AudioChainsDB
SMSL

D-6s

interface_dac

$199

Used market: $120*

Manufacturer datasheet

Specifications

2 of 9 values have a recorded source
Type
USB DAC·
Bus Powered
no·
Max Gain dB
0·
Analog Inputs
·
Analog Outputs
RCA Line Out, XLR Balanced Line Out·
Digital Inputs
USB, Optical SPDIF, Coaxial SPDIF, Bluetooth·
Min Usb Power W
0
Max Sample Rate kHz
768·
Phantom Power Provided
no·

Expert Audio Engineering Commentary

Headroom Notes

A line source with no headphone output. SMSL rates it 2.5 Vrms on RCA and 5 Vrms on XLR — a quarter of a volt above the 2 V / 4 V convention, enough to matter if you are matching two sources by ear. Output impedance 100 ohms on both, which is high enough to be worth checking against the input impedance of a passive preamp.

* Estimated with the depreciation fallback (~60% retained value). · checked on 8/5/2026