So there is this Wadax Atlantic Reference DAC that is said to cost $157,000 or even $159,500, depending on who quotes it (I kid you not!). The device is said to have
"Total jitter is now 12 femptoseconds from 1-100 KHz, the lowest figure in the industry."
Yep, 12 "femptoseconds" [sic], bro. You can quote that to you fellow audiophools when bragging what you have! You can claim that you definitely hear the difference, even though the ADC used in the recording process had jitter in "nanposeconds" [sic intended].
Also:
"Real-time monitoring of PSU output makes Atlantis six-times quieter than the already outstanding Wadax Pre 1 Ultimate Trio."
So what happens if said "real-time monitoring" (via a dedicated hi-res ADC?) detects an excessive sag or ripple in the rail voltage -- does the entire DAC just shut off and refuse to play? Or is this "monitoring" merely a traditional linear feedback in the voltage regulator of the PSU?
Then:
"Completely discrete analogue output stage (a fully complementary design involving over 400 separate components) ensures that you lose none of the dynamic range, musical authority or bandwidth generated by the Atlantis DAC."
This reminds me of what Marantz does with Denon designs (since they are sister companies now): in AVRs, they replace some integrated elements with "discrete" circuits (so appealing to audiophools!), and in the process (according to Audioholics) make the performance worse.
I wish @amirm could measure this Wadax DAC and compare it to the much less expensive SOTA devices. Do you think it would it be worth 100-1,000x the price?
"Total jitter is now 12 femptoseconds from 1-100 KHz, the lowest figure in the industry."
Yep, 12 "femptoseconds" [sic], bro. You can quote that to you fellow audiophools when bragging what you have! You can claim that you definitely hear the difference, even though the ADC used in the recording process had jitter in "nanposeconds" [sic intended].
Also:
"Real-time monitoring of PSU output makes Atlantis six-times quieter than the already outstanding Wadax Pre 1 Ultimate Trio."
So what happens if said "real-time monitoring" (via a dedicated hi-res ADC?) detects an excessive sag or ripple in the rail voltage -- does the entire DAC just shut off and refuse to play? Or is this "monitoring" merely a traditional linear feedback in the voltage regulator of the PSU?
Then:
"Completely discrete analogue output stage (a fully complementary design involving over 400 separate components) ensures that you lose none of the dynamic range, musical authority or bandwidth generated by the Atlantis DAC."
This reminds me of what Marantz does with Denon designs (since they are sister companies now): in AVRs, they replace some integrated elements with "discrete" circuits (so appealing to audiophools!), and in the process (according to Audioholics) make the performance worse.
I wish @amirm could measure this Wadax DAC and compare it to the much less expensive SOTA devices. Do you think it would it be worth 100-1,000x the price?