Apparently you can only find out for certain what version you have if you check the DAC on your device manager. The official specs for the 4493 and the 9218 aren't that different, they are both integrated DACs geared towards the same use case. From what I know, in real-world application 4493...
That's sneaky because they are still advertising it as an AKM 4493EQ DAC on Aliexpress! It's also strange since their stock apparntly hasn't increased and they are still sold out on many other sites.
Luckily I still got the AKM version...
How does the S9 compare to the Luxury & Precision W1 in terms of driving inefficient cans?
I mean the S9 has higher voltage for both single-ended and balanced, so...
This is not only about the 9038D though, is it? So he might have to do a lot of re-analyzing. Alternatively, could we just assume the unbalanced SINAD should be about the same as balanced?