@fanofmsu @jsalerno277 - OK, I will keep my eyes peeled for a used W4S 10th. Thank you!
W4S DAC
There's always a lot of talk about DACs with most revolving around names like Denefrips, Gustard, T&A, Weiss, Border Patrol and many others, but I see no mention of the Wyred 4 Sound DAC and in particular the 10th anniversary edition. Even a quick search of the forum doesn't bring much up in the last couple of years.
It is competitively priced, made in the USA and it was well reviewed at the time (2018)
Has anyone compared this DAC to the newer ones most that are most mentioned here? Maybe technology has surpassed a DAC that is now 5 years past its prime?
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@wturkey funny', so what DAC ya running now |
@elrod - $19K LOL!!! |
@wturkey - that's an old timer! @jacobsdad2000 - I see that, it should be updated to the 15th anniversary edition. @jbuhl - Had the same zone player as well, great little unit. @audioman58 +1
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@laps OK, but what is the rest of your system? There's nothing on your profile page? Isn't the TriVista tube based? |
@jsalerno277 Thanks for the detailed response. Nice system, by the way! @laps Sweet, thanks for sharing!
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@magnuman @jsalerno277 thanks guys, I may just give the DAC a shot!
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@mahler123 yes, W4S would have been using ESS chips at the time you purchased, it sounds though as you may have bought one of their entry level series and with the various series, they offer numerous upgrades. I'm sure a basic DAC-1v2 would sound nowhere as good as a loaded-up DAC-2v2 or 10th Anniversary Edition at 2.5 times the price of the 1v2. Do you know what model you had? @jsalerno277 +1 (well said) @p05129 What DAC did you purchase for $4K then $8K respectively? @mofojo Yes, I currently am using a Gustard R26 which is an R2R DAC, but as @jsalerno277 suggests, it does sound a little laid back.
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@hsounds Yes, all good advice, thank you, but I am in one of those situations where my listening room is also my living room with the kitchen off to one side. I put drapes up on the widows to one side and bought some 2' x 4' x 2" thick acoustic panels for what wall space I have and honestly, I don't think it sounds any better than it did before the treatments, it also looks like crap. Having electrostatic speakers I saw where one reviewer said the sound improved dramatically when he put some acoustic panels on the walls behind the speakers. I I did this in my situation, and it sounded awful, just sounded very flat.
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@jacobsdad2000 LOL, ya gotta love Mickey! Good food for thought, thanks. |
@jhw9 sounds good! |