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In Reply to: RE: Wyrd posted by fmak on January 26, 2015 at 09:28:43
There is a major improvement in SQ when using the Wyrd in a general purpose computer.
Agreed.
My main, "ultra-slimmed" Fit-PC2 setup (unsurprisingly) wouldn't recognise the Wyred so I tried it with a not-so-slim setup. The sound was certainly nice and clear and I was initially enthusiastic about the device but, after several hours listening, we began to hear an "edge" to it that had me scurrying back to the ultra-slim setup. I've repeated the trial several times and have confidence in my result. (The DAC BTW is a decent TDA1541A setup with a WaveIO asynch USB-to-I2S board.)
I did wonder whether, were I to repeat the "slimming" with the Wyred in the system, I'd hear an improvement compared to direct connection but, in view of the hours of mind-numbingly tedious work that would entail, decided that a little wondering was good for the soul.
OTOH, I'm now using the Wyred to drive a cheapo DAC on my "back room" system. Though it's a dedicated box, not a general-purpose computer, it does use a pretty old Atom board and an OS that has been only lightly "slimmed". Results are excellent compared to the relatively unfocussed, unconvincing sound that characterises PC audio "out of the box".
In short, it seems to me to be good at what its designers claim it's good at. It stays.
BTW, I had no issues with construction quality, which seems pretty good given the price.
Dave
Follow Ups:
With minimised XP, it may be necessary to goto Device Manager to install/update usb devices. I have one such system.
Do it, and the Wyrd should register.
With minimised XP, it may be necessary to go to Device Manager to install/update usb devices.Thanks for the tip but there's slimming and there's Xtreme slimming. (The latter doesn't beat Xtreme ironing but it comes close.)
In Xtreme Slimming, Device Manager goes early doors, enumeration not long after. The latter BTW made for a bigger SQ change than just about anything - the OS doesn't even know there's more than one USB port on the board, enabled or disabled.
I was planning some day to discover what changes in the Registry when the hub is recognised on a normal system and copy the new/amended entries over manually. The trick has worked for other changes such as adding new network shares and changing the make of the boot HDD.
Dave
Edits: 01/27/15
"(The latter doesn't beat Xtreme ironing but it comes close.) "
LOL
I agree with Dave about the construction quality. No issues here. Perhaps fmak's Wyrd sustained slight damage in shipping.
None, very well packed, just bad assembly workmanship.
The wobbly pcb connectors are unacceptable for prolonged use and must be fixed. There is no excuse for forcing a screw thru , presumably with a power tool.
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