Dossier — Sabaj D5
The brochure speaks; the silicon answers. What follows is what each has said.
+ Vendor page › +Claims breakdown
| Claim | Bucket | Witnessed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCM 32-bit / 768 kHz | PCM | Alt 1, Subslot 4 — 32-bit PCM. Sample Rates Supported (kHz): 44.1 48 88.2 96 176.4 192 352.8 384 705.6 768Alt 2, Subslot 4 — 24-bit PCM. Sample Rates Supported (kHz): 44.1 48 88.2 96 176.4 192 352.8 384 705.6 768 | ✓ Match |
| Native DSD512 | DSD | Alt 3, Subslot 4 — Type-1 RAW 1-bit DSD. Sample Rates Supported (kHz): 44.1 48 88.2 96 176.4 192 352.8 384 705.6 768 (DSD64 to DSD512) | ✓ Match |
Remarks
The first desktop instrument to enter the Concordance, and it arrives in good order. Sabaj advertises the D5 at PCM 32-bit / 768 kHz with DSD up to DSD512, and explicitly names both DoP and native DSD as transports. The descriptor ratifies all of it: asynchronous USB Audio Class 2, PCM to 32-bit / 768 kHz, a raw DSD alt clocked to DSD512 — every claim met at the wire.
Where dongles in this collection have made a habit of undersold native DSD — DSD64-only or DSD256 specs that the silicon quietly carries native — the D5 sets a different example. The vendor states native, the silicon does native, and the descriptor agrees. A clean Match across the board.
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