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ESS 9038 or bust! Unless I’ve misunderstood the design of the new Vega entirely

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1 hour ago, LarryMagoo said:

ESS 9038 .  Hopefully you'd consider another DAC chip than that one.  I have both the Oppo 105 Blu Ray player and the Oppo HA-1 DAC/HP Amp.   I can tell you that the infamous Sabre glare is there in spades!  Now in my two components I have their 9018 chip and the 9038 is certainly supposed to be smoother but from what I have read is also prone to exhibit some of that glare.

 

Interesting, my 9038 experience is actually via their brand new UDP-205 as a USB DAC, and I wouldn't say it glares any more than the (admittedly much less resolving) Schiit Modi 2 which I believe is an AKM chip.

 

Obviously nothing can top a big box of resistor ladders