Skysong ES9038Q2M / very handy..
so, 😉
finally (and last for this), the Skysong ES9038Q2M with display and voltage-poti arrived today (see post before)->http://essabre-90xx-rpi.sfb2.com/?p=2768 ->
meanwhile i can´t determine exactly the differences between the ES9038Q2Ms like this Skysong and some green SMPCB V1.07, cause they “sound” almost exactly the same (maybe these Skysongs are a little bit more “warm” and not so “crispy” like the SMPCB-versions of it (its the same with the Skysong-XMOS-Bridge) , but can´t say this for absolutely sure..
anyway, a real improvement in sound/SQ on these boards is to use a dual-DC -power-supply chain (with +-15V !!) (also see posts before), i would tell it like so (and come to an end with these ES9038Q2M-chinese-boards) (but its very “speculative”, only some guess/feel by myself 😉 ):
- 100% -> SMPCB V1.07 (Green) with Dual-DC +-15V
- 98% ->Skysong ES9038Q2M with Dual-DC +-15V
- 82% ->both boards with Dual DC +-12V
- 72% ->SMPCB V1.07 (Green) with single 12V/15V
- 70% 😉 ->Skysong ES9038Q2M with single 12V/15V
- 68% -> “Blue” ES9038Q2M with single 12V/15V
but as said, very “speculative” 😉
by that these new Skysong ES9038Q2M with the display, volume-poti and possibility to “control” it via some cheap (3$) Apple-TV-remote is very “handy” usability-wise; very nice to adjust the volume on the board too (its a “hardware”-volume mixer (bit-wise)) and has very little impact on the sound-quality, almost nothing..(by that i can finally change the different filter-types “on the fly”, will maybe post a little bit more of it) as originally wanted here on the site..
so again, sorry about it, but i guess thats the final post concerning the differences on these ES9038Q2Ms, maybe we´ll get some ES9038 Pro in future 😉 ,
greets for now 😉
Hi,
I have a problem with the Skysong ES9038Q2M. I can’t play DSD, when I turn on DSD I have NLOCK on the display. I have the Sky Song connected via I2S with this interface: https://www.aliexpress.com/snapshot/0.html?orderId=8015702197565547. Can you any idea why I can’t play? Audio interface I heve connected to RPi with Moode. Moode is properly configured. I tried different settings but all the time nothing.
hi there !! (first, sorry for not answering earlier)
okay, please send again the link from the i2s-interface/usb-bridge, cause so i couldnt see the item, the link contains only YOUR order-id..
normally i would say, simply as that, please re-check your i2s-connection, cable and solder-wise..i had it here again and again, u have to solder the i2s-line very exactly and solid..thats often a great problem and then u get often a “NOLOCK”, simple as this..
but as said, it would be better if u can send a better link to your i2s-“interface”, many greets from here !! 😉
Hi,
I waited a long time, but finally I have the Skysong XMOS-USB-Bridge, the problem with DSD playing still remains. I have an RPi with Volumio with Skysong XMOS-USB-Bridge and Skysong ES9038Q2M. Volumio settings are: DSD direct and no mixer. Can you play DSD files in this configuration? Do you have DSDOE output from Skysong XMOS-USB-Bridge connected to the Skysong ES9038Q2M?
hi there !
sorry for the late answer
YES..i can play DSD (native) via RPI3B + RPI4B via USB->SkysongXMOSBridge->I2S->ES9038Q2M (“Green” + “Blue”) with Volumio->XMOS-USB-Audio, “DSD-direct” “no mixer” “no resampling”, see also here->http://essabre-90xx-rpi.sfb2.com/?p=2082 and here http://essabre-90xx-rpi.sfb2.com/?p=2313
what do u mean with “DSDOE” ? what u mean with it ?
but many greets for now 😉