Veri
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The AK4497 is architecturally quite similar but overall improved on all fronts to the AK4495 so there is little point to getting it nowadays. The AK4495SEQ was dubbed the special 'sound quality'-tuned chip by AKM which catered to the people that like such bizarre statements I guess. Maybe that explains the higher price, also maybe lower availability since its older.Does anyone knows why ak4495 that is older and had less good specs is at higher price than ak4493 ic?
Someone on the forum told it was 5bit delta digma do you think that makes it better in someway?
I have an Aune S16 which I got second hand. It uses an AK4495 that they implemented with the help of AKM and actually surpasses the chip's datasheet specs, they could push this chip as far as AK4497 specs way back then but since the 4497/4499 chips are out now the 4495 is really quite pointless
AK4493 as with the DX3 comes really quite close to the D70, close enough that for all but the most demanding customers I feel it is more than fine AKM really outdone themselves with this 4490 upgrade. It's freakishly good!