# SMSL DO100: specs and price

**Price (US):** $239 (US price $239 (launch MSRP). Sourced verbatim from the dated Headfonics DO100 review ("It is priced at $239.") and corroborated by the Headfonia review ("a compact desktop DAC selling for $239 USD"). The manufacturer product page lists no price; Amazon/Aoshida list prices are JS-rendered and were not captured verbatim, so $239 is the defensible sourced figure (the unit has since street-discounted below MSRP, but no lower price was verbatim-sourced from a fetched static page).), as of 2026-07-11. Among the 10 dac amps we track it is #5 cheapest of 10; category median $239.
**Brand:** SMSL
**Deskmark:** Platinum Deskmark — pay-blind category standing 93/100, #1 of 9 in class (independent, computed from sourced data, never for sale).

## Specifications

| Spec | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Price (US) | $239 |
| Brand | SMSL |
| Form factor | desktop |
| Dac chip | ES9038Q2M |
| Max pcm (kHz) | 768 |
| Max dsd | DSD512 |
| Max power mw | — |
| Snr (dB) | — |
| Thdn percent | 0.00008 |
| Balanced output | No |
| Headphone jacks | none |
| Digital inputs | USB-C/optical/coaxial/Bluetooth |
| Weight grams | — |

## Where it stands

At $239, the SMSL DO100 is #5 cheapest of the 10 dac amps we track, where the median is $239. On the spec sheet, its max pcm of 768 kHz is the highest of the 9, and its thdn percent of 0.00008 is below the median of the 8.

## Frequently asked questions

**How much does the SMSL DO100 cost?**

The SMSL DO100 has a US price of $239 (US price $239 (launch MSRP). Sourced verbatim from the dated Headfonics DO100 review ("It is priced at $239.") and corroborated by the Headfonia review ("a compact desktop DAC selling for $239 USD"). The manufacturer product page lists no price; Amazon/Aoshida list prices are JS-rendered and were not captured verbatim, so $239 is the defensible sourced figure (the unit has since street-discounted below MSRP, but no lower price was verbatim-sourced from a fetched static page).), as of 2026-07-11.

**How does the SMSL DO100 compare on price?**

At $239, the SMSL DO100 is #5 cheapest of the 10 dac amps we track, where the median is $239.

**What are the SMSL DO100's key specs?**

SMSL DO100 (SMSL): formFactor desktop, dacChip ES9038Q2M, maxPcmKhz 768, maxDsd DSD512, thdnPercent 0.00008. Full sourced spec sheet verified 2026-07-11.

Source: https://www.smsl-audio.com/portal/product/detail/id/789.html (smsl-audio.com, accessed 2026-07-11)
Corroboration: https://headfonics.com/smsl-do100-dac-review/ (accessed 2026-07-11)
Canonical: https://frontdeskreview.com/product/dac-amps/smsl-do100/
Cite: Per The Front Desk Review, the SMSL DO100 price of record was $239 as of 2026-07-11 — https://frontdeskreview.com/product/dac-amps/smsl-do100/
License: CC BY 4.0. Price history: https://frontdeskreview.com/data/price-history.jsonl