DAC-2v2SE 10th Anniversary Limited Edition

Wyred 4 Sound

DAC-2v2SE 10th Anniversary Limited Edition

$4,499.00

Volatge:

100V 120V 220/230V

Color:

Black Silver

Aluminum Remote Combo Option:

No Aluminum Remote Add Aluminum Remote

Variant

To celebrate our tenth anniversary this year, we're pleased to present a very special product: the DAC-2v2SE 10th Anniversary Limited Edition. Building on our flagship DAC-2v2SE, this commemorative piece is the finest DAC we've ever produced. The 10th Anniversary DAC-2v2SE will have a very limited production run. Be one of the special few to own this distinctive piece of Wyred history!

Passion and Performance

Those ideals have been our driving force for the past ten years. Through innovation, pushing the envelope and asking “what can we improve?”, those ideals have remained at the forefront of all that we do. In celebration of this very special anniversary, we proudly present the DAC-2v2SE 10th Anniversary Limited Edition. Building on our flagship DAC-2v2SE, this exclusive 10th Anniversary DAC takes things markedly further. It is the culmination of a decade of engineering expertise, using only the highest-grade parts, updated design and distinctive exterior features. It is the ultimate expression of those noble ideals put forth ten years ago that still continue with us today.

New! Trade-up program for current DAC owners

Exciting news for Wyred DAC owners! We'll give you up to 70% of the original purchase price of your current DAC toward the purchase of a new 10th Anniversary DAC-2v2SE!*

*Trade-in values as follows:

DAC-1 (non-LE): up to 50% of purchase price
All other DACs (DAC-1 LE, DAC-2, DAC-2 DSD, DAC-2 DSDse, DAC-1v2, DAC-2v2, DAC-2v2SE): up to 70% of purchase price depending on age and other factors

Note: Due to the logistics involved, all trades are final.

Interested in trading up? Click here.

Features

ESS Sabre 9038PRO DAC chip
Redesigned 10th Anniversary digital board
10th Anniversary "champagne silver" or "midnight sparkle black" colored chassis with commemorative silkscreened graphics
Custom 10th Anniversary red LED display
Custom 10th Anniversary lathed aluminum footers
Hand-matched custom Vishay Z-Foil resistors (0.1% tolerance and a +/-0.5ppm/°C)
Femto Grade Clock (82 fSec phase jitter)
Ultra-low noise discrete regulators
Ultra-fast recovery Schottkey diodes
Premium-grade inductors
Oversized toroidal transformer for solid and noise-free power
88,000uF of filtering with W4S low ESR "super-cap" (same as used in the STP-SE)
Upgraded fuse
Fully balanced design with balanced and unbalanced outputs
Coaxial, Toslink, AES/EBU and I²S inputs
Galvanically isolated, asynchronous USB input
Up to 384kHz PCM and DSD 256 ﬁle support via USB or I²S
Automatic oversampling for precise output filtering
Remote control
Defeatable 32-bit volume control
HT Bypass inputs
Limited production run
5 year warranty

Specs

Typical Distortion THD+N (20-20kHz A-weighted @ Vol. 55): <0.002% THD+N
Frequency Response (20-20kHz): ± 0.065db
S/N Ratio: > 120 db
Crosstalk: > 125 db
Noise (A-weighted): < 7uV
Noise: < 9uV
Balanced Output Level (Vol. 100%): 10.5V (20.1 db)
Unbalanced Output Level (Vol. 100%): 5.2V (14.5 db)
Output Impedance: DAC-2v2: 100Ω, DAC-2v2SE: 50Ω
Channel Tracking: < ± 0.50 db
Dimensions: 8.5"W x 4.125"H x 13.5"D
Weight: 14 lbs.

Downloads

10th Anniversary DAC-2v2 Manual v2.1

10th Anniversary DAC USB Drivers - W4S_X_DriverSetup_v3.34.0

Six Years of Living with the 10th Anniversary DAC (Pt 1)

The 10th Anniversary DAC received stunning professional reviews when introduced around 2017. I believe the DAC does not get enough press now and that it is still competitive in this environment where the buzz is with R2R(s) and FGPA(s). I am a firm believer that the execution of the design intent is much more important than the conversion technology. My opinion is supported by the fact that many highest price DACs use chip or proprietary conversion technologies rather than R2R/FGPA technology. I recently have been updating my system for the last time to enjoy in retirement. Fixed income will not permit updates after this last round. I compared the 10th Anniversary head to head to two of the most highly respected DACs, one costing 3x the price and the other costing 5x the price of a 10th Anniversary. Both DACs were better in detail retrieval, staging, and imaging. While the improvements were noticeable, they were not game changing. I find the 10th Anniversary extremely detailed, with excellent imaging and staging to the point that the minor improvement from these other more expensive products was disproportionate to the spend. However, the 10th Anniversary was competitive in areas that I feel are more important including timbre, image density, dynamics (micro and macro) and palpability, and the organic presentation of recorded music that draws you forward from you seat into the performance. Continued on part 2...

Six Years of Living with the 10th Anniversary DAC ( Pt 2)

The liquid, dense, dynamic images with dead-on timbre create a realist three dimensional reproduction of the record. Recording techniques are very evident. The 10th Anniversary DAC does have a more up front presentation but that is to my liking rather than the laid back presentation I hear with most R2R/FGPA DACs. I find the 10th Anniversary DAC compelling. I can listen for hours, never with digital fatigue. With each upstream or downstream improvement I recently made in the server, power conditioner, interconnects, and amplification, the DAC responded proving it was not a limiting factor. It is truly a bargain at its price point. For now, it will remain as my primary DAC in my retirement system. System: Vivid Giya G3, Burmester 032, Wyred4Sound 10th Anniversary with ISO and DC Recovery(s), Aurender N100H, Shunyata Denali V1, Audience Adept Response T2, WyWires Platinum full loom, AudioArt Statement Bi-Wire Speaker Cable, Symposium Roller Blocks and Platforms, Townsend Seismic Platfoms.

DAC-2v2SE 10th Anniversary Limited Edition

DAC-2v2SE 10th Anniversary Limited Edition

Customer Reviews