S.M.S.L - SU-6

Mini Desktop DAC

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Excellence

1 Year of
Warranty

Ideal for Audiophiles

These DAC & Amps are designed for discerning music lovers. If audio quality is important to you, a set of DAC & Amps like these would be ideal.


You can expect these DAC & Amps to present you with a refined listening experience. The audio quality exhibited by these DAC & Amps is a beautiful mix of musicality, technical brilliance and high precision.


These DAC & Amps deliver a spacious & open soundstage that makes you feel you are sitting at a live concert. Experience the magic and delve into pure sonic tranquility!


Ideal for
Indoor Use

For Studio & Professionals

As the name implies, anything branded as studio headphones is designed especially for a studio setting with a particular focus on accuracy and transparency for monitoring and mixing.


These headphones present an accurate image of your music than ordinary headphones, allowing you to hear every nuance and aspect of your music. Therefore, having a good set of studio headphones is just as important as any other gear in your studio.


These headphones provide a fresh perspective to that mix you’ve spent hours mastering and recording, essentially giving you another set of ears.


Bluetooth with
LDAC & aptX HD

Metal
Build

Pair with Laptop via USB

A majority of people use a laptop as the primary source device to listen to music or watch movies. Since the laptop is an essential part of the audio chain there are headphones and devices designed to work a laptop or computer system flawlessly. With the availability of USB connectivity, it becomes easier to pair various devices like an Amp, DAC or even headphones without worrying about drivers or any additional piece of software.


DAC Chip
You may not even realise it, but most of us use a digital-to-analogue converter (commonly known as a DAC) daily. Built into your computers, tablets and smartphones, a DAC is fundamental to unlocking the convenience of digital music. Any device that acts as a digital sound source will need a DAC to convert digital audio to analog. A DAC converts the digital information stored in “0s and 1s” into an analog signal that's passed to speakers or headphones and ultimately our ear. In short, DACs play a large part in making digital music hearable. 

While this technical process is undoubtedly impressive, the DAC embedded into your smartphones or laptops is nowhere good enough to listen to your favourite music recordings in high quality. So, if you want to listen to music in high quality, an external DAC is essential to allow headphones or speakers to perform at their potential. An external DAC, first and foremost, will improve audio quality dramatically.

Connect With
USB, Optical & Coaxial

Volume Controls

If your DAC & Amps include volume controls or volume rockers, you can easily change the volume with a button press or volume knob turn.


DAC & Amps that have volume controls make its operation incredibly simple; turn up the volume on your smartphone or your source devices and then change the volume on DAC & Amps to the desired level.


This design feature allows you to have complete control over the desired volume according to your listening preferences.


HI-RES CERTIFIED DEVICE FEATURING ESS CHIP AND XMOS INTERFACE

At the heart of the SU-6 is an ESS ES9038Q2M digital-to-analogue conversion chip that converts audio signals efficiently. This chip is widely recognised by HiFi enthusiasts and takes advantage of the HyperStream II 32bit architecture as well as the Time Domain Jitter Eliminator technology. The ES9038Q2M DAC chip offers a clear and transparent audio reproduction. Another strong point of the SU-6 is its second-generation USB XMOS interface. This interface allows one to take advantage of USB-C input to support high sampling rates, up to PCM 32bit 768kHz and DSD512, for a sound of incredible fidelity. Considering the exceptional performance of the SU-6 it has been awarded the Hi-Res Audio certification.
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BLUETOOTH 5.0 CONNECTIVITY WITH SUPPORT FOR APTX HD AND LDAC

SMSL SU-6 has been designed with the latest Qualcomm chip to offer Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity. This chip also allows you to broadcast your music remotely, from a smartphone or a tablet for example. Moreover, the SU-6 is compatible with the high-quality transmission codecs aptX, aptX HD and LDAC, for restitution equal or superior to CD quality, in wireless mode. With Bluetooth 5.0 technology available you can connect to the SU-6 from a distance and yet not lose any audio signal quality.
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EQUIPPED WITH PREMIUM COMPONENTS FOR UNMATCHED AUDIO PERFORMANCE

The SMSL SU-6 has been engineered with the highest quality of audio components to deliver pristine audio. SU-6 has been equipped with an ultra-low noise switching power supply so that the output noise is as low as possible. SU-6 also features 4 high-end dual OP Amp OPA1612 along with a variety of supporting high-grade components for artefact free audio. SMSL has also featured an audio-clock processing circuit that greatly reduced the clock jitter ensuring quality sound performance. With these components working in synergy with each other, the SU-6 delivers pristine audio every single time you play music.

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STURDY BUILD WITH A DISPLAY AND REMOTE CONTROL FOR EASE OF USE

The SMSL SU-6 is built with precision and high-quality materials. The external casing is made of metal with CNC integrated milling process to offer a super sturdy chassis. The device adopts a classic retro design with modern twists. The SU-6 comes embedded with a tempered glass display that shows you the playback information. You also get a full-featured remote control to operate the SU-6 with convenience. The inclusion of a screen and remote control are thoughtful and enhance the joy of using the SMSL SU-6.

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1 Year Warranty

Don't sweat it, this S.M.S.L - SU-6 comes with a 1 Year warranty from S.M.S.L that covers manufacturing defects. All products featured on Headphone Zone are backed by an original manufacturer's warranty.

Read more about S.M.S.L's warranty in India.

Unveiling Cutting-Edge Audio Technology

Established in 2009, Foshan ShuangMuSanLin Technology Co. Ltd. is based in Shenzhen, China. S.M.S.L specializes in audio equipment including DACs, stereo headphone amplifiers, and power amplifiers. With an in-house R&D, manufacturing, and marketing team, S.M.S.L has built an extensive sales network covering 33 cities in China. Additionally, S.M.S.L has developed strategic partnerships with several countries, including Japan, Britain, Germany, Portugal, and Singapore. Their products are exported to over 30 countries worldwide and have garnered high customer satisfaction.

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Customer Reviews

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Brandon L. (Mumbai)
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Awesome Dac for the price

Bought this dac after a lot of research, was torn down between Fiio BTA30. Mustered up the courage and ordered it after checking a few YouTube reviews. The dac performs as expected. The only drawback is not all isb cables work with, the original MacBook cable is not working with it, hence need to make sure you use the provided cable with an adapter/extension if required or search for a compatible cable. Tried it with a MacBook, iPhone and iPad and it worked like a charm on all 3. Tried tracks up to 192khz and the dac auto switched on the iPhone and iPad, however Mac MIDI settings are capped at 44.1khz, so need to manually change that to avoid compression. Bluetooth on all 3 devices only support AAC, hence unable to test LDAC functionality. But it played well without stuttering even if I left the room and came back. All in all a very good Dac for the price.

HI Brandon Lopez,
We are so happy you took out time & elaborately reviewed the product. We are sure this will help our customers to make an even better & informed decision.

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Unni krishnan (Kochi)
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Great product and value for money

Hey Unni, thanks a lot for your amazing review!

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Mrinal Barotra (Shimla)
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Best DAC for its price

Value for money DAC. Very good audio quality while using its Bluetooth. Being used with Norge 2000 MOSFET Reference amplifier and Tower Speakers. Good bass control

Hey Mrinal, thanks a lot for this lovely review and we are glad you are enjoying it! Keep the music playing.

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Ishan Gupta (Bengaluru)
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Hey there, thank you for the awesome ratings!

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Sidak Aulakh (Patiala)
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Versatile DAC that can handle a variety of inputs + Bluetooth!

this DAC can:
1. take USB input from PC/Laptop
2. Work in bluetooh rx mode and pushes hi-res audio out
3. Also accepts optical in therefore also accepts input from TVs etc.

The only thing it cant do is turn into a bluetooth tx, other than that, works quite well and is super versatile for the price point. It also has no dedicated headphone out, you will need an RCA to 3.5mm female connector, but it can power my 250ohm DT990 pros with ease.

Hi there, we are so happy you took out time and elaborately reviewed the product. We are sure this will help our customers to make an even better and informed decision.