Dacs equipped with AKM chips will see a price increase?

[MadGman]

Yes.

Gosh this's not good at all

Seems everyone’s safe though

2020 strikes again: AKM Factory Fire / Asahi Kasei Microsystems effectively out of business

I´m late to the news, but AKM Japan chip factory effectively burnt down, which means that one mayor supplier of high-end DAC chips is taken out for at least a year. So if you consider to buy a DAC with an AKM chip, don´t wait too long. Availability will plummet and prices are going up already. AKM is supplying their DACs to RME, SPL, Topping, SMSL, DENON and Marantz, to only name a few.