I don’t get, how can one call AKM 4497 as flagship when 4499 is out for over a year and Drop has sold DACs based on it. Isn’t it misleading information for someone not familiar with this?
AmJoshProduct descriptions are typically created by the manufacturer prior to release, when this was released it was in fact the flagship DAC chip from Asahi Kasei. Since then the 4499EQ has come out, companies don't go back and provide "updated" product descriptions.