Anybody within driving distance of DC have a W4S DAC-2???
falconcry72
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I'm on a DAC hunting mission. I have tried many, and I'm getting close.:cool:
I need to hear my current solution, which is an Audio GD Digital Interface (USB to SPDIF converter) plus an Audio GD NFB-7 (DAC) compared head-to-head against the W4S DAC-2.
Here are the comparisons I'm interested in:
1) Audio GD DI and NFB-7 combo vs. W4S, just for USB. This would be done by using (2) computers playing identical files simultaneously, with each computer connected to each of the systems via USB, and each system connected to different inputs on the same preamp, and then switching between inputs via the preamp's remote.
2) Audio GD NFB-7 vs. W4S just for SPDIF. This would be done by using a transport with (2) SPDIF outs, running one to each DAC, and then running the DACs to a different input on the same preamp, and switching between inputs via the preamp's remote.
3) The W4S's USB input vs. the Audio GD Digital Interface -> W4S SPDIF input. This would be done by having one computer outputting directly to the W4S via USB, and another computer playing the same file outputting to the DI via USB, and then the DI outputting via SPDIF to the W4S, and then switching between inputs with the W4S's remote.
If anyone is interested in hearing this shootout firsthand, and within a couple hours of DC, I'll come to you, and bring whatever gear is necessary, or you are welcome to come here. :cheesygrin:
I am trying to get every piece in my two-channel setup to be "done", and this is an important step.
I'm free all weekend, including tomorrow.:biggrin:
I'll buy a DAC-2 to try on my own down the road if I have to, but I'd really rather not have to.:redface:
Cheers,
Ben
I need to hear my current solution, which is an Audio GD Digital Interface (USB to SPDIF converter) plus an Audio GD NFB-7 (DAC) compared head-to-head against the W4S DAC-2.
Here are the comparisons I'm interested in:
1) Audio GD DI and NFB-7 combo vs. W4S, just for USB. This would be done by using (2) computers playing identical files simultaneously, with each computer connected to each of the systems via USB, and each system connected to different inputs on the same preamp, and then switching between inputs via the preamp's remote.
2) Audio GD NFB-7 vs. W4S just for SPDIF. This would be done by using a transport with (2) SPDIF outs, running one to each DAC, and then running the DACs to a different input on the same preamp, and switching between inputs via the preamp's remote.
3) The W4S's USB input vs. the Audio GD Digital Interface -> W4S SPDIF input. This would be done by having one computer outputting directly to the W4S via USB, and another computer playing the same file outputting to the DI via USB, and then the DI outputting via SPDIF to the W4S, and then switching between inputs with the W4S's remote.
If anyone is interested in hearing this shootout firsthand, and within a couple hours of DC, I'll come to you, and bring whatever gear is necessary, or you are welcome to come here. :cheesygrin:
I am trying to get every piece in my two-channel setup to be "done", and this is an important step.
I'm free all weekend, including tomorrow.:biggrin:
I'll buy a DAC-2 to try on my own down the road if I have to, but I'd really rather not have to.:redface:
Cheers,
Ben
2-Channel: PC > Schiit Eitr > Audio Research DAC-8 > Audio Research LS-26 > Pass Labs X-250.5 > Magnepan 3.7's
Living Room: PC > Marantz AV-7703 > Emotiva XPA-5 > Sonus Faber Liuto Towers, Sonus Faber Liuto Center, Sonus Faber Liuto Bookshelves > Dual SVS PC12-Pluses
Office: Phone/Tablet > AudioEngine B1 > McIntosh D100 > Bryston 4B-ST > Polk Audio LSiM-703's
Living Room: PC > Marantz AV-7703 > Emotiva XPA-5 > Sonus Faber Liuto Towers, Sonus Faber Liuto Center, Sonus Faber Liuto Bookshelves > Dual SVS PC12-Pluses
Office: Phone/Tablet > AudioEngine B1 > McIntosh D100 > Bryston 4B-ST > Polk Audio LSiM-703's
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Anybody within driving distance of DC have a W4S DAC-2???
No, but I had a cheese steak at Al's Steak House yesterday.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk -
No, but I had a cheese steak at Al's Steak House yesterday.
mmmmmmmmmm. Al's is about 10 min from my pad.:cool:
But seriously, they let you in that place? There was a time when Al's had standards... I guess everyone's hurtin' for business these days.:cheesygrin:2-Channel: PC > Schiit Eitr > Audio Research DAC-8 > Audio Research LS-26 > Pass Labs X-250.5 > Magnepan 3.7's
Living Room: PC > Marantz AV-7703 > Emotiva XPA-5 > Sonus Faber Liuto Towers, Sonus Faber Liuto Center, Sonus Faber Liuto Bookshelves > Dual SVS PC12-Pluses
Office: Phone/Tablet > AudioEngine B1 > McIntosh D100 > Bryston 4B-ST > Polk Audio LSiM-703's -
Not only do they let me in, they haven't let me pay for a single thing in the last 25 years.
Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk -
Not only do they let me in, they haven't let me pay for a single thing in the last 25 years.
Damn. I need to get me some of what you got. You sellin' any?2-Channel: PC > Schiit Eitr > Audio Research DAC-8 > Audio Research LS-26 > Pass Labs X-250.5 > Magnepan 3.7's
Living Room: PC > Marantz AV-7703 > Emotiva XPA-5 > Sonus Faber Liuto Towers, Sonus Faber Liuto Center, Sonus Faber Liuto Bookshelves > Dual SVS PC12-Pluses
Office: Phone/Tablet > AudioEngine B1 > McIntosh D100 > Bryston 4B-ST > Polk Audio LSiM-703's -
Nothing like that.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk -
ha. I just meant your swagger.
Can you spare some swagger, for a lame-**** ****?:redface:2-Channel: PC > Schiit Eitr > Audio Research DAC-8 > Audio Research LS-26 > Pass Labs X-250.5 > Magnepan 3.7's
Living Room: PC > Marantz AV-7703 > Emotiva XPA-5 > Sonus Faber Liuto Towers, Sonus Faber Liuto Center, Sonus Faber Liuto Bookshelves > Dual SVS PC12-Pluses
Office: Phone/Tablet > AudioEngine B1 > McIntosh D100 > Bryston 4B-ST > Polk Audio LSiM-703's -
I see. Yeah, that isn't cheap. :razz:Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk -
falconcry72 wrote: »
I am trying to get every piece in my two-channel setup to be "done",
Cheers,
Ben
Ha....Ha... LOL, ROTFLMAO
Not possible brother,,,,,,,not possible to ever be "done".
H9"Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
