What Me? Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 How do you connect the WXC to your laptop to utilise the Tidal Masters and will it decode the masters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jakeyb77 Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 22 minutes ago, What Me? said: How do you connect the WXC to your laptop to utilise the Tidal Masters and will it decode the masters? I haven’t tried to connect it. I only know that MusicCast and Airplay won’t play that high resolution. I have two choices. Move to something like a Bluesound or put up with the limitations. But I’m not that savvy on digital as others here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
What Me? Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 I connected the WXC via optical in to my Esoteric DV60 optical out and the sou d definitely improved and the sound more defined In the mid-hi and had a sense of more open air.Working well so far. Will try some concert DVD's tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reeza78 Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 (edited) Hi Guys. Question. I have a WXC50 which I think is a great net player, however if say I wanted to upgrade the DAC part of it buy purchasing an external DAC like the Klein DAC III (with s/pdif input) will the Yamaha’s optical just pass through direct 0’s & 1’s via optical out to the external DAC or will it still be influenced by the Yamaha’s own dsp etc. first? Basicly, can the WXC50 be used an a transport for the Klein DAC? Cheers. EDIT: Haha, not sure how I managed to miss the reply right above mine, but I guess that may answer my question. Sorry. Edited December 14, 2018 by reeza78 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozflyer Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 (edited) Apologies for bumping an old thread. i have been thinking about upgrading from my wXC-50 to a Bluesound node 2i. i would be using the node 2i as a streamer and DAC, do not plan to use a separate DAC. based on the above, is it worth upgrading, is the quality of the node 2i DAC much better than the WXC-50? I have a trade in offer of $250 for the WXC-50, and would be out of pocket about $750 if I buy the node 2i at retail $999. Would like to get your opinion/advise Edited February 1, 2019 by Ozflyer Typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteD Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 The Node 2i will be superior in all respects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reeza78 Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 While on the subject; I’m thinking of moving from my WXC50 to a Cambridge Audio CXN V2 or even a V1. Do you think this would be a significant upgrade, and more in the SQ area of things? Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anandpkumar Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 (edited) Hi......bumping up an old thread. Any thoughts on using the WXC-50 as a pure transport for streaming. I have active speakers with built-in DAC that accepts digital-in. Was looking for a streamer as a pure transport to move my flac files (mostly CD rips on External HDD) as well as play spotify (for the missus). How would you rate the WXC as a pure transport compared to the likes of Bluesound 2 or Denon Heos? I am guessing that since the internal DAC does not get called into play, the differences should be minimal, and everything boils down to the app from a user experience point The WXC is by far the cheapest of the three at this point. Would appreciate any thoughts on the WXC vs other similar streamers from a pure transport perspective Thanks P.S - I have no requirements for MQA at this stage if that is a consideration. My hi-res collection is also minimal, and is limited to 24/96 Edited March 6, 2019 by anandpkumar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pavlosk Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 On 12/06/2018 at 8:03 AM, jeromelang said: Remember to switch to pre-amp mode, use the MusicCast app to change the speaker type from default [bookshelf] size to [Floorstand] size. Then switch back to player mode. This is to bypass the stupid and totally unnecessary high pass filter. I believe that player mode and pre-amp mode use completely different circuits so the fact that in player mode you dont have the option to shoose speaker type means that no such filter is applied. My question is why there are two different DACa inside WXC-50 which DAC goes where. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeromelang Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Pavlosk said: I believe that player mode and pre-amp mode use completely different circuits so the fact that in player mode you dont have the option to shoose speaker type means that no such filter is applied. My question is why there are two different DACa inside WXC-50 which DAC goes where. Thank you. If the resultant differences weren't that freaking audible, I won't even have bothered to bring it up here. I've done it for 5-6 units and all their owners feel that the extra efforts to make the setting changes is worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeromelang Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 (edited) And actually now that I've gotten a MQA compatible DAC, the WXC-50 is fast becoming inadequate. Edited December 17, 2020 by jeromelang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pavlosk Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 On 17/12/2020 at 3:01 PM, jeromelang said: If the resultant differences weren't that freaking audible, I won't even have bothered to bring it up here. I've done it for 5-6 units and all their owners feel that the extra efforts to make the setting changes is worth it. OK, thanks for your answer. As you seem to know a lot about the WXC-50, I'd like to ask you if you know why there are two DACs inside it and what is each one of it used for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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