Wyred 4 Sound - DAC2 DSD SE - Excellent upgrade


Wondering if anyone else has gone from the original DAC2 to the SE?

My experience has been entirely positive. Dramatically so.

I'm happy to elaborate - let me know.

Cheers, Rob
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I'n reference to the SE dac in my opinion the Berkeley-2 dac is Not better
The Wyred DSD-SE takes 350-400 hours to fully run n.
The a Berkeley may have slightly better leading edge but it does not have the meat on the bones instruments have more meat on them snd depth with the -SE. I find it is more involving,another thing to consider as digital
Technologies evolve you have the latest advancements in technology
That can be implemented.-future proof,most other dacs tough luck.
I had the mighty a Luxman da/06 that won several awards .the Wyred4 sound dsd-SE I heard in NY blind tested against several dacs in the $3k - $6k range differences in all .the a Wyred is very balanced in character.
Porer cord is very important as well as digital cables,and for sure system cables.the new Wireworld Silver starlight 7 ,and PlaTinum 7 USB cables are very good ,as well as the excellent Wire world Silver Electra power cord
theyare the latest and have outstanding detail retrieval.and Wyred has a x5 year warranty ,and a 30 day audition .they may not be fancy looking but
Inside is loaded with much better parts then the competition.
I want to confirm a Very Very good source before saying anything
Check back with me around 10-11 thFeb ,!
As I mentioned in a earlier paragraph I had the Luxman06 dac
I did purchase the Wyred 4 sound DSD-SE dac. The first week is the hardest,and rule of thumb ,even if your amplifier is off let you dac dac play 24/7 if possible . Just through experience the better the parts quality usually
The longer the runin,after 150 hours it is really starting to loose any brightness, and focus just keeps getting better ,sound staging was always good Buy the best powercord,as well as digital cables you can afford
You will be rewarded. If your system is already on the warm side then the New Wireworld Platinum7 usb cable or Silver star light, if you want more
Warmth the Audio quest Diamond , both are very good.what people forget
Is that if this was sold retail this SE dac would be $5,000 all day long
Just look at the competition ,they cannot match the super high quality
Parts in the SE. My friend has the excellent Meitner which may be slightly better in a few areas,but not all , and look inside it has a bunch of parts stamped
From China for $7,000 that should not be so ,Japan parts are far better.
And I also like the idea is that when advancements in digital come out
I can get them upgraded ,most companies feed you a story of why they don't .itis because they want more $$$ nothing more !!
To the other question the Wyred DSD-SE plays everything Night and day better then the dac-2 with precision!! All those better quality parts are not just better , I used to mod electronics - amps,preamps, the parts quality in the SE are better then Anything I have seen even in $20k DCS units, as well as EMM labs.
This is a Fact just look at the upgrade parts specs normally 1 percent is considered very good ,these parts look at.01 that is One a Tenth of one percent resistors
And other parts are far better still.with digital being so very sensitive to change much much more then say an amp.it pays off in spades in timing,
Imaging,and sound staging. Personally in my system this SE sounds better then my friends Meitner MA-1 and that is saying lots,you can keep the
Berkeley-2 that is why they have a new unit coming out great detail to thin
Sounding though,this is a $6-7k unit all day long.if it were at regular store markup and matched per Dollar.i just sold the well reviewed Luxman -06
Which was $5k retail.i also had the Meitner in my system for two months.
With my YG Carmel's or Revel f-208 speakers very musical tight .
The 2 reviews are the units were not even fully runin, as well as one reviewer using spidif,on one then usb ,In testing Everything has to be Identical. This drives me nuts having worked in the field before.
These guys who many think are audio gods ,make many rookie mistakes.
Please keep this in mind do your own home work. Email others research
And see about a audition.
Hello I had the Bryston player and sold it and bought the AuralitiPK-90
With a Linear powersupply for $950 with better overall results.
I can play anything available in hires 64 or 128 DSD without the lock ups
You could sell your and have 1/2 the money for the dac also the card reader is 500 meg, the Bryston buffer is not even close.i was shocked
.bryston makes their $$ with displays and a fancy case that is worthless.
I would not say it unless I have been there done that. You run it from your IPad,or Droid why do I need a little glass window? Worthless .it is your money,do as you wish I am just telling it like it is.
I own the Wyred for sound DSD-SE one thing it needs is the a Femto dac .
I sold the a Luxman 06 the Wyred is much better.parts quality in the SE
It here is a Nothing under $10k maybe more in this exclusive tolerance
Parts.femto clocks are the rave for the are literally 1,000s of time more accurate.there are dacs under $1000 using a Femto clock.
If you do buy a wyred dac Insist on a a Femto clock far less jitter then a pico clock. I am trying to get them to install one for MR the clock is less then $100 .this is the Only weakness in absolute terms, but still sounds
Excellent against any $5-6k dac. More so with a Febto clock. Pass the word around to anyone thinking about a new dac.the vega dacs parts are not as good ,but their Femto clock is.
One thing that bugs me No a Femto Clock.
Femto clock is in the Trillions most companies still in Stone Age pico second clocks which work in the a Millions of seconds
I saw a dac with a .085 Femto clock for $400 these clocks were $2-3000
Several years ago now under $50 each there is no reason what so ever to use a pico second master clock .the more accurate the clock ,the better the detail, resolution as well as refinement. I am trying to get a wyred 4 sound to put one in my SE model. All great parts but the clock,trying to use up old stock Ai guess but SE means the very best .if you buy One insist on
A a Femto clock ,my mistake learn from me .
The wyred SE dac has much better detail then the Luxman and good balance parts quality Excellent,the Femto clock is the only thing
I am trying to get them to do. If you request maybe they will do
A much more accurate clock, and the Sabre clock is very good but still not a Femto clock.
I have been Beta testing the latest for 2014 best in glass 82 Femto second
Dac they are now offering in all DSD,SE units very solid improvement across the board.also I had them put in the Synergistic Research
Forsure an upgrade over the Furutech a warmer balance and more depth
Of detail.