weiss dac 202

[Dick Bowman]

There are only so many ways to engineer these things. Setting a price is a different story...

 

[Purité Audio]

This is suspiciously similar to the Twisted Pear design, which is published, and has been refined through several versions.

I wonder if the Weiss people just ripped the TP design off, and put it in a nice box?

Do you think Weiss copied the async firewire protocol as well?
Keith.

 

[Cereal Killer]

They didn't invent either async or firewire

 

[BlueEyes]

There are only so many ways to engineer these things. Setting a price is a different story...

I totally agree and I for one am not paying bonkers prices when I am quite sure such prices will drop as the technology equals out leaving the competition to relate to price only.

 

[sq225917]

I still find myself waiting for the mythical Westlake DAC, god knows when it will finally arrive, but it does all I need, analogue/digital volume, headphone out, analogue throughput and Async USB. Sensible money price as well.

 

[ron]

This is suspiciously similar to the Twisted Pear design, which is published, and has been refined through several versions.

I wonder if the Weiss people just ripped the TP design off, and put it in a nice box?

Nothing would surprise me, Weiss didn't even want to give any details on the dac chip they used

 

[ron]

Much more likely that both of them just implement the app note for the ES chip as close as they see fit.

The OPA1632 is not shown in the ES9018 datasheet to be used as the differential output , TP was the only people I knew of using the OPA1632

 

[Steveh100]

Didn't Weiss just license the async firewire protocol from TC?

 

[sq225917]

The OPA1632 is not shown in the ES9018 datasheet to be used as the differential output , TP was the only people I knew of using the OPA1632

Then Weiss must be copying, what more proof could you need than one shared component.

 

[PMR]

Guys, what do you think the DAC202 should cost?

Peter

 

[Interzone]

Guys, what do you think the DAC202 should cost?

Peter

I dunno but did weiss falsify the moon landings and if so has this affected the retail price of the 202?????

 

[JezmondTutu]

If it cost 500 quid, I'd be very happy.

 

[Cereal Killer]

I'd personally prefer it if dan wiess paid me for owning a 202
But really, no more that the DAC2 imho

 

[ron]

I'd personally prefer it if dan wiess paid me for owning a 202
But really, no more that the DAC2 imho

The ES9018 + optimized regulation and output stage would be more expensive than the PCM1792 used in the DAC2.
They would sound quite different too

 

[Cereal Killer]

OK, it may cost £100 more to build, but another £2000 on top of a DAC2 I don't think so ......

 

[James Evans]

nearly £3000 more isn't it?

 

[Purité Audio]

If it cost 500 quid, I'd be very happy.

If it cost me £500 I would be happy too!
Raj it is the best dac around at the moment,better than much more expensive dacs, it is also a completely transparent preamp, vfm is a strictly personal judgement.
vb Keith.

 

[Purité Audio]

nearly £3000 more isn't it?

£1900 more than a DAC2.
Keith.

 

[Cereal Killer]

I've seen DAC2's selling for £1900 new.

 

[Purité Audio]

Yes £1900 The 202 is £3900 inc vat .
Keith.