SMSL Announce Launch Date Of M500 DAC
Chinese brand SMSL has announced August 20th as the release date for their new M500 DAC, though the price is yet to be confirmed.
The new SMSL M500 head/DAC/Pre will support MQA decoding and uses the ES9038PRO digital-to-analogue chip and ES9311 power supply chip. Processing is provided by the XMOS XU-208 to allow 32-bit processing and supporting DoP and Native DSD up to DSD512 via USB. 
SMSL claim the low noise and optimized clock processing on the M500 will give “ultra-low” levels of jitter and there is a separate headphone amp designed not to interfere with the main pre’s output.
Specifications
Inputs: USB, 2 x optical and coaxial.
Outputs: Headphone, RCA and XLR.
THD+N: 0.0002%.
Dynamic Range: XLR 125dB and RCA 120dB.
Signal To Noise Ratio: 120dB
Sampling Rates:
USB – PCM 44.1/768kHz and DSD 2.8224/22.5792MHz
Optical/Coaxial – PCM 44.1/192kHz and DSD64 (DoP)
Size: 85 x 88 x 197mm (WHD)
