SMSL SU-10: Bluetooth DAC based on ES9038Pro chips

SMSL SU-10 is a new flagship DAC based on two ES9038Pro chips. The SMSL SU-10 has excellent performance, supporting high-resolution 32-Bit/768kHz PCM and DSD512 audio signals. It features multiple input ports including I2S, USB, AES, coaxial,...

SMSL SU-10
SMSL SU-10

SMSL SU-10 is a new flagship DAC based on two ES9038Pro chips. The SMSL SU-10 has excellent performance, supporting high-resolution 32-Bit/768kHz PCM and DSD512 audio signals. It features multiple input ports including I2S, USB, AES, coaxial, optical, and Bluetooth. SMSL trusted Qualcomm’s latest Bluetooth chip for the SU-10. It provides high-definition Bluetooth signal input to the SU-10 with high-end LDAC, APTX HD transmission protocols!

SMSL SU-10

Delta Sigma 6-Channel Flagship
DAC SU-10 DAC is SMSL’s 2022 flagship Delta Sigma DAC. Using dual ES9038PRO DAC chips, the SU-10 boasts 16 channels and 21 op-amps for an extremely detailed audio experience. SMSL has developed a third generation DAC circuit that delivers an incredibly low THD+N of 0.00005%.

Dual Linear Power Supplies
Digital and analog components are powered by separate linear power supplies. Thanks to this, as well as shielded, low-noise processing of the power supplies, the noise level is only 1 µVrm.

Latest Bluetooth Chip from Qualcomm
Equipped with the latest Bluetooth chip from Qualcomm, SU-10 supports 24bit/96kHz Bluetooth formats. It provides wireless high-definition signal input to the SU-10, supporting LDAC, APTX HD, APTX, SBC and AAC transmission protocols. When using the LDAC protocol, the SU-10 accepts 24-bit/96 kHz input signal.

The SU-10 Gen 3 USB controller
uses the 16-core XMOS XU316 Gen 3 USB processor. It is a true 32-bit USB solution that supports high-resolution 32-Bit/768kHz PCM signals, Native DSD512 signals, and also provides DoP functionality.

Aluminum alloy body and tempered glass display
The SU-10 comes with a precision CNC milled aluminum alloy body, the exterior finish is anodized and chamfered to ensure a fine smooth finish and reliable durability. SU-10 also has a bright color display, the display panel provides high light transmission and extremely long service life.

MQA AND MQA-CD
USB and SPDIF inputs support MQA and MQA-CD formats, giving you more options for listening to your library in the highest quality. It supports MQA decoding via USB, I2S, AES, coaxial and optical inputs, and MQA CD decoding via optical, coaxial and AES inputs.

SMSL SU-10

Characteristics of SMSL SU-10:

  • Inputs: USB / optical / coaxial / Bluetooth / I2S / AES
  • Outputs: RCA/XLR
  • Line Out Amplitude: XLR 5.1Vrms RCA 2.6Vrms
  • THD+N: 0.00005%(-125dB)(UN-WTD)
  • Dynamic Range: 135 dB (XLR), 128 dB (RCA)
  • SNR: 135 dB(XLR), 128 dB(RCA)
  • USB: USB 2.0 Asynchronization
  • USB Compatibility:
  • Windows 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10 (driver required)
  • Mac OSX10.6 or later, Linux (no driver)
  • MQA decoder: USB / optical / coaxial / 12S / AES
  • MQA-CD decoder: Optical / Coaxial / AES
  • Sampling frequency and bit depth:
  • USB PCM: 44.1 ~ 768 kHz (32 bit)
  • DSD: 2.8224 ~ 22.5792MHz(1bit)
  • Optical/Coaxial: 44.1~192kHz(24bit)
  • DoP: DoP256 (USB), DoP64 (optical/coaxial/AES)
  • Bluetooth:
  • LDAC: 24bit/96kHz (990kbps/ 660kbps/330kbps)
  • aptX-HD: 24bit/ 48 kHz_ 576kbps
  • aptX: 16bit/44.1 kHz_352kbps
  • SBC: 16bit/44.1kHz_328kbps
  • AAC: 16bit/44.1kHz_3280bps
  • Power consumption<30W
  • Standby power <0.5W
  • Size: 240 185 39 mm (WxDxD)
  • Weight: 1.86 kg