100% agree with Verdant Audio's thoughts below. I've had the pleasure of listening to the Weiss in my system for a couple of days so far.
The Weiss is a stellar high-resolution DAC. Precise, controlled, neutral - listening to the Weiss, I don't have to suspend much disbelief to feel like I'm in the recording studio. It toes the line of being objective and thoroughly enjoyable. I'm pairing it with a 30w tube/SS pure class A amp (Riviera Audio Labs). It's a beautiful system match.
My other available DAC is a Roon-ready totaldac. It offers an equally alive and engaging sound -- but a different kind of sound. There's a certain je ne sais quoi - a seductive analogue flavor and goosebump factor. Whatever it is, it's hard to resist. Tres chic.
Both are great. My favorite is whichever one I'm currently listening to.
The current DAC market is both easy and hard. Easy in the sense that there are many excellent DACs that sound different in easy-to-hear ways. But it can be hard to weigh those differences and decide which DAC to buy for keeps.
The Weiss is a stellar high-resolution DAC. Precise, controlled, neutral - listening to the Weiss, I don't have to suspend much disbelief to feel like I'm in the recording studio. It toes the line of being objective and thoroughly enjoyable. I'm pairing it with a 30w tube/SS pure class A amp (Riviera Audio Labs). It's a beautiful system match.
My other available DAC is a Roon-ready totaldac. It offers an equally alive and engaging sound -- but a different kind of sound. There's a certain je ne sais quoi - a seductive analogue flavor and goosebump factor. Whatever it is, it's hard to resist. Tres chic.
Both are great. My favorite is whichever one I'm currently listening to.
The current DAC market is both easy and hard. Easy in the sense that there are many excellent DACs that sound different in easy-to-hear ways. But it can be hard to weigh those differences and decide which DAC to buy for keeps.