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Does anyone know if this is on sale anywhere other than Shenzhenaudio for 11.11 ?
Found it at Moon Audio <https://www.moon-audio.com/matrix-audio-x-sabre-pro.html>Does anyone know if this is on sale anywhere other than Shenzhenaudio for 11.11 ?
That appears to be full price unless there's a coupon code or similar somewhere I'm not finding.Found it at Moon Audio <https://www.moon-audio.com/matrix-audio-x-sabre-pro.html>
Is the M-Link a 12V trigger?
Congratz!Another owner of the Matrix Audio X-Sabre Pro.
Congratz!
How do you use it? Dac or dac/preamp? With what streamer? And amp?
Mine should arrive in 2 weeks
It's a shame about the noise in the multitone intermodulation distortion text. I might just buy the Element X instead, even though I don't need the network streaming or headphone amp.
@amirm
Can you comment on the differences in 32 tone intermodulation tests results between the Element X and the Sabre Pro?
I have not had time to look at it. I have given the test file to Matrix though as they are investigating.
I have not. Been too busy to check with them anyway.@amirm did you ever receive a response from @MatrixAudio about this?
I am also curious why the Element X fared better in the jitter test.
Happy Thanksgiving,
Tony
If you don't need streamer or HA, does it justify 1000 dollars more?
That beauty runs deep when it comes to performance as Matrix Audio X-Sabre Pro MQA unseats its own brother to take the crown of the best DAC I have ever measured.
Not with these DACs. I frequently connect both at the same time and measure that way.Sorry for this noob question..
Just read on head-fi denafrips terminator thread; they don't recommend plugging in both xlr and rca plugs into the dac at the same time as it degrades sound quality.
So does this hold true for all dacs or only specific ones?
I had both plugged in to my x-sabre pro, then removed rca and listened with xlr, not sure if I can hear a difference (?)...
What could happen is that if the XLR and RCA inputs are connected (shorted) together, and you plug two different sources into them at the same time, some or all of the output from one of your sources will flow into the output jack of your other source. Stranger things could happen if you play both of those sources.both xlr and rca plugs into the dac at the same time
Not with these DACs. I frequently connect both at the same time and measure that way.
I see indeed Alvin's post from here, but without actually checking the schematic nobody can be 100% sure. However, each output shoud be using it's own output buffer (op-amp or transistors), so there should be no issue.Just read on head-fi denafrips terminator thread; they don't recommend plugging in both xlr and rca plugs into the dac at the same time as it degrades sound quality.
Technically, each output has it's own buffer that is usually connected to the Low-Pass Filter, so unless the LPF op-amp has only 5...10mA of max. output current, then there should be no issue.So does this hold true for all dacs or only specific ones?
Like I said above, if the two outputs are not buffered at all (which makes no sense, because it's incorrect) then the volume might decrease with 0.5...1dB, but also the freq. response and linearity and THD+D could get affected on a very small margin. This is like connecting two subs from the same RCA plug via an Y-connector. But again, each DAC output should have it's own buffer, otherwise the design is incorrect. If there is no dedicated output buffer, the switch + relay should be installed (or software & LCD + relay) to prevent both outputs to be active.What could happen is that if the XLR and RCA inputs are connected (shorted) together, and you plug two different sources into them at the same time, some or all of the output from one of your sources will flow into the output jack of your other source.
I had both plugged in to my x-sabre pro, then removed rca and listened with xlr, not sure if I can hear a difference (?)...
I see some new measurements here for this DAC coming from Wolf: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...easurements-of-matrix-audio-x-sabre-pro.9965/, so about identical performance with https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...bre-pro-mqa-best-audio-dac-in-the-world.8729/, but of course, without the MQA decoding and with a tiny ESS IMD thump; however the MQA ver. has a bit worse multi-tone measurement, although definitely inaudible in an A/B test.
It's difficult to spot, but on the below pic I think that each output RCA/XLR is buffered by a dedicated op-amp:
Given the above, I wouldn't be worried about leaving both RCA and XLR outputs inside this DAC. I actually do the same with my ASUS E1 that has each output buffered.