Weiss dac202 driver
The Weiss is the first computer-based audio product that could easily and unambiguously tell me that my computer was outputting a truly bit-transparent signal at all bit depths and sample rates. This level of onboard diagnostics should be mandatory for all DACs intended to be used with computers.
Bravo, Weiss! I used a Bel Canto Design e. Before taking any serious listening notes, I let the DAC burn in for a few hundred hours. The DAC made music with delicacy and liquidity; its tonal balance was extremely natural, with a forgiving top octave; and it presented music with an easy grace that digital music rarely has. No matter what connection I used, which amp was in the system, or whether I was listening to high-resolution computer files or CDs, the DAC always retained these fundamental sonic traits.
The Weiss was in no way concerned with dissecting music into its atomic elements, but instead projected its gestalt onto everything it played. Classical music benefited from the DAC's easy, liquid character. The DAC was kind to choirs, heightening their blend and offering remarkable tonal balance, with clear, unhighlighted sibilants and no trace of hardness. Filter A offered a bit more extension in the high treble I was surprised I could hear this difference , and a little bit better stopping and starting of notes.
However, Filter B offered a more three-dimensional quality, greater liquidity, and a smoother top end. I felt that Filter B played more to the DAC's strengths, offering sound that even the most digiphobic audiophile could appreciate.
The DAC also did a great job with hi-rez files from my computer. Moorpark, CA www. What's it like with this? Everything else seems to measure very well, but you did not measure the impulse response.
Search form Search. Digital Processor Reviews. Erick Lichte Jan 5, One of the better digital front-ends I've ever heard was demonstrated for me a number of years ago at the house of an audiophile friend: a Weiss Engineering combo of Jason CD transport and Medea digital-to-analog converter.
That front-end remains in my mind as one of the only digital systems I've heard that could compete with the very best that vinyl has to offer while still doing what digital does best. In other words, there were warmth and musicality, staggering dynamics, and real silent backgrounds. When, recently, I saw that the Swiss company had come out with a DAC featuring onboard volume control, a headphone amp, and a FireWire input, I knew I had to give it a listen.
NEXT: Page 2 ». Log in or register to post comments. Impressive DAC! For the Submitted by Archimago on August 16, - am. It's a box with a screen, a headphone jack, a knob that doesn't pretend to be anything other than a knob, a modestly sized company logo, and a basic model identifier. I have no issue with how it looks, but compared to some equipment designs, it's far more Timex than Rolex. For the record, my last watch was a Timex. Anyone who thinks a Weiss DAC is audiophile jewelry knows nothing about Daniel Weiss, one of the most respected designers in the pro-sound industry.
This comment made a lot more sense when the post I was replying to was still up. I owned a Weiss Medea back in the day, so I'm sure this must be a good one. Inflation is getting the better of me. I used to think 'high end' gear would be reasonable at half the price. Now it's one tenth. I have been saving up for a turntable I read a report on in that sold for 5K. I recently contacted the company, as I was getting close to my goal Now, it 'starts' at over 14K. This assumes of course that someone else is selling what you want.
Channel separation with the Vinyl Emulator bypassed was simply superb at db". It's obvious someone was listening when I tried and posted about this many times over the years.
A simple passive output L to R bleeding. The digital has to have it's channel separation hobbled down from db to 30db. One has to try to emulate the channel separation of a phono cartridge with the digital which is at best around 30db 1khz and deteriorates even more lower and higher. This gives bigger fuller center image and stops that horrible digital L to R ping pong effect on the old recordings. Swiss but not terribly pricy. I'm happy for Stereophile to step-up to this level of frill-less packaging in trade for Pro level performances.
I had a careful hearing analysis from the University of Michigan's Audiologist Dept. My hearing acuity was diminishing and needed careful correction.
I corrected my hearing and still struggle to differentiate between DACs. Jason Stoddard told me that DACs are boring.
Tyll Hersten's Big Sound had numerous participants, none of which could pick any of the Best DACs as contributors to the test Systems high performance. My wife's flip open cell phone died, she now runs her life with two iPads and a fresh Apple SE in Red. She pines for the good old days of the Wall Phone in the Kitchen with a 20 foot coiled cord. I pine for the VPI turntable and Koetsu collection.
Very good suggestion Weiss Imagine, if those wall phones were still here today, Nordost would be making 20 foot coiled cord for audiophiles Of course one of the Stereophile reviewers would be using it at home and reviewing it When is Stereophile going to start reviewing real state of the art DACs that are not including "hi-end" snake oil?
Pro-Ject has nearly Bit resolution and offers multiple digital reconstruction filters Qutest has Bit resolution and offers few filters Very disappointing product IMO. These days, with resolution, low distortion, overall "precision" being so good, it's hard to justify spending much money on DACs other than features that differentiate one product from another. Good that they've incorporated network streaming though.
I think Bluetooth connectivity with better codecs like apt-X and LDAC would be a nice feature for convenience to see in future flagship products like what Topping included with their DX3 Pro. AQ DragonFly Cobalt is a 'very disappointing product' because it incorporates, an un-changeable 'short minimum phase filter'? In addition to a choice of multiple filters, Pro-Ject also offers the standard linear phase filter It also has headphone output Hope you KR are using all the different filters and tell us which filter s you like I have asked for a review sample of the stereo version as well as measuring the 8-channel version that Kal has.
Submitted by Bogolu Haranath on July 26, - pm Excellent Waiting to read the reviews and measurements I'm sorry your hearing isn't good enough to tell the difference but that's about as far from state of the art as one can get. While I do not recall the specific models, I do vividly recall how Daniel Weiss made two of his products available for all comers in the large exhibition hall at Axpona His superb products could have been rolled into a larger system in one of the upstairs rooms.
Yet, he manned his table and allowed the Axpona-goer to sample directly some of the highest end gear of the show that was available for touch and feel. I had the privilege to meet Mr. Weiss and to sample his products on two days in Axpona As in so many other industries, I am impressed by the extent to which the Swiss manage to punch so far above their weight in audio with such brands as Weiss, Nagra, CH Precision, Goldmund, and Steinheim. The Weiss table was a fine memory among many of a fine Axpona.
Here's to Axpona being more than a memory some time soon. I was surprised there was no direct comparison to the dcs Bartok separately on the basis of a dac and a headphone amp.
A reasonable expectation. Interesting review. I find it fascinating that two so different approaches eg, FPGA vs ESS chips long vs short reconstruction filter can both lead to the highest level of performance. In the pro world, especially for classical music, many of us are impressed with the sound of the Merging platform.
The Hapi with the top version DAC card can be had for around half the price of the Weiss reviewed here. Follow-ups, including my forthcoming follow-up on this DAC, are not posted online. Nor are most of our recording reviews, the delicious letters to the editor, and more.
Hate to contradict you, Jason, but followups are always posted on-line, as a child page to the original review. However, this is not until after the relevant print magazine has been published. John Atkinson Technical Editor, Stereophile Log in or register to post comments Thank you, John Submitted by Jason Victor Serinus on August 2, - am Well, all you children who still don't subscribe are just gonna have to check back in a few months.
I actually don't know when at this time. Without suggesting vinyl or digital is either 'good' or 'bad,' better or worse, it would be really interesting to see how an LP played on a reference deck through a 'neutral' cartridge and phono stage, measures in comparison to the saturation levels of this dac as documented by JA. The charts suggest that LP playback changes the frequency response by slowly shelving down from the mids on down, with a bump above 10k hertz depending on the level of "saturation" similar to an MC cartridge?
I don't know , and adding second order harmonic distortion and noise in the lower midrange and bass regions. I would be curious to hear JA's subjective impressions of this filter compared to his Linn setup.
Along those lines, can Stereophile please publish measurements of phono cartridges similar to HiFi News reports? Search form Search. Digital Processor Reviews. John Atkinson Jul 24, Hi-fi system resolution has long been the cause of heated arguments.
But when it comes to converting digital data to an analog signal, there can be no argument. Data go in at one end of a DAC and an analog signal comes out of the other end, with a noise floor directly rated to the combination of the converter's digital and analog resolution. When the noise floor drops by 6dB, that's equivalent to another bit of resolution. NEXT: Page 2 ». Log in or register to post comments. Chord DAVE Submitted by Bogolu Haranath on July 24, - am. Chord DAVE has headphone output Submitted by John Atkinson on July 24, - pm.
Bogolu Haranath wrote:. Follow-up review s Submitted by Bogolu Haranath on July 24, - pm. Must have been too much wine the night before It would be interesting to see 'vinyl guys' do a follow-up, also If you can repeat 'person, woman, man, camera, TV', you are ok Sorta unrelated The soundstage itself was ultrawide and exceptionally deep.
This was the tennis-match effect in the extreme: As the performance unfolded, I looked and listened from one side of the room to the other. This went beyond simple detail within the soundstage, having more to do with extremely small microgradations that defined every dimension of the soundstage. The DAC made my mental mapping of the soundstage less challenging. The Weiss was the antithesis of syrupy and colored; fast and neutral, it never descended into etched or bright sound.
I found it very easy to listen to -- partly, I feel, because it let so much information pass through. While really raucous material could bombard me with sound, I could just as easily get lost in softer mixes that let me forget all about digital or analog sound: the experience simply made me want to listen longer.
As stated above, nothing stood out as a frequency-response aberration through the DAC Bass was deep and solid, while highs were ultra-extended and, when the recording called for it, airy and ethereal. I could hear deeper into his voice than I have been able to with perhaps any other recording of a male singer that I can remember. His relaxed singing style made me want to listen more, and that, in turn, relaxed me. This combination of resolution and enjoyment is a large part of what being an audiophile is all about, and this recording through the DAC brought it all home.
His guitar was sharply rendered, with great transient attack that made the instrument sound as "plucky" as could be. There are many good standalone audio DACs on the market today. Its features, such as its bit-transparency check and selectable digital filters, along with a host of input options, also make it one of the most flexible DACs on the market today.
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