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The DAC202 is a reference class Firewire D/A Converter with a IR
remote control for volume control, absolute phase and input
source selection.
Features of the
DAC202:
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Digital
Inputs: AES/EBU or S/PDIF on 1 XLR, 1 RCA, 1 Toslink, Firewire
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Digital
Outputs: AES/EBU on 1 XLR, 1 RCA, Firewire
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Main Analog
Output: 2 stereo analog outputs, one on XLR one on RCA
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Headphone
output on 1/4" Jack
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Level control
main output: 4 coarse settings via relays (analog domain),
fine setting via rotary encoder (digital domain). Level
control can be defeated for the main output.
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Level control
headphone output: 4 coarse settings via relays (analog
domain, independent from the settings in the main output),
fine setting via rotary encoder (digital domain).
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Wordsync
input on BNC connector
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Wordsync
output on BNC connector
Frontpanel
controls:
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LCD display
for display of sampling rate, input source, audio level,
absolute phase, upsampling filter type, various menu items
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Rotary
encoder with push switch
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IR receiver
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Standby LED
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Headphone
Jack socket
Special
features:
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Transparency
check (allows to check the bit transparency of a playback
chain)
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Setting of
the coarse output levels (analog domain), separate for the
main output and the headphone output
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Dual / single
wire selection for 176.4 / 192 kHz sampling rate
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"Insert Mode"
allows to loop in a external digital audio device (e.g. a
equalizer) via the AES/EBU I/O on the XLR connectors
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Sampling rate
setting on the WSYNC I/O connectors in dual wire mode
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Display
brightness
IR Remote
control switches:
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power on/off
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volume up
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volume down
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input sources
(4 switches for Firewire, XLR, RCA. Toslink)
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DAC
upsampling filter type
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mute
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absolute
phase
Sampling rates:
44.1 up to 192 khz / 24 Bits
The DAC202 also
has a new D/A converter and new analog output stages
compared to
former D/A Converter models. The D/A converter uses two
converters per channel to gain in signal to noise ratio.
DAC202 back view:
Specifications
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Sampling rates |
44.1 up
to 192 khz / 24 Bits |
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Output impedance Single-Ended-RCA |
22 Ohms |
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Output impedance Balanced-XLR |
44 Ohms |
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Digital input |
Firewire x 2
AES/EBU (XLR, Balanced)
S/PDIF (RCA)
TosLink (Optical) |
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Digital output |
S/PDIF (RCA)
AES/EBU (XLR, Balanced) |
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Remote control |
Yes |
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Analog
Output complement |
RCA & XLR |
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Power |
100-120V or 200-240V |
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Dimension (WxDxH) cm |
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Weight |
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Specifications subject to change without
notice
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PRICES |
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All WEISS components are special order. Please
email sales@kosmic.us or call
for availability 206-878-3833. |
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REVIEWS |
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"Back to the hovering
question. Are we there yet? The combination of a good Windows
7 or Mac server and the Weiss Engineering DAC202 is enough to
transport anyone into the world of high end computer audio.
The DAC202’s support of all reasonable sample rates via a
ubiquitous and low jitter asynchronous FireWire interface,
impeccably implemented coarse analog / fine digital volume
control, built-in transparency checking, sample rate display,
and sound quality to plan this year’s bonus around make it the
vehicle that gets anyone “There" and well beyond the
capabilities of traditional transports. The DAC202 not only
offers all the features required for the foreseeable future
it’s the sound quality valedictorian of its class and the
latest entrant to the
C.A.S.H. List. Now that we’ve answered the “are we there
yet" question it’s time to ask, What are you waiting for?"
Chris Connaker
Founder
Computer Audiophile
See Review
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