So I stopped in my local HiFi dealer yesterday and they let me listen to the Wavelength Audio Proton (apparently they are local here in Cincinnati), and I have to say I was pretty blown away I didn't realize a digital source could sound so good (it was being piped through a 300 watt McIntosh tube amp and some pretty pricey speakers but still)!
The salesman was making a big deal about the Proton operating in asynchronous USB mode, which from my understanding bypasses the computers processing all together. With a price tag of $900 it gets up in the range of some of the others mentioned above, I was just wondering what you all thought of this DAC and also wondered how much of a difference the Asynchronous USB mode actually makes? My only gripe about the Proton is that USB is it's only input option, it would be nice to have some more options but it's not a deal breaker for me.
The salesman was making a big deal about the Proton operating in asynchronous USB mode, which from my understanding bypasses the computers processing all together. With a price tag of $900 it gets up in the range of some of the others mentioned above, I was just wondering what you all thought of this DAC and also wondered how much of a difference the Asynchronous USB mode actually makes? My only gripe about the Proton is that USB is it's only input option, it would be nice to have some more options but it's not a deal breaker for me.