ralphpnj wrote: > As promised a quick follow up on a few of the other reviews in the > latest issue of The Absolute Sound. > > The review of Wadia 121 Digital Decoding Computer (aka DAC) is very > nicely done with a minimum amount of audiophile BS and lots of very > useful information. The reviewer discusses all the various features of > the Wadia, including the built in headphone amp, and gives the reader a > clear understanding of everything this very capable DAC has to offer. As > a matter of fact, based on this review I would say that this little > Wadia is worth listening to if one is in the market of for a quality DAC > for under $1,300. > > The review of the DSPeaker Anti-Mode 2.0 DualCore Digital Signal > Processor is truly first rate with the reviewer giving very detailed > information on most of the features of this feature device. In fact > there are even some measurements, which for TAS is a very big deal. For > those of you who are interested in digital signal processing and are > looking for a quality unit the DSPeaker Anti-Mode 2.0 is worth an > audition. And by all means, read this very informative review.
I think we have at least two user of the antimode on this forum :) I'm not entirely convinced about Wadia's home grown filter algorithms , they usually measure a bit funny (roll of a bit before 20kHz) and are "leaky" they let some noise im and stuff trough for some less ringing or some such ? , they got some unorthodox ideas , but if the filters are why they sound different.... I cant find any measurements done on the 121 and Wadia themselves are very absent with basic data like s/n and thd and im . It could be the populist explanation on the filters work that puts me off :) " trying to calculate extra data-points with some sort of triangulation " . You basically cant that information is lost ( and it did not matter in the first place anyway ) . Stereophile only have some of the older wadias online . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97944 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
