diff --git a/esphome/components/es8388/es8388_component.cpp b/esphome/components/es8388/es8388_component.cpp
index a5bc458963..6dafa3af8c 100644
--- a/esphome/components/es8388/es8388_component.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/es8388/es8388_component.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "es8388_component.h"
+#include "esphome/core/hal.h"
 
 #include <soc/io_mux_reg.h>
 
@@ -9,49 +10,66 @@ void ES8388Component::setup() {
   PIN_FUNC_SELECT(PERIPHS_IO_MUX_GPIO0_U, FUNC_GPIO0_CLK_OUT1);
   WRITE_PERI_REG(PIN_CTRL, READ_PERI_REG(PIN_CTRL) & 0xFFFFFFF0);
 
-  // reset
-  this->write_bytes(0x00, {0x80});
-  this->write_bytes(0x00, {0x00});
   // mute
-  this->write_bytes(0x19, {0x04});
-  this->write_bytes(0x01, {0x50});
+  this->write_byte(0x19, 0x04);
   // powerup
-  this->write_bytes(0x02, {0x00});
+  this->write_byte(0x01, 0x50);
+  this->write_byte(0x02, 0x00);
   // worker mode
-  this->write_bytes(0x08, {0x00});
+  this->write_byte(0x08, 0x00);
   // DAC powerdown
-  this->write_bytes(0x04, {0xC0});
+  this->write_byte(0x04, 0xC0);
   // vmidsel/500k ADC/DAC idem
-  this->write_bytes(0x00, {0x12});
+  this->write_byte(0x00, 0x12);
 
-  this->write_bytes(0x01, {0x00});
   // i2s 16 bits
-  this->write_bytes(0x17, {0x18});
+  this->write_byte(0x17, 0x18);
   // sample freq 256
-  this->write_bytes(0x18, {0x02});
+  this->write_byte(0x18, 0x02);
   // LIN2/RIN2 for mixer
-  this->write_bytes(0x26, {0x09});
+  this->write_byte(0x26, 0x00);
   // left DAC to left mixer
-  this->write_bytes(0x27, {0x90});
+  this->write_byte(0x27, 0x90);
   // right DAC to right mixer
-  this->write_bytes(0x2A, {0x90});
+  this->write_byte(0x2A, 0x90);
   // DACLRC ADCLRC idem
-  this->write_bytes(0x2B, {0x80});
-  this->write_bytes(0x2D, {0x80});
+  this->write_byte(0x2B, 0x80);
+  this->write_byte(0x2D, 0x00);
   // DAC volume max
-  this->write_bytes(0x1B, {0x00});
-  this->write_bytes(0x1A, {0x00});
+  this->write_byte(0x1B, 0x00);
+  this->write_byte(0x1A, 0x00);
 
-  this->write_bytes(0x02, {0xF0});
-  this->write_bytes(0x02, {0x00});
-  this->write_bytes(0x1D, {0x1C});
+  // ADC poweroff
+  this->write_byte(0x03, 0xFF);
+  // ADC amp 24dB
+  this->write_byte(0x09, 0x88);
+  // LINPUT1/RINPUT1
+  this->write_byte(0x0A, 0x00);
+  // ADC mono left
+  this->write_byte(0x0B, 0x02);
+  // i2S 16b
+  this->write_byte(0x0C, 0x0C);
+  // MCLK 256
+  this->write_byte(0x0D, 0x02);
+  // ADC Volume
+  this->write_byte(0x10, 0x00);
+  this->write_byte(0x11, 0x00);
+  // ALC OFF
+  this->write_byte(0x03, 0x09);
+  this->write_byte(0x2B, 0x80);
+
+  this->write_byte(0x02, 0xF0);
+  delay(1);
+  this->write_byte(0x02, 0x00);
   // DAC power-up LOUT1/ROUT1 enabled
-  this->write_bytes(0x04, {0x30});
+  this->write_byte(0x04, 0x30);
+  this->write_byte(0x03, 0x00);
+  // DAC volume max
+  this->write_byte(0x2E, 0x1C);
+  this->write_byte(0x2F, 0x1C);
   // unmute
-  this->write_bytes(0x19, {0x00});
-
-  this->write_bytes(0x2E, {33});
-  this->write_bytes(0x2F, {33});
+  this->write_byte(0x19, 0x00);
 }
+
 }  // namespace es8388
 }  // namespace esphome