PS Direct Stream Vs. Wyred 4 Sound Dac.

For what its worth I ended up buying a Lumin X1.

It has sonic qualities 2.5 times that of the Direct Stream Dac. Probably costs that much more too!
It seems like I have had it longer than a year though. I traded the PS DS, my Ayre Preamp, sold the extra power cords and interconnects to be able to purchase it, but boy was it worth it. I am now going straight from the Lumin into my mono blocks. (no preamp needed)

ozzy

Ok, I have given up on the Wyred unit.

Since I own the Ayre KX-5 Twenty preamp now I am wondering about the potential synergy with  using the Ayre QX-5 Twenty Dac.

Can anyone offer info as to how the Ayre compares to the PS Audio Direct Stream Dac?

Thanks,
ozzy

jackd,
Ok, thanks!

ozzy

Just found the price. Looks like it retails for $4700.

ozzy

jackd,

Thanks. Looks pretty interesting.  How much does the unit retail for?

ozzy

verdantaudio,
Bummer that the Dave only goes to 96hz with the AES input.

cymbop,
Yes, the Direct Stream with the latest Windom firmware is pretty impressive, thanks for your help.

jaytor,
Thanks for your info. I remember the Levinston 39. As I recall it received some mighty high praise at the time.

elrod,
The latest Windom firmware is way better than Torrey.
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My main reason for looking at another Dac is because the PS will only do 24/192 via usb instead of my preferred AES connection.

And, PS audio promised a fix about 2 years ago (on their PS Forum) so that the AES could be used with 24/192hz files. Paul and Ted claimed it was a future upgrade and could easily be done. It was just lip service by Paul and Ted to show on their forum that they were concerned and able to make changes easily with their system.

But PS never attempted it. I get it if it can’t be done but publicly they made it seem as if it was doable.
In the end they banned me from their forum.

ozzy

fuzztone,
I'll see if I can find that review.
Thanks,

ozzy

verdantaudio,

Thank you for your post. The Dave has interested me a bit though. Will it play 24/192 files through the AES? The PS does not and I have to go the usb route which is troubling sometimes.

ozzy

stereo5,

Thank you for your information. I have been trying to get a demo unit (Wyred 4 Sound) with no luck. A dealer says the Wryed is much better than the PS unit. Of course that is what dealers should say I guess.

ozzy

Ok, I’ll ask it another way.
Does anyone have experience with the Wyred 4 sound DAC-2v2SE 10th anniversary Dac?

ozzy