[noro]

This one looks quite interesting. It could be a great desktop center except it's quite big so that's a little turn off for me

 

[occamsrazor]

Some user impressions from a review unit that's being sent around. I can't make much out with Google Translate but there's some more pretty pictures....
 
http://www.erji.net/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=1948746
 
http://www.erji.net/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=1946064

 

[audionewbi]

Looks great. 

 

[ForgottenSpy]

It looks fine in real life. Maybe not great, but really not bad.
 
But sound is divine.
 

 
PS Own it few days.

 

[goobicii]

so if I understand it correctly
X20 = uncolored,high detail
A20 = warm & euphonic
 
I never examined an AKM chip dac properly,are AKM dacs on the warmer side?

 

[ForgottenSpy]

  so if I understand it correctly
X20 = uncolored,high detail
A20 = warm & euphonic
 
I never examined an AKM chip dac properly,are AKM dacs on the warmer side?

 
Your conclusion seems to me pretty correct (i never deal with Sabre, so i am talking just about Asahi)

 

[WilliamLeonhart]

so if I understand it correctly
X20 = uncolored,high detail
A20 = warm & euphonic

I never examined an AKM chip dac properly,are AKM dacs on the warmer side?

That seems to be the case with most AKM dacs Ive tried

 

[occamsrazor]

  It looks fine in real life. Maybe not great, but really not bad.
 
But sound is divine.
 

 
PS Own it few days.

 
Any further impressions? Would be nice to hear more seeing as you actually have one... Thanks.

 

[Mapleflurry]

the chip should not be needed but the other analog components maybe.You know the dac is not  a chip only.
.

 

[occamsrazor]

  Some user impressions from a review unit that's being sent around. I can't make much out with Google Translate but there's some more pretty pictures....
 
http://www.erji.net/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=1948746
 
http://www.erji.net/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=1946064

 
And another... for what it's worth...
 
http://www.erji.net/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=1945754

 

[canthearyou]

Can't wait for this to be released!

 

[occamsrazor]

Some seller in Hong Kong has it for sale on eBay (purely FYI, I do not know them):
 
http://www.ebay.com/itm/112163654223

 

[canthearyou]

Some seller in Hong Kong has it for sale on eBay (purely FYI, I do not know them):

http://www.ebay.com/itm/112163654223

Wow!900 hundred smackers! Wasn't expecting that!

 

[occamsrazor]

Wow!900 hundred smackers! Wasn't expecting that!

The price on Taobao seems to be $684, excluding shipping. But it says sales are temporarily limited to China only, international will have to wait.
https://world.taobao.com/item/538446561794.htm?fromSite=main
That eBay seller seems to be making a fair markup.
But I know ordering that way isn't easy for those of us in the West, so was just pointing out there was an eBay seller in case someone was looking for that.

 

[canthearyou]

The price on Taobao seems to be $684, excluding shipping. But it says sales are temporarily limited to China only, international will have to wait.
https://world.taobao.com/item/538446561794.htm?fromSite=main
That eBay seller seems to be making a fair markup.
But I know ordering that way isn't easy for those of us in the West, so was just pointing out there was an eBay seller in case someone was looking for that.

I appreciate that, thanks! I'm gonna wait a bit to see if the price drops.