IlikedifferentthingsYou made me laugh :-). I don't have this DAC/Amp, but from the spec's, CS4398 is more advanced (better signal processing, filtering, error correction, control - and especially the added native DSD processing bit). Don't know if the new features were used or how well they were implemented though. There are good, bad and ugly engineers out there, but odd's are better if you have better ingredients to cook with.
- Selectable digital low pass filter
- Optional interface to industry standard external filters
- Hardware or three wire SPI control
- Fully differential voltage outputs
Parametric Specifications Channel(s) Out2Resolution (bits)24Dynamic Range (dB)120THD+N (dB)-104Sample Rate (kHz)192Output Level (Vrms)2Package28 SSOPCS4398 24 bit/192 kHz https://www.cirrus.com/products/cs4398/ Features
- Low-latency digital filter
- Direct Stream Digital mode (SACD)
- Low-clock-jitter sensitivity
- Differential analog outputs
- Control output for external muting
Parametric Specifications Channel(s) Out2Resolution (bits)24Dynamic Range (dB)120THD+N (dB)-107Sample Rate (kHz)192Output Level (Vrms)2.3Package28 TSSOP; 28 QFN