Wyred 4 Sound produce truly superb audio products at unfeasibly low prices. Because their products come direct from the USA factory to the dealer there are no "middle-man" costs so prices to the customer are kept to the absolute minimum. We have customers worrying that the products are not expensive enough - prepare to believe!
EU delivery just £29 on W4S products
One of the first commercially available DACs to deploy the exciting new ESS 32-bit 'Sabre Buffalo' chip that set the DIY community alight almost two years ago, Wyred 4 Sound's all-new DAC1 is set to redefine the capabilities of a sub-£1K DAC.
The ES9018 chip at the heart of the new DAC1 and DAC2 is noted for it's astonishing dynamism and resolution: whereas most low-end digital-to-analog converters suffer from what has been described as 'conservative voicing', or a subjective sense of 'digital-ness', the DAC1 promises to open up a whole new world of vividly pure musical experience.
Dual optical, dual coaxial and single 16/48 USB inputs are present on the DAC1, along with single-ended and balanced outputs. Internally, a carefully designed linear linear power supply and all-new Time Domain Jitter Elimination stages ensure that the the 500kHz oversampling 32-bit chip is liberated to fulfill its potential
W4S DAC-1 Features:
ESS Reference audio (ES9018) 32 bit DAC
W4S proprietary discrete output stages for optimum sonics
ESS Time Domain Jitter Eliminator®
Automatic oversampling for precise output filtering
Fully balanced design with balanced and unbalanced outputs
Upgradable Digital, Output, and USB boards (designed for future improvements)
Oversized toroidal transformer for solid and noise-free power
Robust 35A bridge rectified power-supply with 88,000uF of filtering
LCD display for input and sample rate viewing
2x Coax inputs
2x Toslink inputs
24-bit 96kHz USB input
Factory selectable mains 115/230VAC
Compact size (8.5"W x 4.125"H x 13.5"D)
15 lbs.
W4S DAC-2 Features:
ESS Reference audio (ES9018) 32 bit DAC
W4S proprietary discrete output stages for optimum sonics
ESS Time Domain Jitter Eliminator®
Automatic oversampling for precise output filtering
Fully balanced design with balanced and unbalanced outputs
Upgradable Digital, Output, and USB boards (designed for future improvements)
Oversized toroidal transformer for solid and noise-free power
Robust 35A Schottky bridge rectifier (same as used in the STP-SE)
88,000uF of filtering with W4S low ESR "super-cap" (same as used in the STP-SE)
VFD display for input, sample rate, volume control, and configuration viewing
Remote control
Defeatable - 32 bit volume control
HT Bypass inputs (selectable via DC trigger)
2x Coax inputs
2x Toslink inputs
1x AES/EBU input
1x Balanced I2S input via HDMI cable (not standard HDMI cable format)
24-bit 192kHz Asynchronous USB input
Proprietary drivers for 32/64 bit Windows XP, Vista, 7 and Mac OS 10.4, 10.5 ,10.6
Factory selectable mains 115/230VAC
Compact size (8.5"W x 4.125"H x 13.5"D)
16 lbs.
