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Sharkoon Mobile DAC Sound Card
Sharkoon Mobile DAC
Editiorial reviews
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4.1 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
25 %
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3 stars
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10 editorial reviews
There's no question that the Sound BlasterX G5 amplifies and enhances the sound coming through your headphones or speakers, and the upmixing to 7.1 surround sound in gaming, movies, and music is solid.Read more
Introduction Creative has a long-running history in the PC audio world, having created some of the most popular audio hardware of several generations, such as headsets, amplifiers, sound cards, speakers and more. Today, we have their new G5 desktop amplifier at our disposal and we're really eager to see and hear what it has to offer, especially since it's not been too long since we reviewed their flagship X7 desktop amp and were nothing short of blown away by its level of features, performance, and design, even if it was a bit of a wallet buster. However, their new G5Read more
Introduction Creative has a long-running history in the PC audio world, having created some of the most popular audio hardware of several generations, such as headsets, amplifiers, sound cards, speakers and more. Today, we have their new G5 desktop amplifier at our disposal and we're really eager to see and hear what it has to offer, especially since it's not been too long since we reviewed their flagship X7 desktop amp and were nothing short of blown away by its level of features, performance, and design, even if it was a bit of a wallet buster. However, their new G5Read more
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1 editorial reviews
Sharkoon expands their product lineup with three DACs with integrated headphone amplifiers. Two are meant for mobile devices, such as smartphones and laptops, and one is a simple USB sound card. They share many characteristics, but the most important is a good price-performance ratio.Read more
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User rating
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4.0 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
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60 user ratings
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4.6 out of 5
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5 stars
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General

Sound TypeSurroundStereoStereo
Interface TypePCI ExpressUSBUSB-C
Number of channels5.17.1
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Design

Placement TypeInternalExternalExternal
Colour of product
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  • Black,Gold
  • Black
  • Gold
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Audio properties

Noise level (SNR)116.0 dB120.0 dB
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Line-out Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)116.0 dB120.0 dB
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D/A audio24 bit / 192 kHz24 bit / 192 kHz
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Audio quality24.0 bit24.0 bit24.0 bit

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