Any AK4499EQ DACs on the horizon?

[Moriarty]

The new Asahi Kasei Microdevices flagship D/A converter - AK4499EQ - should be in mass production already (according to AKM: "Engineering Samples will be available in January, 2019, and Mass Production starts from May, 2019"). Numbers looks nice:

• Maximum Sampling Frequency, Bit rate : PCM 768kHz/32-bit, DSD 22.4MHz
• SNR : 134dB (Mono mode: 140dB)
• THD+N : -124dB
  

If AKM has no delay, we can expect some new AK4499EQ DACs this autumn, I suppose. Have you heard any news about it?

 

[Veri]

https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/new-dac-chip-from-akm.5573/
More info and speculations at https://www.diyaudio.com/forums/digital-source/330506-ak4497-wont-flagship-anymore.html

It will take some time for manufacturers to make a DAC with such an expensive and difficult to implement chip. We'll see.

 

[Hemi-Demon]

It is not a DAC, but the Astell Kern SP2000 DAP has the AK4999. But of course it ridiculously priced at $3,499

 

[August]

It is not a DAC, but the Astell Kern SP2000 DAP has the AK4999. But of course it ridiculously priced at $3,499

It can also be linked to a computer as a desktop DAC, but he is still too expensive.

 

[themystical]

Saw this from AckoDac.
https://sites.google.com/site/ackodac/modules-and-kits/dac-akd49-series
Looks very good

 

[Angstrom]

On Digikey, it has the AK4499EQ for $85 at Quantity 1 and ~$70 at quantity 100 https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/akm-semiconductor-inc/AK4499EQ/974-1192-ND/10284468 I am sure at Qty 1000 this less then ~$50 dollars.

 

[sophie smith]

https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=38966
ETA 3/2020

 

[ex audiophile]

Used in the soon to be released Anthem AVM90 AV processor, Feb 2021
https://www.anthemav.com/products-current/type=av-processor/model=avm-90/page=overview

 

[Palo]

Michi X3 reportedly has it...