PS Audio PerfectWave DAC Upgrade


Paul McGowan has leaked some information about a major upgrade the perfectwave DAC that will be coming out within the next few weeks. Pricing as of yet unknown, but current units will be field (DIY) upgradable.

Apparently, major changes were made to the digital processing board, involving changes in the powersupplies, and replacement of CMOS switching for the gates and clocking with analog switches.

Second, new jitter reducing circuitry called NativeX was implemented.

There are more as of yet unannounced new features.

Apparently, SQ on all inputs will benefit, including the bridge. Exciting stuff.
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I don't hold my breath based on anything McGowan says. A DL2 was promised back in '97. He took a poll on his site as whether buyer's would like something else. A bunch of idiots responded and the product was killed.

He came back with the same BS two years ago and said it would be ready this year. More idiots wanted USB support and PSA had trouble figuring on implementation. Now, the DL2 has been cancelled once again for some other BS product. I don't have time for this kind of rubbish.

Why do we need an audio product that works with the cloud? Why'd the produce an UPS only to take it off the market shortly thereafter? Why offer an outlet with a nickel coating, tout it as the best, produce a gold-plated version, cancel both products and then offer two multi-kilo Power Plants with the inferior outlet?
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Mid to late December? I doubt it. If it happens, you can color me shocked. When McGowan speaks, I become bored(pure hoopla, pure disappointment when something rears it's head to slow production down). Hasn't he learned not to put out an announcement until item is ready?
Perused through the PSA forum early this a.m. and discovered why the project has been shelved.

http://www.psaudio.com/ps/forum/viewthread/2727/

also this:
http://www.psaudio.com/ps/forum/viewthread/2621/

and this:
http://www.psaudio.com/ps/forum/viewthread/2639/

Sorry, I've tried doing the markup tag thing and it didn't work.
Wow. It was there this morning and a couple of hours ago. Not one word of the change. The Audio Asylum version is still operating and manned by Paul.
I just realized that with the DL being incorporated into the dac, it won't be possible for a non-PSA source to go I2S.
The comparison that need s to be done is the PWD against the Berkeley Alpha MKII.
The comparison that need s to be done is the PWD against the Berkeley Alpha MKII.
@jiminia,

Are you saying that Steve is using PSA's I2S offering it as an option? I wonder if my Pace-Car can be modded with the same?

@Grobec,

That is good news. Was the Berkeley fully broken-in?