Wyred 4 Sound Dac1 vs. Dac2

Well, afteer starting this post, I bought the Dac2 in early Deccember. Used it for a few weeks after burn in as an outboard DAC for my OPPO BD83 and it excelled. Then took advvantage of the asynchronous USB with my PC and was absolutely blown away. Using J River and have about 200 redbook CDs and a few hi res downloads installed. After thirty years in this hobby, I would say that the DAC2 ranks in my top two or three purchases.Glad I spent the money for the asynchronous USB. Happy listening!

hey thanks for the follow up. Just so I can calibrate this to my experience, do you mind describing the rest of your system? I am also interested in what other DACs you have heard for comparison. With 30 years, you probably have a lot of listening experience!

Just hooked up the Dac1 today. Sounds great out of the box and should only get better with time.
Didn't need a preamp nor an asynchronus usb.
Played my iPod/Wadia i170 combo, pretty astounding improvement. Will try the Meridian transport tomorrow.

What's your early impressions Magnumpi? Bright, neutral, etc.?

Definitely more neutral than the Benchmark. Much more detailed than the PS DL3 Cullen modded.
Really close to the Weiss, really starting split hairs at this point with a slight nod to the Weiss.
If we're talking money and value, hands down the Wyred. Just too much money left on the table for music, cables, etc.