USB DACs

Woo Audio WA7 Fireflies $999

Pure tube Class-A headphone amplifier with 24-Bit, 384K USB Digital-to-Analog Converter

  • C-Media 6631 USB chip
  • TI PCM5102A 32-bit DAC chip
  • Distortion: <0.03%
  • S/N: 95dB

Measurements on Audio Science Review

Added 2014

Wyred 4 Sound - DAC2 $1,499.00

  • ESS Reference audio (ES9018) 32 bit DAC
  • Automatic oversampling for precise output filtering
  • Fully balanced design with balanced and unbalanced outputs
  • Upgradable Digital, Output, and USB boards (designed for future improvements)
  • VFD display for input, sample rate, volume control, and configuration viewing
  • Remote control
  • Defeatable - 32 bit volume control
  • 2x Coax inputs
  • 2x Toslink inputs
  • 1x AES/EBU input
  • 1x Balanced I2S input via HDMI cable (not standard HDMI cable format)
  • 24-bit 192kHz Asynchronous USB input
  • Proprietary drivers for 32/64 bit Windows XP, Vista, 7 and Mac OS 10.4, 10.5 ,10.6
Added 2014