Sabaj DA3 was a very successful implementation of 9018Q2M and it put this brand on the map. It was the only Sabre DAC whose sound I liked. now there is a full on balanced 9038 pro DAC out from this brand:
http://www.sabaj.com.cn/en/productshow.asp?id=79
The title is a half joke half serious take on the fact that we dont yet know how it sounds until we get some credible impression and reviews up in here
http://www.sabaj.com.cn/en/productshow.asp?id=79
- The top performance D/A chip ES9038PRO from ESS Technology. and high-performance power supply chip ES9311, the noise of ES9311 is lower than 1uVrms, to pushed ES9038PRO to the limit.
- XMOS XU-208, true 32bit audio processing, support DoP and Native DSD, and reaches 32bit/768kHz and DSD512.
- Ultra-low phase noise NDK Japan crystal oscillator and high-speed CPLD is used for clock processing, to achieve very low Clock jitter. All inputs support DSD streaming, including coaxial and optical (DoP64).
- Special design of discrete components high current headphones amplifier for higher damping factor.Built-in high efficiency and low vibration transformer provides sufficient and low noise power supply. Special design of discrete components linear regulator for analog circuit.
- 4 high-end dual op-amps OPA1612 and a lot of audio grade components are used.JAS Hi-Res certification.
The title is a half joke half serious take on the fact that we dont yet know how it sounds until we get some credible impression and reviews up in here