November 8, 200916 yr Diebenkorn posted this earlier in the For Sale Elsewhere thread. Though it might merit one of its own. They're definitely trying to tick all the boxes on the wish list, and then some. Will be interesting to see what the implementation is like. If the USB input was asynch, they would probably say so I guess.
November 8, 200916 yr such a stupid name. however, they were very responsible to my email queries in the past.
November 8, 200916 yr yeah stupid name but for their first DAC they sure know what they're doing interesting, the main man in the company works with Rick Cullen of Cullen Circuits
November 8, 200916 yr Author such a stupid name. Wyred4Sound or DAC-1 or both? Always makes me think of these guys.
November 8, 200916 yr I2S HDMI, really? That's a mistake that hasn't even fully been realized yet, and they're already perpetuating it? They should do HDMI HDMI, and make it decrypt DVD-A and SACD. But just in discrete stereo. They should have a little red LED that gets triggered by Dolby Digital or any of the DTS standards. (Or decode them, but only as an option, as I think that would incur too much expense.)
November 8, 200916 yr but for their first DAC they sure know what they're doing What makes you say this? All that I have seen is that they are able to read the forums and see what people tend to like to hear right now.
November 8, 200916 yr ^ Ouch. The fact that they say upgradable digital and analog boards makes it seem as if they didn't try their best the first time around just so they can sell upgrade boards further down the line. Which is probably true. No way in hell my poor self is going to buy a mediocre DAC for $1200+ just to have to pay to upgrade them myself later on.
November 9, 200916 yr The fact that they say upgradable digital and analog boards makes it seem as if they didn't try their best the first time around just so they can sell upgrade boards further down the line. Which is probably true. No way in hell my poor self is going to buy a mediocre DAC for $1200+ just to have to pay to upgrade them myself later on. So its only wrong for others to make unfounded assumptions???
November 9, 200916 yr So its only wrong for others to make unfounded assumptions??? I only said it was probably true, which I still think is the case. Everything was purely speculation on my part.
November 9, 200916 yr I think that I suck. I think that there's a chance that this DAC might not suck. yeah, I meant to say the manufacturers seemed to know what they are doing. i would have to hear it to provide an opinion
November 9, 200916 yr I think deliberately planning a modular design is nothing less than just plain foresighted, I got no problem with them admitting that they can't possibly know all the answers -- that is the way of the scientist/engineer. It's effectively making it tweakable, too.
November 9, 200916 yr any early adopters of the STi? yes, I'm still looking for potent integrated amps...
November 9, 200916 yr Author Peripherally related, here are some pictures of their newish preamp for general reference.
November 9, 200916 yr Always surprises me to see high-end preamps like that not use even simple shielding on the transformer.
December 19, 200916 yr Well, I own one of their well-reviewed class D amps, the ST250, and it makes my stereo rig sound like a really loud cell phone playing ringtones. Regardless of how their DAC actually sounds, I am sure that 6moons and Positive Feedback will gush about it almost as much as they gushed about the W4S amps and preamp.
December 20, 200916 yr I agree with Dusty on both counts...It'd be nice to squeeze a stereo signal from SACD through HDMI (I would actually use my Oppo for music then), and being upgradeable is just good foresight.
February 15, 201016 yr yeah stupid name but for their first DAC they sure know what they're doing interesting, the main man in the company works with Rick Cullen of Cullen Circuits Dumb name, dumb-looking box, but I bet it sounds fantastic! For some time my favourite 'semi-affordable' DAC was Rick Cullen's modified PS Audio DLIII. Looks like we're creeping closer to the release date, pre-orders being taken . . . Wyred 4 Sound DAC-1
February 15, 201016 yr Well, I own one of their well-reviewed class D amps, the ST250, and it makes my stereo rig sound like a really loud cell phone playing ringtones. Regardless of how their DAC actually sounds, I am sure that 6moons and Positive Feedback will gush about it almost as much as they gushed about the W4S amps and preamp. It's not just me, then: there is a strong pro-California bias in their reviews?
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