a joke. Blooming well get one for yourself, I believe there’s an updated one out already….. Christmas!!!!
Good for its price range.
Very good sound but not audiophile grade. It’s okay for its price. The remote control works great and it’s a wonderful feature it has volume control, you can use it as a pre amplifier. Looks very nice. I loved the feature you can put it vertical or horizontal and the display detects it showing the info in the right way.
It doesn’t have Dolby digital decoder or any 5.1 decoder. It’s okay cause is a stereo DAC, it’s just to be aware of that.
The SMSL Sanskrit 10 the more I play it the better it sounds. It add the right amount of depth to the my music. I play Jazz more than other genres, but when I listen today's popular music it handles the bass without sounding boomy. The new generation have no clue about really good music. When my son in law comes over he could believe the sound when listening to a movie in surround play through the DAC. He went and purchased a nice surround system for his family to enjoy. So I would recommend this DAC. Oh by the way the remote does come in handy you have a second option to control the sound or to be used as a pre-amp.
The SMSL Sanskrit 10 the more I play it the better it sounds. It add the right amount of depth to the my music. I play Jazz more than other genres, but when I listen today’s popular music it handles the bass without sounding boomy. The new generation have no clue about really good music. When my son in law comes over he could believe the sound when listening to a movie in surround play through the DAC. He went and purchased a nice surround system for his family to enjoy. So I would recommend this DAC. Oh by the way the remote does come in handy you have a second option to control the sound or to be used as a pre-amp.
Right off the bat I have to say wow. I was not expecting the change in audio quality to be so noticable coming from my other dacs. Most of my stuff is a year or more old and it is clear this last year has been a huge jump for budget audio. This mkii version sounds every bit as good if not better than a couple expensive dacs my friend owns that I have been envious of. It is so good said friend just placed an order after hearing mine to replace his bedroom dac which is a $400 dac. Compared to every ess based dac I have heard this is more enjoyable and has a better soundstage. It is a more smooth sound compared to ess and more clear sounding than the fact used if the ifi budget stuff. The mkii also beats out that loxjie d20 that uses the supposedly “better” ak4997. That one just seems to have something weird going on with it making it not as good as it should be with the dac chip it is using. If you are coming from a dac in the $100-$200 range from 6months or more ago this will be a big upgrade. The filters and remote are a nice plus on top of the performance. Some of the filters are impossible to notice but filter 5 seems to help my brighter headphones rolling off the top end and adds some soundstage. Filter 1 is the stock filter and is quick responding and clean. Personally I changed it to 5 and left it. I really like the sound I get from that filter. The rest of the filters sound really close to filter 1.
Very good value
Really good little digital preamp. Have no complaints about the sound, features or aesthetics. Only gripes are a higher noise floor than I’d like and pops when changing inputs and file resolution. I’m using it direct into a power amp with no gain control so the noise floor is quite noticeable with both speakers and headphones. Probably won’t be noticeable with integrated amplifier systems. For 67 it’s a brilliant little device.
I like this DAC well enough, it is actually part of my “end game” setup right now. I have this DAC running into a Schiit Magni Heresy amplifier. Do not let words like “budget” or “entry level” as others have described this DAC as put you off from buying it. There are a few good reviewers who have made extensive measurements of this unit and speak of this DAC very favorably. You will notice how quiet this unit is, right from the start – it is quiet. No noise or distortion. You will get a detailed and analytical presentation of your audio through this. I have worked in music production, so I appreciate when my music is being presented to me as the original producers intend it to be. I do not like my audio to be “flavored” to be more enjoyable. I trust the artists and those who mix their music’s and you should too. If you must add some “seasoning” to your audio, get this and add a nice little tube amplifier and a pair of headphones that are known to be very musical. I love the neutral and honest presentation this little box delivers and I believe you may also.
Ottimo
Fa quello che deve fare perfettamente.
Lo uso per per l’uscita audio TV su dei monitor amplificati.
Il telecomando funziona bene, a volte capita che perda l’abbinamento, in quel caso bisogna premere il tasto C e si risolve tutto.
Great sound, excellent budget system compone
I’m delighted with this DAC. I have it connected to the optical out from my TV and I’m streaming Spotify, Amazon, Tidal from a Firestick HD – not the best source but the sound is sensational. Because of my setup I’m only experiencing the 48k performance so I can’t comment on 96, 192 or 384. The DAC is fed into a budget Marantz amp (PM5005) and Q Acoustics 3050 floorstanders. The resulting ~550 system sounds better than many 2000+ setups I have have heard. Lots of detail, reasonable dynamics and solid timing.
For under £100 I have no serious complaints
Nice little product considering its under 100. I like that the device can he positioned in The orientation of my choosing although i can imagine it being much of an issue on a device of this size. The only issue I have encounteres is controlling the DAC with the remote.
Da die SoundBlaster Produkte von CrativeLabs nach jedem Win10 Update ihren Dienst verweigern, ohne defekt zu sein, habe ich nach adquaten Wegen gesucht, am PC einfach nur Musik hren zu knnen. Kein Gaming, kein 5.1, nix. Nur Stereo. Mein mig geschultes Ohr ist mehr als zufrieden mit dem Transfer des Sounds an die analoge Musikanlage! Was die 20 EUR USB-Stecker-Modelle knnen, weiss ich nicht. Andererseits wollte ich bei schmalem Grtner-Einkommen aber auch keine 200 EUR Plus in High- End- Produkte investieren… Nach meinem Empfinden liefert die Aluminium-Schachtel berzeugend und zuverlssig guten Sound ohne Mucken und Macken. Ein Digital-Analog-Wandler, der tut was er soll. Dankeschn.
Had an old pair of HS5s around after upgrading to HS8s. Hooked them up to my old computer monitor using a basic audio HDMI extractor and was unimpressed. Bought this (admittedly mostly for the remote) and was blown away. A HUGE improvement over the cheap audio extractor (which is still providing the audio from HDMI, this time to TOSLINK and so hopefully not processing it at all). The volume adjustment is both subtle and responsive with a huge number of levels that begin to change rapidly after a small delay. The remote also works with other SMSL devices if you have any. My desktop SU-8 remote worked dandily while I looked for batteries (not included with this device). I did try to use it as a USB DAC with my Note 9 and Nintendo Switch, both over USB C to micro B, and neither worked. My only complaint is with the inputs; it always seems like another TOSLINK would be more useful than a coaxial on every DAC I've ever owned (Schiit Modi, SMSL SU-8, FiiO E10K, FiiO BTR3, Creative G3 all top out at a single TOSLINK). Great value for money, outstanding sound and features for the price, and would make a great desktop or bookshelf DAC for a smaller system (this and a powered pair of monitors is a great start to a mini hi-fi or secondary system).
Had an old pair of HS5s around after upgrading to HS8s. Hooked them up to my old computer monitor using a basic audio HDMI extractor and was unimpressed. Bought this (admittedly mostly for the remote) and was blown away. A HUGE improvement over the cheap audio extractor (which is still providing the audio from HDMI, this time to TOSLINK and so hopefully not processing it at all). The volume adjustment is both subtle and responsive with a huge number of levels that begin to change rapidly after a small delay. The remote also works with other SMSL devices if you have any. My desktop SU-8 remote worked dandily while I looked for batteries (not included with this device). I did try to use it as a USB DAC with my Note 9 and Nintendo Switch, both over USB C to micro B, and neither worked. My only complaint is with the inputs; it always seems like another TOSLINK would be more useful than a coaxial on every DAC I’ve ever owned (Schiit Modi, SMSL SU-8, FiiO E10K, FiiO BTR3, Creative G3 all top out at a single TOSLINK). Great value for money, outstanding sound and features for the price, and would make a great desktop or bookshelf DAC for a smaller system (this and a powered pair of monitors is a great start to a mini hi-fi or secondary system).
This DAC preamp does the job! I can now control the volume with a remote. Optical signal from my Samsung 75 inch TV in and Anolog out on RCA cables to my Pioneer 1050 with SAE speakers. Sounds great. Easy to use remote.
Da paura!
Potrei dire tante cose su questo DAC, ma credo che il titolo dica gi tutto…Prodotto spettacolare vale molto di pi del suo prezzo, senza ombra di dubbio. Se cerchi una sorgente ineccepibile per il tuo impianto audio, hai trovato il prodotto giusto e se vuoi fare ancora un passo in avanti abbinalo ad un ottimo alimentatore come l’iFi power 5v.
What a great little DAC!
I have been looking for a budget-friendly DAC for oh… about a week now.
I was all set to get a much more expensive unit but then I happened across this one. This little guy is for my PC so I don’t need a full-blown, professional, $500.00 plus DAC to drive a REALTEK sound card.
I read almost all the reviews and was impressed. Of course, reviews can be deceiving (as we all know by now) so I skipped over to YouTube and checked out some videos on the DAC and it got really good reviews. What really got me was the extra micro-USB power I could add to the DAC so it was not struggling when decoding 384 bit. I just plugged in my extra Samsung phone micro-USB charger and walla! Works!
I also loved the fact that this has various multi-inputs: USB – Optical – Coax. I use the USB for FLAC files and the optical for Gaming and MP3 files. To top it all off, it has a freaking remote! What sub-100.00 dollar DAC has a remote?
Color me impressed.
Sound! Ahhhh….. the big question.
All I can say is I have paired this with the SMSL SP100 Headphone Amplifier (little dude!) and it sounds really good! I mean really good. I was surprised at how good it sounded. Like…DAMN! That sounds really good. The soundstage is about as good as you are going to get from a PC sound card. Trust me. I have been in IT 25 + years. This is as good as it gets with motherboard sound.
Decoding – terrific. You do need a driver from the SMSL website but its, download, install, reboot, set sound settings in Control Panel, done. Like…5 minutes total.
Some of you might be asking “Why do I need the amp? I have one already!”.
Well, Amazonians, here’s why: The SMSL AMP has the key piece I personally needed.
Like a lot of you, I have a few different pairs of headphones. However, most AMP’s only have one output, the headphone jack (Yeah, you could use a splitter but…ugly). The SMSL SP100 Headphone Amplifier has a neat little feature that a lot of the other AMP’s I looked at did not. The AMPS Inputs are actually joined internally. One is an Input AND one is an Output. I know, confusing especially with the marking on the back of the unit both saying “Input”, but hear me out.
Since both the AMP’s RCA connectors are “joined: within the unit, the input from the DAC out through the headphone jack allows the SMSL AMP, volume, tube sound, etc…to be heard. The OUTPUT RCA (the second set of RCA jacks on the back of the AMP) is tied to the Input RCA and provides no volume or amplification. Sounds bad, right? Wrong! Since I have multiple headphones this allows me to use a second multi-port AMP connected to the SMSL amp via an RCA to 3.5MM cable and not “double-amp” the sound. It’s just a simple passthrough to the 2nd AMP. You can see it in the picture above. It’s the black amp, bottom left.
So, I now have TWO amps. One I can use for my critical listening (SMSL) and one I can use for my speakers and other headphones. The beauty of this setup is I get the DAC decoding, filtering, and sound to BOTH AMPS!
The clarity and sound stage is VERY good. I’m not going to tell you this is the best setup EVER or your head is going to explode because of the sound but for a PC, to me, it’s exceptional. I simply do not need anything else. I have the gaming sound (optical), the FLACDSDMP3 sound (USB 384 bit) and the plugs for multiple headphones. Simple!
PHEW! What a relief. Great sound across the board to all my headphones and speakers without having to play the “un-plug and plug-in game”.
I love it.
I highly recommend you consider this little guy (and the AMP for that matter). Great, semi-inexpensive (everything, units, cables, etc…under 200.00 total) DACAMP combination. Just a great PC setup. Oh, and you can get everything you see in the pictures above right here on good old Amazon.
Hooked this up to my Sony ubp-x800 Blu-ray player since it does not have an analog out. Sent the coaxial signal to the dac and the analog to my headphone amp. Works great and the volume control with remote is a real + allowing you to adjust headphone level.
Hooked this up to my Sony ubp-x800 Blu-ray player since it does not have an analog out. Sent the coaxial signal to the dac and the analog to my headphone amp. Works great and the volume control with remote is a real + allowing you to adjust headphone level.
Un rêve sonore
Aprs une installation trs simple (driver sur le site SMSL) et quelques rglages de la carte son du PC, le miracle sonore s’ouvre vos oreilles. Je conseille ce produit tous ceux qui ont un budget serr. En effet, le rapport qualit prix est incroyable. Moins de 100 pour un tel produit, c’est presque un cadeau. Que ce soit avec Tidal ou Foobar, la qualit du son est au rendez-vous
Hochwertiger DAC
Der Sanskrit 10 sieht wirklich gut aus, wie er da steht (nicht so grell wie auf den Fotos).
Bei Musik einen Hauch zu weich und im oberen Frequenzbereich gehen Details unter. Bei Filmen aber schon echt toll.
Wenn man den Preis bercksichtigt eine klare Empfehlung meinerseits.
Hinweise:
Es wird kein Netzteil mitgeliefert.
Um die Fernbedienung anzulernen und die Lautstrke von -12 auf 0 zu stellen: Beim Einschalten C gedrckt halten.
voire une Platine CD – un Lecteur Bluray basique ou encore une BOX (sauf celle d’Orange dont il ne supporte pas la Sortie S/PDIF mme sous mode Stro….?) mais est-ce aussi le cas derrire une trs bonne platine CD dote d’origine d’un bon convertisseur DAC ou mme avant un Amplificateur moderne quip lui aussi d’un DAC efficace . . . ?
Attention PAS D’ALIMENTATION mais un bon Chargeur de Portable (1A) fera l’affaire en le branchant sur l’entre 8 = Aux. Power.
Sinon pas de cble, mis part un USB (PC ou autres) mais on peut y connecter un cble Numrique Coaxial + un Optique Numrique, soit deux appareils (Blu-ray – Box TV – Ecran TV) et videmment cette entre USB via PC.
Tlcommande efficace qui gre le choix des 3 Entres Numriques et surtout le Volume pour ceux qui utilisent un Bon vieil Amplificateur (sans tlcommande…) qui fait toujours le job, car c’est videmment pour cela que ce convertisseur reste essentiel : branch des outils numriques rcents sur un excellent appareil qui transcrit vos documents sonores numriques en Musique, mme avec l’Ampli lampes de papy !
Avevo un lettore CD Harman Kardon che, per uno sbalzo di corrente, si fritto. Ho cominciato ad usare il lettore DVD anche per i CD, ma la resa non mi piaceva, e la povert del suono era enfatizzata del mio impianto, amp Arcam e casse Sonus Faber Concerto. Mentre cercavo un nuovo lettore CD mi venuto in mente che il problema era probabilmente il DAC integrato nel lettore DVD, piuttosto che il meccanismo di trasporto (non so se vero). Ho quindi comprato questo piccolo DAC, ed ho potuto apprezzare la differenza soprattutto nella separazione e nella pulizia su tutto lo spettro. Il miglioramento stato ancora pi evidente su un network streamer.
Vale pi di quel che costa.
Great DAC after you use the aux USB power with an external power adapter. Very transparent and detailed. Adds more weight and clarity to the audio. Not a big improvement with tv or cable box output. Fantastic with my MAC MINI i’m using for streaming and HI-FI . looks cool and the remote is something every Dac should come with.
it’s a keeper..
Super bon rapport qualité / Prix
voila tout est dit.
un dac qui se fait oublier pour laisser la place a la musique.
Appuyer sur la touche C de la tlcommande pour l appairer au Dac ( et mettre les deux piles ).
Ce Dac, ne donne plus envie d aller chercher plus loin et de dpenser beaucoup plus.
Il a la lourde charge de remplacer une carte Emu 1212 qui tournait depuis des annes dans mon PC. Il est trs largement la hauteur, le son est plaisant et dynamique. Aliment par 2 ports USB 3 du PC, aucun problme de dcrochage. Il se cale tout seul sur le bon format en fonction de la source qui lui est envoye (DSD, flac 96/192) en Asio via Foobar. Penser installer le driver en mode non sign sur Windows 10 pour l’utiliser en bit perfec
Works like it should.
I purchased this to fix a problem I had. I have a headphone amp that I’m was using as my output signal to my studio monitors. The problem was the power switch to the headphone amp is on the back of the unit which makes it a real pain to turn on and off every time I want to hear the monitors. Plus, the headphone amp gets really, really hot when left on for long periods of time. So my fix is now to use this as my output single to the monitors and when I shut down my PC it goes to sleep as well. So no more pain turning on the amp and more so turning it off. It also sounds great too! It has no hissing or popping when turned up loud and no cracking sound when turning off or on, which I experienced with other units similar to this one.
I would recommend this to others.
Der DAC ist eine Wucht! Wenn man mal den Bogen raus hat, ist das ein klasse Teil. Was garnicht geht, die Bedienungsanleitung …. Ttssss ich habe jetzt erst herausgefunden, dass man die Fernbedienung “anmelden” kann, in dem man beim Einschalten, die “C”-Taste gedrckt hlt … zu spt. Gert ist bereits zurck gegangen ….. jetzt steht ein Aune X8 an seiner Stelle und wird auch nicht wieder gehen – trotzdem Danke!
Attente
Dcodeur install provisoirement car en attente de cbles de qualit (commandes aujourd’hui).
Colis arriv dans les temps sans encombre.
La qualit SMSL est au rendez vous mais j’attend les cbles pour me prononcer sur la sonorit du DAC;
Je reviendrais sur mon avis pour le complter ds qu’installer dfinitivement.
Je recommande !!!
Perfect dac for the price, best sound equipment I've ever bought in my life.
Perfect dac for the price, best sound equipment I’ve ever bought in my life.
Pros:
1.Optical,Coax, USB inputs
2.Quiet, no discernable noise, black background
3.Remote with volume control
4.very smooth sound with flacs, cleans up mpeg harshness
5.works out of the box with win10 usb
6. In stock
Cons:
1.no 5v wall wart
2.documentatio
Quality Dac with brilliant soundstage and audio detail. Listening pleasure.
Updated after months of listening. The Sanskrit is incredibly good value. Beautifully balanced in its presentation, though lively and detailed, it has bought a whole new level of listening enjoyment to my music collection, and to the discovery of new music. I particularly enjoy the USB input, from which I am getting true high quality audio, even from mobile phone and tablet. Matches well with my vintage amp and Klipsch speakers. No listening fatigue, just musicality at its best, especially for the price. Don’t hesitate, you won’t be disappointed.
Petit, trs bien fini, avec un look qui tranche avec les ternels botiers noirs. Ds qu’on le voit on est content de le possder. Une fois branch il fait passer un son clair, limpide, cristallin. Je manque de comparaison car c’est mon premier Dac, mais je vois clairement la diffrence avec et sans. Pour le prix, faites-vous plaisi
I could use it very little time, because the remote control stopped working, and this is the one that allows to regulate the level of audio output. Despite having returned, I think it is a good DAC, but I would like that also had a manual way to control the level of output on the computer itself. After analyzing other options I'm thinking of reacquiring it, it seems that the problem I had is an isolated and non-recurrent fact in other buyers.
I could use it very little time, because the remote control stopped working, and this is the one that allows to regulate the level of audio output. Despite having returned, I think it is a good DAC, but I would like that also had a manual way to control the level of output on the computer itself. After analyzing other options I’m thinking of reacquiring it, it seems that the problem I had is an isolated and non-recurrent fact in other buyers.
This is decent sounding DAC with a lot of options and connections. You don’t see many DACs with a remote and volume control. The built quality is great! This DAC using the AKM chip and has a unique sound, but you will need to see if it matches well with your speakers. It seems to highlight the bass and roll off the highs, which is fine if your setup needs help in those two areas.
Crystal clean sound, very quite background. If you want a hifi decoder with this price, that is your choice! Volume settings and input selection and power on/off status can be kept even you disconnect power.