has anyone tried PS Audio perfect wave duo

Shazam,

That approach wouldn't surprise. Looks like PS is going down the high performance/proprietary architecture/customer lock-in route more like Sonos with this product line from what I can see.

The plus to this is that the stuff you buy from PS Audio should perform very and be easy to use together.

The down side is that you may be locked into PS Audio for upgrades and add-ons that are compatible down the road and may pay more for what you get as well.

Kind of like the Apple computer road that many gladly go down.

I think very few people have heard them, just beta testers. Their impressions on PS Audio's forum have been generally quite positive, with three caveats. First, the Transport/DAC supposedly sounds best on high-res formats that are not widely available commercially. Second, the units supposedly sound best plugged directly into an amp rather than a preamp, which creates a problem if you listen to vinyl. Third, the products may not be completely bug-free at this point and some of the functionality (like wireless music server capabilities) has yet to be developed and is not scheduled to be released until the end of the year.

Distributor representatives hit the road with products for auditioning in June. That’s how I auditioned the series at my local dealer. The series that I listened to extensively was just superb. While the HD files and DVD disc (containing HD files) did sound exceptional, I found that Redbook playback was the best that I’ve heard to date.

I'm thinking of taking the same road that 2chnlben is taking. The Powerwave DAC seems to be the answer for what I'm looking for and I'm very curious about how the bridge will be implemented.... AND how much it will cost. If they keep the cost down it will probably be a no-brainer

Paul M of PS Audio said he believes the price on the bridge will be in the $500 range. But that is subject to change if they change the design (which is possible given the current design lacks wireless - an unacceptable condition in my eyes).

I'm still waiting for delivery of my DAC - no word on when that will be. Not even sure if my dealer has one yet.