Gustard X16

[Matias]

Wolf previews the Gustard X16 measurements on his website below.

https://l7audiolab.net/f/measurements-of-gustard-x16-9068dac/

 

[pimy]

Gustard is going to unveil its new DAC-X16 with Dual ES9068AS digital-to-analog conversion chips which supports MQA full decoding via USB.

ES9068AS also can directly process SPDIF and I2S input MQA first-order expanded digital audio signals. DAC-X16 is going for US$499.99

https://shenzhenaudio.com/blogs/news/gustard-x16-dual-es9068as-dac-preview

 

[Morla]

Heh makes my A18 look old

 

[Patrick1958]

The dreaded ESS hump is back

 

[Harmonie]

Does the volume display has a bigger font at last ?

No 3/6v output anymore

 

[mcasti61]

Suspendieron la venta del producto en China por problemas de certificación MQA

 

[Harmonie]

Suspendieron la venta del producto en China por problemas de certificación MQA

G°°gle says: They suspended the sale of the product in China due to MQA certification problems

Oh ?

 

[Veri]

They suspended the sale of the product in China due to MQA certification problems

I wonder if they mean the Gustard, or the MQA-capable Sabre chips

 

[abdo123]

Suspendieron la venta del producto en China por problemas de certificación MQA

What the hell??? Is this true?

 

[Morla]

What the hell??? Is this true?

maybe some FUD to scare ppl off. Maybe true.. cannot see anythin on the net about it.

 

[Morla]

@@gustard

would be sad if true.

 

[kentj76]

I had my order cancelled by Shenzenaudio yesterday, so it is true!
Wondering what to do now, as this dac seemed as the best option for the price.

 

[Morla]

Bummer

 

[abdo123]

I had my order cancelled by Shenzenaudio yesterday, so it is true!
Wondering what to do now, as this dac seemed as the best option for the price.

What did they say?

 

[Pdxwayne]

I had my order cancelled by Shenzenaudio yesterday, so it is true!
Wondering what to do now, as this dac seemed as the best option for the price.

When did you order yours? What did Shenzhen web page said about expected shipping date when you order?

I ordered when Apos audio said shipping expected Nov 24. So far no cancellation yet....

 

[abdo123]

When did you order yours? What did Shenzhen web page said about expected shipping date when you order?

I ordered when Apos audio said shipping expected Nov 24. So far no cancellation yet....

I honestly wonder if 90% of the orders are from people on this forum. We would be royally screwed if they gave Amirm a golden version lol

 

[Morla]

Both guys only ever dropped one or two messages. Probably just joined the site to let us know... I do not believe it (yet).

 

[Harmonie]

Both guys only ever dropped one or two messages. Probably just joined the site to let us know... I do not believe it (yet).

Might be indeed, there are a few trollers arising here from time to time.

Audiophonics may have them in stock soon.

https://www.audiophonics.fr/en/dac-...bluetooth-50-32bit-768khz-dsd512-p-14893.html

 

[hmscott]

It might just be a particular bad batch, or the shipping beat the paperwork and validation / certification didn't catch up with the shipment in time for a clean release. Gustard still has the A18 too that added support for MQA.

I've seen a couple still listing the X16 but shipping windows are out there - delayed - so I'd query the seller before ordering, but if you want one it might be a good idea to get one ordered sooner than later to get first on the queue.

Amazon has returns till Jan 31st...and if it's a non-shipping product you shouldn't get billed or it will get returned:

Gustard DAC-X16 USB DAC ES9068AS DAC 384kHz DSD512 PCM768kHz Full Balanced Desktop Decoder with I2S/AES/Coax/Opt Input (Silver)
https://www.amazon.com/Gustard-DAC-X16-ES9068AS-PCM768kHz-Balanced/dp/B08N69KDD3

Hifigo has the X16 listed as a Pre-Order, not sure about availability, you might ask [email protected] before ordering what the dealio is.:

Pre-Order Gustard DAC-X16 Balanced DAC
https://hifigo.com/products/gustard-dac-x16

If anyone hears, please post what you find out about what is going on with the X16 / A18 / A22

 

[abdo123]

It might just be a particular bad batch, or the shipping beat the paperwork and validation / certification didn't catch up with the shipment in time for a clean release. Gustard still has the A18 too that added support for MQA.

I've seen a couple still listing the X16 but shipping windows are out there - delayed - so I'd query the seller before ordering, but if you want one it might be a good idea to get one ordered sooner than later to get first on the queue.

Amazon has returns till Jan 31st...and if it's a non-shipping product you shouldn't get billed or it will get returned:

Gustard DAC-X16 USB DAC ES9068AS DAC 384kHz DSD512 PCM768kHz Full Balanced Desktop Decoder with I2S/AES/Coax/Opt Input (Silver)
https://www.amazon.com/Gustard-DAC-X16-ES9068AS-PCM768kHz-Balanced/dp/B08N69KDD3

Hifigo has the X16 listed as a Pre-Order, not sure about availability, you might ask [email protected] before ordering what the dealio is.:

Pre-Order Gustard DAC-X16 Balanced DAC
https://hifigo.com/products/gustard-dac-x16

If anyone hears, please post what you find out about what is going on with the X16 / A18 / A22

I pre-ordered from Hifigo because they had a 10% pre-order discount, and because they pay for import tax as well. Saving me around ~120$.