Feb 13, 2016 · This is a review and detailed measurements of the AUDIOPHONICS DAC I-Sabre ES9038Q2M Raspberry Pi DAC. This was kindly sent to me near a year ago by Audiophonics. …

Jun 8, 2018 · I am a self-certified “ fanboy ” of ESS Sabre DAC chip family as a DIY digital audiophile. I bought ES9018 Evaluation Board, ES9018K2M Evaluation Board, Twisted Pear …

Mar 1, 2016 · I've got a similar board, 'AIYIMA YT-ES9038' I believe. I notice there is a transistor to the left of the dual power input, and a contact resistor (marked as J11) to the right. Can …

May 5, 2018 · Anyone have experience with this DAC? Looks pretty interesting: Priced right < $500. XLR and RCA outs. Remote ES9038Pro Chip Looks like a decent alternative to the DX7S.

Nov 14, 2019 · @Cdorn78 That is an excellent dac, that not only measures well but has also received high subjective praise from SBAF (another forum), that uses the Schiit Yggy as the …

Jul 18, 2018 · System: Equitech 1.5RQ Balanced Power - Tascam CD200 - Oppo 93 - Auvio HD Radio Tuner- MiniDSP OpenDRC-DI DSP, 2x4HD - AcourateDRC - UMIK-1 - ECM8000 - …

Apr 6, 2018 · According to Arcam, what is most striking about the $1000 USD player/streamer is that it employs ESS' "ES9038 Reference" DAC. Is this the same as the ES9038PRO (found in …

Jul 25, 2019 · Thanks for the advice, you have some good points there! I've been using the E17/E09 combo for almost 5 years and my brain is definitely "burned in" to the sound they …

Aug 22, 2019 · My Yamaha r-n2000a amp has a es9026pro DAC. It is really good. However, I am thinking about switch to a analog amp. In which case, I would buy a eversolo a6 streamer …

Dec 29, 2020 · ES9038 also allows voltage mode operation, which would use a voltage follower at the DAC output without drawing any current. So my question is if there are any DACs …