Tone 2 Pro has a secondary USB-C input labeled as I2S and no, it’s not the I2S electrical serial bus interface used for connecting digital audio devices together, it is something else entirely. Its back panel is the most important one, as it contains all its digital inputs as USB-C and Coaxial.
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It is mind-boggling how much technology was squeezed in such a tiny body, Khadas you had my curiosity, but you won my full attention now! Its RCA and Coaxial connectors are gold-plated strengthening my initial impressions that Tone 2 Pro has a high attention to details and its build to high-standards.
The black pad under its case is made out of silicon, it works as a huge shock absorber and it also improves its grip on slippery surfaces. Check its user-manual or quick-start guide to learn all its tips and tricks as I would need a full page just to show them all to you. The knob is not an ordinary volume wheel you normally see on most devices, as it can also work as a joystick for its very advanced UI. It has a higher resistance than usual which I personally like, as it’ll work much better with sensitive IEMs. The volume knob seems to be really well-made it has a knurly texture to it and it’s rubberized on top for a much better grip. Considering that it can work with most Apple devices, a white version would be a great addition in the future. Tone 2 Pro is surrounded by a super slim aluminum enclosure what works as a heat sink, Khadas is offering 3 color options for it: Black, Blue or Red. That is pretty much it, an additional USB Type-C to USB Type-A cable would be nice to be included in the package, so I could connect it to my PC, but I’m not complaining, it’s Okay as it is.
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You’ll also find an envelope full with paperwork, from which I strongly suggest checking out the quick-start guide that will tell you more about its features and how to control all of them. The smaller white box contains the Tone Pro 2 itself and a small accessory compartment that holds an USB Type-C cable at both ends. It came double boxed and that is already common practice in the Hi-Fi world. So, what are waiting for? Let’s check it out in a very SoundNews way.Ī super tiny device is coming in a super-tiny product box, but Khadas went an extra mile and made sure everything is extra secure inside. Tone 2 Pro as its name suggests, is a direct successor to it, lots of new features have been added, more inputs and outputs and even higher-grade components are making it decode zeroes and ones into pure musical joy. Tone board was a huge success mostly because it was very affordable (only $99), it had an advanced digital-to-analog conversion based on the famous ESS9038 Q2M, it used low-noise voltage regulators, a stable XMOS USB interface, audiophile grade crystal clocks and it sounded pretty darn good…otherwise people wouldn’t praise it that much. Interestingly, the most requested DAC review I had over the past two years was the tiny Khadas Tone board that was released about two years ago. The tiny fellow calls himself Tone 2 Pro and it’s made by Khadas. I don’t remember when I was as excited about an audio component as I am today.
Just look at it! It’s only by a hair bigger to a credit card, it’s featherweight and it costs only $199.
Can you guess its weight? How about its size or its price? Any guesses?īehold the tiniest fully balanced DAC and fully balanced headphone amplifier and preamplifier I’ve ever seen. What it is exactly? Well…it’s a single ended and a balanced DAC, it has full MQA support and by that, I mean a full-MQA unfolder and decoder that you’ll find in DACs over $500 it’s also a single ended and a fully balanced headphone amplifier and preamplifier, it has an advanced digital-to-analog volume control which I’ll tell you more about in a minute, it has the newest and most advanced XMOS chipset that is found in the best DACs of today, all wrapped in a beautiful red aluminum enclosure. Today is big day, as I will be testing a mammoth of a unit that packs a serious punch and costs as much as an entry level interconnect cable.
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