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L.K.S. Audio MH-DA004 Dual ES9038PRO DAC - Van Damme's double impact?
Apr 7, 2017 at 8:39 AM Post #47 of 4,419

There's a lot of good kit that has its origins in the Far East. My last 4 DACs are from either China or Hong Kong, all very good and somewhat cheaper than American and European near-equivalents. When I see American single chip DACs selling for nearly $5000 I do scratch my head.
 
Fiio is another good audio company out of China, their kit is quite popular in Europe currently.
 
Apr 23, 2017 at 10:54 AM Post #55 of 4,419
whitigir said:
I am reading es9028pro ? The 9038 pro shall have more current if measured from Bobb statements
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It's a picture right off the eBay listing:
http://m.ebay.com/itm/L-K-S-Audio-MH-DA004-USB-Dual-ES9038pro-DAC-DSD-I2S-Audio-Decoder-110V-to-240V-/112343384712

Now that I look at it closer, it does look like it says 9028...
 
Apr 23, 2017 at 4:06 PM Post #56 of 4,419
Measuring the 9038 output current with a full scale input is the most accurate way.
A quicker but less accurate method is to measure the temperature at the center of the chip with the cover in place.
 
9038 : 72ºC
9018 : 40-45ºC
 
I expect the 9028 would be at similar temps to the 9018 as the output current is the same.
If the 9038 in the 004 is fake the running temp is much lower.
 
Apr 23, 2017 at 5:09 PM Post #57 of 4,419
   Hi everyone, I just bought a MH-DA004 and I am really disapointed. When I am listening to any DSD 64 I have a terrible noise every 15 seconds or so, and this get a lot worse for DSD 256. And the USB input does not accept even 384 Khz. My portable Chord Mojo is able to convert all those files, from the same sources, DSD 256 and 512 without any problem, and PCM to 768 seamlessly and sounds beautifull.
 
   My opinion is that I made a terrible mistake buying this, I should have bought the oppo with the single ES9038PRO :))
 
   Anyone has tried those formats without problems?
 
Apr 23, 2017 at 6:22 PM Post #60 of 4,419
 My opinion is that I made a terrible mistake buying this, I should have bought the oppo with the single ES9038PRO :))
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Don't panic until all avenues are covered. Personally I don't think the Oppo is the answer. Potentially the LKS should be better. In saying this you may have a faulty unit. But software and connections can be problematic. Also your source. Restarting items after renewed software etc.
 
Ric Schultz may give us some insight into the sound from this new player soon. Seems few of these players are in the hands of reviewers yet. 
 
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