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Woot has SteelSeries GameDAC Hi-Res Audio Amplifier (Xbox or Playstation 4 & 5 / PC) for $59.99. Shipping is free for Amazon Prime Members (must login with your Amazon account and select a shipping address in order for Woot to apply free shipping) or is otherwise $6 per order.

Note: Please select applicable model (Xbox or Playstation 4 & 5 / PC) from drop-down menu.

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Features:
  • Multi-System Connect - Plug in two systems at once, such as PC, Xbox, PS, or Switch, and transition between them with a press of a button. The GameDAC Gen 2 streamlines your experience to create the ultimate multimedia base
  • The ClearCast AI feature on PC uses powerful AI algorithms to eliminate background noise from your microphone, even cleaning out incoming chat from teammates
  • Plug in two systems at once, such as PC, PS, or Switch, and transition between them with a press of a button
  • Upgrade the audio of your PC or PS with a 78 percent purer signal (in comparison to GameDAC Gen 1), elevating the resolution to 96KHz/24-Bit for a much more detailed, richer soundscape.

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    • Our research indicates that the Xbox version is $40.01 less (40% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $100 at the time of this posting.
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Woot [woot.com] has SteelSeries GameDAC Gen 2 ESS Sabre Quad-DAC Hi-Res Audio Amplifier w/ AI Noise Cancellation & 360 Degree Spatial Audio (Xbox or Playstation 4 & 5 / PC) on sale for $59.99. Shipping is free w/ Amazon Prime, otherwise shipping is $6.
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have this, OLED display burn-in, random restarts, firmware update requires steelseries app
Na, I have both the gen 1 and gen 2... Steelseries really effed it up by making it really dependent on GG engine/sonar. Also the fact that they never fixed the USB timeout/power saving issue that causes the DAC to stop mixing properly is annoying... A lot of tweaking and settings need to be changed by a power user, this device is not that user friendly for beginners
No, this one has gotten buggy for me unfortunately. Needs to be unplugged with the dials and LED not responding. Don't have any issues with mixamp pro 🤞

My 2 cents

edit: I have a gen 1 DAC, nevermind

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donnie.shannon88
04-23-2024 at 04:26 AM.
04-23-2024 at 04:26 AM.
Better than mixamp pro for driving headphones?
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04-23-2024 at 06:33 AM.

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04-23-2024 at 06:33 AM.
Quote from donnie.shannon88 :
Better than mixamp pro for driving headphones?

No, this one has gotten buggy for me unfortunately. Needs to be unplugged with the dials and LED not responding. Don't have any issues with mixamp pro 🤞

My 2 cents

edit: I have a gen 1 DAC, nevermind
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donnie.shannon88
04-23-2024 at 06:45 AM.
04-23-2024 at 06:45 AM.
Quote from tonymontana444 :
No, this one has gotten buggy for me unfortunately. Needs to be unplugged with the dials and LED not responding. Don't have any issues with mixamp pro 🤞

My 2 cents

edit: I have a gen 1 DAC, nevermind

That's a real bummer, I was hoping they'd be able to drive higher end headphones as there are only 2 options for dac amps on xbox.
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TotesMomsGoats
04-23-2024 at 07:02 AM.
04-23-2024 at 07:02 AM.
I have the wired Astro a40 TRs. Will this work better than my existing DAC?
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countyline
04-23-2024 at 07:18 AM.
04-23-2024 at 07:18 AM.
How well would this work as a dac/amp just for music on a PC, not a gamer - just need more volume from my headphones
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04-23-2024 at 07:40 AM.
04-23-2024 at 07:40 AM.
Whats the difference between the 2 models they sell if im using this for a pc?
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04-23-2024 at 07:52 AM.
04-23-2024 at 07:52 AM.
Quote from donnie.shannon88 :
That's a real bummer, I was hoping they'd be able to drive higher end headphones as there are only 2 options for dac amps on xbox.

See my edit, I have the Gen 1 Steel series gameDAC. Maybe the new Gen (this product) was released to combat the strange bugs I was experiencing? This is the reason I bought the mixamp pro TR
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Quote from tonymontana444 :
See my edit, I have the Gen 1 Steel series gameDAC. Maybe the new Gen (this product) was released to combat the strange bugs I was experiencing? This is the reason I bought the mixamp pro TR
Na, I have both the gen 1 and gen 2... Steelseries really effed it up by making it really dependent on GG engine/sonar. Also the fact that they never fixed the USB timeout/power saving issue that causes the DAC to stop mixing properly is annoying... A lot of tweaking and settings need to be changed by a power user, this device is not that user friendly for beginners
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04-23-2024 at 02:31 PM.
04-23-2024 at 02:31 PM.
Can someone convince me why I would need this? Currently using a wireless headset on PS5, I assume this basically does nothing for my set up, right? Also, the general concept of this product confuses me; doesnt ps4/5 compress audio from the source? How does this thing "improve" audio quality when the source is already compressed to the tits?
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04-23-2024 at 08:41 PM.
04-23-2024 at 08:41 PM.
Now if I can find a driver that treats it as a simply USB axis, and assuming it has some weight to it, that could be a nice little Tempest controller.
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have this, OLED display burn-in, random restarts, firmware update requires steelseries app
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04-23-2024 at 10:50 PM.
04-23-2024 at 10:50 PM.
Quote from korea :
have this, OLED display burn-in, random restarts, firmware update requires steelseries app

Why would they make the display Oled 😂
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04-23-2024 at 11:25 PM.
04-23-2024 at 11:25 PM.
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Why would they make the display Oled 😂
OLED are VERY common for very small (1") displays with good brightness and great contrast.

Tons of products use little OLEDs like this. BTW burn in isn't really a thing on a monochrome display like this. You only notice burn in (which is actually just the slow decay of an OLED pixel over time) because there is only one color and the relative pixel brightness's aren't quite so noticeable without color.

We put these kind of displays on a lot of embedded portable products and medical wearables.
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