Which external DACs do not pop or click when changing sample rate?

[Kdot89]

I have the SMSL SU-1 connected to my Wiim Ultra via Coaxial and the sample rate is set to fixed because if not I get popping/clicking noises. I have tried Optical and USB (which is worse). I have researched this and changed settings, but still have the issue, even when I tried it with another DAC (iFi Neo idsd).

So, was wondering which DACs don't have this issue?

 

[hgo58]

I have the SMSL SU-1 connected to my Wiim Ultra via Coaxial and the sample rate is set to fixed because if not I get popping/clicking noises. I have tried Optical and USB (which is worse). I have researched this and changed settings, but still have the issue, even when I tried it with another DAC (iFi Neo idsd).

So, was wondering which DACs don't have this issue?

I have active speakers Warfdhale Diamond A2 connected via optical out of Ultra. There are no noise of any kind.

 

[EddNog]

When using USB on my Topping E50 II, I don't get the clicks or pops, but if I use Toslink optical, I do. Have you tried USB on your SU-1 instead of coax?

-Ed

 

[QuarryHunslet]

I have the SMSL SU-1 connected to my Wiim Ultra via Coaxial and the sample rate is set to fixed because if not I get popping/clicking noises. I have tried Optical and USB (which is worse). I have researched this and changed settings, but still have the issue, even when I tried it with another DAC (iFi Neo idsd).

So, was wondering which DACs don't have this issue?

You could try using the built in DAC in the Ultra, as this doesn’t pop, or click, and actually sounds rather good.

 

[Kdot89]

When using USB on my Topping E50 II, I don't get the clicks or pops, but if I use Toslink optical, I do. Have you tried USB on your SU-1 instead of coax?

-Ed

I was actually looking at this DAC, can get it used for £90. Glad you don't experience it via USB.

Yes I have.

 

[Kdot89]

I have active speakers Warfdhale Diamond A2 connected via optical out of Ultra. There are no noise of any kind.

Nice, but this is in relation to external DACs. I use passive speakers

 

[cristoo]

It was a while since I tried this smsl su1 dac with ultra but I remember that I indeed had pops with sample rate change with usb but I think it did not happen when used optical. At the end I dropped idea of using this dac.

 

[hgo58]

Nice, but this is in relation to external DACs. I use passive speakers

An active speaker with optical input do have a DAC and it's external to the WiiM.

I understand what you mean. You are talking about external DAC devices (equipment) with all its additional gimmicks. Not the DAC itself.

 

[Kdot89]

It was a while since I tried this smsl su1 dac with ultra but I remember that I indeed had pops with sample rate change with usb but I think it did not happen when used optical. At the end I dropped idea of using this dac.

Yea, think I'm going to drop it and just use the internal DAC for now. Do you use an external DAC at all?

 

[cristoo]

I constantly have idea of trying external dać in my setup but for me ultras’s internal sounds pretty good although I don’t have comparisons. I tried smsl as I had spare one but finally ended as mentioned.

I have Fiio k13 r2r but use it for headphones. Maybe try it one day as pure dac.