Thanks for the review Amir. I have the utmost respect for Auralic, they have a good team of engineers. I used to own the original Vega and enjoyed many hundreds of hours of music. Alas the competition from Matrix has completely set a new bar. I auditioned both the X Sabre Pro (MQA) and Element X. The Element X is a tremendous unit. I purchased the X Sabre Pro (MQA) since I had a streamer but could’ve gone with the Element X. And with the new Element i, we have dac+streamer combinations at the most competitive price points.
None of this would’ve been possible without the information garnered from your measurements so thank you once again.
Best,
Anand.