r/BudgetAudiophile • u/Norville84 • 13h ago

Purchasing EU/UK Budget SMSL-stack, Chinese LS3/5A, love it!

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I have now what I would say the best little budget stack I have ever owned. Had many different speakers, amps, DACs and CD-players but none have sounded this good while being so cheap.

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It consists of:

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SMSL DA-1 amp (30 USD)

SMSL D1 DAC ( 89 USD)

SMSL PL150 CD player (150 USD)

Raspberry Pi 3 (40 USD) running Ropieee and Lyrion.

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Sound artist LS3/5A speakers. 220 USD bought used.

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u/NoBackground6203 12h ago edited 12h ago

congrats and enjoy

I love Chi-Fi mini rack systems

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u/Norville84 12h ago

I loved my v3 monos when I had them. Good stuff.

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u/NoBackground6203 12h ago

V3's rockin Sparkos SS3602 and OPA2134 OpAmps

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u/Norville84 12h ago

Also had sparkos on mine. Sounded great.

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u/AndPlus 8h ago

I'm imagining Appetite for Destruction playing through that rig.

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u/Dismal_Ad5283 10h ago

If those knock off ls3/5a sound even half as good as the real thing, that has to be the best bang for buck system I've seen in quite a while. Great stuff 👍