Has any inexpensive Asian DAC manufacturer harnessed the ESS Sabre ES9038PRO Chip?


Many Asian manufacturers of inexpensive (sub-$500 USD) DAC’s have successfully implemented the now second tier ESS Sabre ES9038Q2M chip. Anyone have reports of an inexpensive DAC with decent implementation of the ESS’s newest flagship chip, ES9038PRO?
celander

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Please provide specifics regarding test: What unit, when done, by whom, test procedures, etc.
There has been a plethora of anti-Audio GD trolling in forums recently. 
Your post bears a strong resemblance to these posts.

I've owned a couple of Audio-GD DACs and have been astounded by their engineering, cost/quality ratio and nothing but totally impressed by their prompt attention to customers.  

As at least one other person has answered: AUDIO-GD.
Specifically the D-77 model:

D-77
 (Dual ES9038Pro +1 FPGA )
Dedicated Discrete Fully Balanced DAC
Built In FPGA Processor to Reject Jitter
Dual Sabre ES9038Pro
DSD , DXD 32bit / 384K Support From USB / HDMI
Built with OCC and Hi-end parts
Price : (Exclude shipping cost)
D-77 : USD968 (Dual ES9038 Pro included TCXOs upgraded )


Thanks.
After years of exposure I make it a point to disregard that particular source, a point I will not argue.
Just checked out the new Musical Paradise DAC you mentioned.
Equipped the way I'd prefer it comes to $1500 .... BUT IMO it very well may be a contender that will hold its own with the best DACs out there. Thanks for the heads up.
http://www.musicalparadise.ca/store/index.php?route=product/product&path=61&product_id=97