Review and Measurements of E1DA 9038S BAL Portable DAC & Amp

[Jave]

Any news regarding the 9038D?

 

[staticV3]

The S G3 takes priority, but is somewhat stuck in development due to Corona. Ivan's aiming to add an extra flash chip so that user profiles can be stored locally instead of having to overwrite the stock profile everytime you plug it in.

 

[sawe]

This was the saviour amp for me, only affordable portable that I could find that can drive Tin P1 for volumes I like to listen to.
Big thanks to Ivan.

And affordable package aswell.
Amp: Total: E1DA 9038S Gen 2 USB DAC Headphone Amp and Cables US $83.89

Cables from Linsoul:
TRIPOWIN C8 × 1 2.5mm Plug / MMCX connector $26.99

 

[Peter Pan]

Hello everybody!
I am a very happy user of the tremendously musical E1DA # 9038S G2 with a TempoTec V1, a wonderful set, but too bad the cable supplied with the # 9038S, so stiff, so big!
Can you give me advice for buying on Aliexpress or better a diagram for DIY cable USB C to USB C?

Hi,
May I ask what settings you use on the V1 to get this to work? I've bought one myself to use with the 9038S but I'm not able to make it work.....

 

[bavlf]

Hello, I'm a little surprised by your question, in fact normally it's plug and play!
What is your problem?

 

[Jimbob54]

Hello, I'm a little surprised by your question, in fact normally it's plug and play!
What is your problem?

If it behaves like my little old Hiby player, there is a setting to use an external dac.

 

[bavlf]

No settings with TempoTec V1: if connected USB = automatic detection USB, if connected coaxial = automatic detection coaxial.

 

[uga]

Hello all
is there some figure available as far as power consumption goes?
I'm trying to understand in advance how much does 9038S "suck" from the source battery - e.g. - per hour of usage...
thanks in advance
U.

 

[doctorjuggles]

There was a comparison vs a few other dongle posted a couple of pages back

 

[uga]

There was a comparison vs a few other dongle posted a couple of pages back

Oh thank you, seen that.
So essentially it drains +-500mW while playing 44.1 / 96 FLACs. I assume at 5V? So that will be 100mA current?
Taking as a reference a Tempotec V1 as a USB source (1200Ah battery in there) the E1DA alone would suck the battery dry in 12hours, which equates in a guess of 8h playtime for the pair. Am I on the right track here?

 

[bavlf]

With WAV + TempoTec V1 + E1DA #9038S, I think it's less than 8 hours.
But I will control more seriously

 

[uga]

With WAV + TempoTec V1 + E1DA #9038S, I think it's less than 8 hours.
But I will control more seriously

well my main "calculus" is about how much does E1DA 9038SG3 drains, and I guess from your answer I hit the bullseye.
How long will V1+9038S last will ofc depend on V1's power consumption which is unknown to me.
A joint test would be great

May I suggest to check FLACs rather that WAVs I suspect they are more widely adopted as a lossless format (by myself, for one )

 

[bavlf]

For me, never FLAC

 

[uga]

For me, never FLAC

why not ?

 

[bavlf]

(...)
May I suggest to check FLACs rather that WAVs (...)

why not ?

... FLACs

If I understand that you suspect that reading a WAV requires more energy than reading a FLAC, you have given the answer , I believe

 

[uga]

... FLACs

If I understand that you suspect that reading a WAV requires more energy than reading a FLAC, you have given the answer , I believe

Yes, I suspected that. Is it the other way around ?
My main rationale for FLACs is storage space though.

 

[bavlf]

It could be interesting to take a serious test!
If I had time...

 

[WoodyLuvr]

EDIT: Ordered the Meizu HiFi Pro while we all patiently await the arrival of E1DA 9038D a few months after the soon occuring 9038S G3 roll-out.

 

[Zarniwoop]

For me, never FLAC

It could be interesting to take a serious test!
If I had time...

You have no basis for "never FLAC" then? The only downside to FLAC I can see is the processing (and battery juice) to uncompress. I'm sure the data is out there, and will depend on the hardware/decoder used.

 

[Nango]

Oh thank you, seen that.
So essentially it drains +-500mW while playing 44.1 / 96 FLACs. I assume at 5V? So that will be 100mA current?
Taking as a reference a Tempotec V1 as a USB source (1200Ah battery in there) the E1DA alone would suck the battery dry in 12hours, which equates in a guess of 8h playtime for the pair. Am I on the right track here?

If capacity is 1200Ah you don't want to abuse it and will hopefully start recharging the battery at 25-40% level if you want the battery to work around 2 yrs.