Yes you are right . Both snr (16bit)and thd better on analog input . So why this response from roksan . It seems that adding an external dac can pay off ( small dif though). Is snr stated in analog in the best attainable?
Totally as a humorous aside, does it also turn on the red light?
If you already have a pro and an external dac then I agree, there's no need to 'upgrade' to a pro plus.
At the moment, I’d guess the same as the Pro I.e up to 24/192. Plus there’s more to the sound than just the DAC, and higher sample rate doesn’t guarantee better sound.
Other than output choices differences between mini and pro are there any other differences when using an external dac
You do have the input differences too, but if you‘re just playing the same supported service, then I’d say very little or no audible difference,
If you are considering a set of smsl su1 and Pro or Mini, I recommend Pro plus without hesitation.
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If you are talking about WiiM specs, the app allows me to select 24 bits / 192 kHz for both optical and coax SPDIF. I haven't tried them yet with my receiver's DAC. In the past, with other devices, my experience was that 24/96k over coax was the practical limît, but 24/192k over optical is usually fine.
Specs state the Pro Plus DAC goes up to 768 kHz. I didn't try it that high, but I did try FLAC files at 352.8 kHz (DSD conversions to PCM, since DSD support is actually not there on the + as advertised). The files played fine, except for the last 3 seconds of each track which had pops/clicks. I am using 10 Gbps Ethernet server, FYI, and the WiiM is using 100 Mbps Ethernet (max it supports), not Wifi. I have logged a ticket with WiiM about the pops and clicks.
A lot of audio reviews on YouTube suggest that the sound of the DAC in the Pro Plus is superior. Both use the same chip, but the other components that feed and power the chip in the Pro Plus is superior, according to all of the reviews that I've seen. I ended up buying the Pro Plus, but it's my first ever DAC so I don't pretend to know. It sounds great though.
I believe the pro uses a burr brown chip, the plus uses an akm.
