I Quote: I suppose your ears was "burn-it" rather then the DAC with the Sabre chip ;) - I did not observed this "sophisticated" things with NFB-2, for example. I suggest some useful lecture: http://www.theaudiocritic.com/back_issues/The_Audio_Critic_26_r.pdf Art title: "The 10...

  Quote: Sabre is a one big bug ;) If Kingwa has doubts about his own DAC with Sabre ("Waiting customers feedback")...? - why he has not such reservations with his DACs with PCM1704UK or WM8741? That is the question...

I've got sugestion from Kingwa that maybe in Aprill he will revive Ref.5.   He is not sure about his Sabre's DACs ("Waiting customers feedback") and I think Sabre will not be a new DAC's "king".

I think only with three-phase current your Sabre Dac can sound seriously. 

Pacific Walve is a Audio-Gd's retailer - so, his pronouncement is not credible.  In the other words is a load of bull****. Marketing's gobbledegook.   I see that Sabre is on the roll - I doubt if it is worth.   My vote is for Wolfson (according to my comparison with Sabre's Audiolab...

You not ought to be consider another DAC then Audio-Gd. Trust me, or trust The "Mutual Admiration Society". Howgh!

  Quote: Are you on the Audio-Gd's payroll?

I think it will be diffcult with this "Mutual Admiration Society"    I wrote to Kingwa about your thread - maybe he answer you