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Fosi Audio Q6 Review

At the heart of the device, you’ll find the AKM AK4493S DAC chip, supported by an XMOS XU316 USB processor, and a dual op-amp configuration—OPA1612 and NE5532DR. A setup designed to deliver reliable digital-to-analog conversion, compatible with a broad range of sources and formats.

What’s interesting though, is the fact that those DIP8 op-amp are now swappable, allowing you tot put much stronger solutions, like the one from Burson for example.

Upstream, the XMOS XU316 controller allows the Q6 to support high-resolution PCM streams up to 32bit/768kHz and DSD512 via USB, while optical and coaxial connections remain capped at 32bit/192kHz—pretty much covering any need you might have for home or office audio.

For the analog section, the brand selected a classic duo too, combining the OPA1612 and NE5532DR to maintain a wide channel separation, while keeping the noise low.

Numbers? Signal-to-noise ratio is rated at 121dB, with a quoted THD as low as 0.00012 – pretty good number for a $100 DAC, beating the SK02 to its own game!

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