I bought the DACMagic 100 first and use it via usb with my laptop and toslink with an ancient cdplayer. Like all our products, the DacMagic 100 was custom developed from the ground-up by our design team at our headquarters in the heart of London.

It is possible that the surface in terms of load is not issue here, but rather the quality of the contact. Bought the DacMagic 100 yesterday for my new Samsung 4K TV that has only optical output, I’ve connected up to my Cyrus 6 amp and it sounds bloody good, very impressed with my first stand alone dac.The whole thing is a bit grotesque, because many of us have become accustomed to spending lots of money on wires with gold-plated plugs, and hardly anyone is aware that he puts these plugs in maybe the worst slots, but certainly ones, that do not allow to use fully the possibilities of golden plugs. Such a calm in the case of the DacMagic 100 could be considered a disadvantage, but thanks to it increased the diversity and the songs finally began to sound as they should. The Cambridge converter is made to improve output quality primarily of computers, media and Blu-ray players, as well as digital resources. I have my Rotel RC1572MkII CD player connected via direct RCA (using Rotel's supplied RCA cable) and via it's coax digital output (into my Peachtree DAC-it-x DAC which connects via RCA to my pre-amp) for comparison purposes and the Peachtree DAC seems to play at a noticeably lower output level than the Rotel connect direct. kinda transforms the bass, blends in the mids, I've used with my laptop and is the best damn sound card I ever had.

I'd previously been acquainted with the Wolfson WM8740, which I liked; the DM100's 8742 is along the same sound lines, I think. Ideal for improving the sound of media and Blu-ray players, and it can be an optimal accessory for PCs and Mac devices. This was an issue for me as a reviewer but it shouldn’t be a problem for most users as they will only be installing one of these devices at a time. Its excellent sound quality was likewise apparent via its USB input, the excerpt conveyed handsomely at both 96 and 192 kHz sampling rates. The device supports operating systems that do not require separate software installation (Win / Mac / Linux) and is also capable of 16/24-bit, 44.This second part looks at the smaller, simpler and substantially cheaper DacMagic 100 and completes the comparisons. The majority of the time that I listen to music I use my iPhone 11 and iPad Air connected to my home stereo amplifier. The issue of using capacitors with specified polarization in the audio path has already intrigued me for some time and I decided, that modifying the DAC is a good opportunity to check if such a solution makes sense. Certainly, the differences in parameters do not reflect what I hear after replacing the converter with WM8741. Adding a more potent power supply than the cheap plastic switching device, however, really made the bass open up and has left nothing to wish for ever since.

Unfortunately, my knowledge about the quality of relays is small, so I based the information provided by the manufacturer, and from them it resulted, that the relay is of decent quality (gold-plated contacts). It’s a solid very functional piece that does what it says it does, no obvious issues that I’ve noticed. Device does’t have an integrated power supply, therefore the manufacturer includes an external impulse power supply to the factory set. Before the modification, at the peak moments the saxophone sometimes gave the impression of losing control and unpleasantly irritated the ears. After initial listening, I decided to check if I heard any changes with a jumper that bypassed the relay.I hope you enjoyed this Cambridge Audio DacMagic 100 Review and came away with some valuable insight.

I must admit, that the sockets used in the DacMagic 100 are of decent quality and this type of sockets also occurs in much more expensive constructions. As good as it was back then, and is still reasonably respectable, for the dollars asked it's time to look elsewhere. As you can see the adopted rules are not always working and sometimes even less significant elements can have a big impact on the final result. I havn’t done much comparison but I can say it sounds pretty much identical to the line out on my Marantz CD6006 UK.The Cambridge Audio DacMagic 100 is a versatile digital-to-analog converter (DAC) that offers a wide array of connection options, making it a suitable choice for enthusiasts seeking to enhance their audio experience. Heard the same as what you described, from a brand new DacMagic 100 which I only started to use since 2 days ago, and liking it so far.