Audiophonics offers you the successor of the DAC I-Sabre 9028 boarding this time the decoding chip ES9038Q2M. This version offers remarkable sound performance, thanks to the Hyperstream II architecture, traditionally found in professional devices. 

CAUTION: This product can not be connected directly to a RASPBERRY Pi 4 / 3 + / 3 / 2 without the Audiophonics side GPIO adapter that permit to deport the DAC on the RPI side.

This adapter can also be used without KALI.

The ordinary version with native Raspberry Pi support can be found here : DAC I-SABRE ES9038Q2M (NON-KALI version) - The only difference with the I-SABRE ES9038Q2M standard is the orientation of the GPIO connector.

Ever increasing audio quality

Following its predecessors, the ES9038Q2M offers exceptional sound performance thanks to components selected to ensure the greatest accuracy and precision in the restitution without sounding aggressive.
This version is based on recognized technologies. It also benefits from Hyperstream II, significantly improving dynamic range while reducing jitter and unwanted noise.
The design includes an ultra low phase noise crystal as clock for ES9038Q2M.

Test and review by Audio Science Review

"The AUDIOPHONICS DAC I-Sabre ES9038Q2M finally brings good performance to HAT DACs. It rivals the performance of the higher priced DACs from Allo and Orchard Audio but at lower cost."

An improved user experience

Thanks to a built-in microprocessor, the I-Sabre 9038Q2M is able to automatically detect the format and sampling rate of the source and automatically adapt to it.
It automatically detects if the source is 16bit / 24bit or DSD DOP

This CPLD chip control maintains high stability while preventing decoding problems as well as the appearance of listening artifacts.

A complete solution

This converter has the potential to evolve into a complete solution. By way of example, an OLED screen dedicated to displaying the source, the volume and the bitrate can easily be added.

We can also add an encoder to control the volume of the DAC to avoid loss of quality inherent software volume management.

Warning: This product contains only the Audiophonics I-Sabre ES9038Q2M DAC. The RaspBerry Pi, KALI, OLED screen and rotary encoder are sold separately.

Alsamixer control interface under DietPi

Supported PCM / DSD formats

The DAC-ISABRE is 24/192 compatible with the RPI-DAC driver and up to 32bit 384KHZ with its driver and distributions using an optimized audio kernel. (Volumio, Dietpi ...)

It can also read DSD64 / DSD128 DOP with solutions like Volumio and Logitech Media Server

SPDIF input accepts PCM format up to 24/192 and DSD 128 DOP. 
I2S Input can accept up to PCM 32/768k and DSD 512 DOP.