PS Audio FPGA dac


What happened to the PS Audio’s Direct Stream FPGA dac with the recurring firmware updates?

It used to be a hot topic with every new iteration of the firmware.

Does each firmware update improve the sound significantly or has the company stopped offering updates?

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Showing 2 responses by jjss49

agree with fuzz that at 3 grand the psa-ds is a decent buy, even with the unit now at end of life in terms of further development and updates

the firmware versions materially change the musical presentation of the dac, though it takes a little patience to reload earlier or later versions if you want more warm/romantic or more forward sound

the bridge feature isn’t too good though, hurts sound quality

in my experience it is a full step below the chord dave or mscaler/hugo tt2 though...