Hello. First post here. I wanted to share that received my DA2 upgrade recently.
The cost included my dealer's installation services, to address one of the questions above.
And, some good news: The fade-in issue with the DA1 is no longer. Plus, my Linux-based devices can now directly stream DSD128 and DSD256 (I don't have any DSD512 content to try yet). I do love that.
The sound quality isn't appreciably different from the DA1. It does seem that it isn't as well level-matched as the DA1 (I seem to need 1.5 dB of gain to get it to be equal to the analog inputs), which is....odd.
It uses the ES9028PRO DAC, not the 9038, which might explain the lack of appreciable sound improvement over the DA1. It also has a Cirrus Logic CS495314-CVZ onboard, ostensibly to take care of the DSP and HDMI features that are touted. Lastly, it uses a XU216-256-TQ128-C20 to take care of I/O (including USB), which helps with device compatibility.
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