[C_Lindbergh]

$30 to Ukraine. It is twice cheaper to ship it to US (zone 1) and then forward it to Ukraine (zone 4) than to use their express shipping. WHY indeed.
I'll probably wait for some reviews (in comparison to ES100) before buying a "cat in a bag" and dealing with this shipping method.

Qudelix Shipping Policy

If you're in no rush I'm sure they will launch it on Amazon in a few months.

 

[The Madhouse]

ES9218P SABRE ......i am out

Why?

 

[Marco Angel]

I jus preorder one to Mexico, lets se when it arrives how the hype holds against itself and a little comparison vs the ES100 (with SE846)

 

[TK33]

Just ordered one as well!

 

[butch111]

Why?

They promised an AK DAC....I had several Sabre and AK Dac/ -Amps....Very expensive ones (1k+)...No Sabre makes me happy....dont want one more...why did they change to Sabre (

 

[C_Lindbergh]

They promised an AK DAC....I had several Sabre and AK Dac/ -Amps....Very expensive ones (1k+)...No Sabre makes me happy....dont want one more...why did they change to Sabre (

I believe mostly cause of the increased battery life.

 

[Marco Angel]

They promised an AK DAC....I had several Sabre and AK Dac/ -Amps....Very expensive ones (1k+)...No Sabre makes me happy....dont want one more...why did they change to Sabre (

Which devices with sabre you had?
I have only Sabre reference series in my stereo preamp, and its a bliss in detail, microdinamics and holographic "sense" (hybrid with tubes).

cant say by myself but i have heard that its all about the implementation.

 

[butch111]

Which devices with sabre you had?
I have only Sabre reference series in my stereo preamp, and its a bliss in detail, microdinamics and holographic "sense" (hybrid with tubes).

cant say by myself but i have heard that its all about the implementation.

The balanced (XLR) ones: Oppo HA1, Audio Gd NFB28.38 , ....on the other side several others with AK...best was ADI2DAC....sabre had alway sharp&harsh highs

 

[The Madhouse]

My only comparison in this level is going to be btr5(DAC: ES9218PC) so i'm curious. And like always in thé hype train market below 150€ i jumped on this again.... :-D
*Edit*
After looking around thé btr5 and 5K use the same dac chips? That's going to be verry interesting to hear both of them and comparing thé use of thé same dac on a different pcb

 

[MisterMudd]

I'm using my BTR5 as a 192-KHz USB DAC with a Win10 PC, and it sounds good.

You are the MAN @DBaldock9! I have been seeing you here for several years in various threads and you always have that timely input. I just wanted you to know how much I really appreciate that. Truly. Always nice, stating just the facts or your sincere opinion,and no bickering whatsoever. My compliments and hat off to you brother. May you long contribute.

 

[alex5908]

ES9218P SABRE ......i am out

I've had ES9038Q2M in Vivo Xplay 6 music phone. It sounds better than most of my DAPs.

 

[Marco Angel]

does anybody knows if the app have been released? didnt find it in the play store =/

 

[Slater]

What’s wrong with the Sabre ES9218P?

Same DAC used in LG V30 and V40.

I don’t see what the big deal is here...maybe someone could explain the big crisis to me.

 

[jasonb]

What’s wrong with the Sabre ES9218P?

Same DAC used in LG V30 and V40.

I don’t see what the big deal is here...maybe someone could explain the big crisis to me.

Some people don't like Sabre chips I guess. I've had good luck with them in at least 3 devices that I know of. Had no issues with other brands of DAC chips either though myself.

 

[koven]

Would like to see comparison to Lotoo S1.