WADAX REFERENCE DAC-$160K

[Pearljam5000]

How much better realistically would this DAC be than say an RME DAC or a Benchmark DAC3 or something similar ?

 

[gorb]

Nonsense

 

[staticV3]

How I wish I could make them ABX their "Reference" against an Apple dongle, film it, then put it on YouTube.

 

[delta76]

Another day, another snake oil in the market.

 

[badboygolf16v]

Yet more hi-end degeneracy. It would be funny if it wasn't real.

 

[voodooless]

How much better realistically would this DAC be than say an RME DAC or a Benchmark DAC3 or something similar ?
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It’s so good that the product page has not a single relevant spec mentioned.

Why don’t you buy one and send it to @amirm. You’ll be remembered

 

[thegeton]

I just requested a copy of the APx report for the Atlantis REFERENCE DAC from Wadax. I'll post whatever I get back from them.

 

[Purité Audio]

It would be better as a boat anchor.
Keith

 

[voodooless]

I just requested a copy of the APx report for the Atlantis REFERENCE DAC from Wadax. I'll post whatever I get back from them.

Don’t hold your breath

 

[GDK]

None better, but far uglier.

 

[Mnyb]

I think we already have a tread about the wadax ?

 

[Sokel]

This looks a lot as a special case I have for carrying stuff .
But I don't remember paying so much

(you don't need those,your 8381 are self-sufficient,I hope you're on the diet we were talking about)

 

[Dunring]

These are the places that will never let independent measurements be done on a loaner. Look at all the expensive DACs that get smoked by a JDS Atom+ or Topping D10b. I used to do webmaster and tech work for some Internet marketers. This is the same vague speak sales copy they used for health juices and natural supplements and the rest. I recently got a Topping L30 II for $85 and E50 DAC for $120 in two great buys and listening to them now. Feel so smug after seeing the price tag on that thing

 

[TonyJZX]

i know people hate this thing but that 'zif' zero insertion force upgradeable card system is pretty neat from an engineering standpoint

 

[Pearljam5000]

i know people hate this thing but that 'zif' zero insertion force upgradeable card system is pretty neat from an engineering standpoint

What does it do?

 

[TonyJZX]

my assumption would be you can buy cards that do functions as you need and Wadia will release new cards that will have functions you may like in the future

ie. McIntosh NAD and Accuphase all do this... you can buy DSP cards, digital i/o with AES EBU, Accuphase do phono cards etc...

 

[boxerfan88]

Is this a chip based DAC? or bespoke DA?

 

[Pearljam5000]

Is this a chip based DAC? or bespoke DA?

 

[TonyJZX]

sounds bespoke to me

this thing has been out a few years and there's already one 'boisterous' discussion on ASR

there's heaps of discussion and papers on it

https://www.audioexotics.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Wadax-Atlantis-Reference-Dac-Review.pdf

New Wadax Atlantis Reference Dac

Full TAS Atlantis Reference Dac review... http://www.wadax.eu/sites/default/assets/2183883.pdf

www.whatsbestforum.com

 

[Pearljam5000]

sounds bespoke to me

this thing has been out a few years and there's already one 'boisterous' discussion on ASR

there's heaps of discussion and papers on it

https://www.audioexotics.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Wadax-Atlantis-Reference-Dac-Review.pdf

New Wadax Atlantis Reference Dac

Full TAS Atlantis Reference Dac review... http://www.wadax.eu/sites/default/assets/2183883.pdf

www.whatsbestforum.com

I wonder if In a blind test it would easy to hear that it's better than cheaper DACs