DAC section slightly lower performance compared to ES9038Q2M and ADC section way worse than ES9822PRO. Probably MQA related measurement.
I cant see MQA being any more important to syn08 than it is to myself. What possible use would MQA be for measurement?
The ADC, although not especially useful for high performance/deep-dive measurement in the typical sense. its fast and would be more than enough for speaker measurements.
Having what is essentially a bit of a black box compression algorithm, with no public information on exactly what it does, would tend to be a bit of a fly in the ointment for any measurement capabilities; so I would absolutely be looking to bypass that.
Having what is essentially a bit of a black box compression algorithm, with no public information on exactly what it does, would tend to be a bit of a fly in the ointment for any measurement capabilities; so I would absolutely be looking to bypass that.