presmara Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 SOLD Item: Weiss DAC202 Reference Preamp-DAC/Headamp/Remote Location: Melbourne Price: $2,800 ONO (includes $20 donation to SNA) (New $9,700) Item Condition: Excellent Reason for selling: Bought a $20k DAC Payment Method: Pickup - Cash, Paypal, COD Only Extra Info: Stereophile Class A+, Absolute Sounds Golden Ear Awards, + many more awards. I spent 12 months trying to find an upgrade and could not find any DACs under $10k that could come close to the Weiss and had to spend over $20k to beat it. The Weiss takes SPDIF, AES, Firewire. Like the Berkeley Reference DAC USB can be used if desired using the excellent low cost WaveIO high performance USB-to-I2S/SPDIF bridge (99Euro) reported as good as the Berkeley Alpha USB . The volume output is adjustable both analogue and digital, so it can be easily matched direct to poweramps, eliminating the need for a separate preamp. It has an excellent headphone amp - see excerpt from Stereophile below. Stereophile : "I truly enjoy my time with Weiss Engineering's DAC202. Its ease of use for both disc-based and computer audio makes it easy to recommend for those who want a digital system that doesn't sound "digital." The Weiss also offers a sound that will be pleasing to many audiophiles tired of fatiquing hi-fi sound. And I found its headphone performance absolutely superlative. Pictures: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BNZ777 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Is this unit the series one or two? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
presmara Posted January 31, 2019 Author Share Posted January 31, 2019 Hi BNZ777 It is Weiss DAC 202 firewire. There was a DAC 2 prior to the DAC202. Hope that answers your questions. Cheers Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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