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RE: Wyrd

In Reply to: 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

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Follow Ups Full Thread

Topic - Wyrd - fmak 09:28:43 01/26/15 (13)

RE: Wyrd - Ryelands 02:58:58 01/27/15 (5)

RE: Wyrd-Install Issue - fmak 08:32:56 01/27/15 (2)

RE: Wyrd-Install Issue - Ryelands 09:37:40 01/27/15 (1)

RE: Wyrd-Install Issue - Bob_C 21:20:47 01/27/15 (0)

RE: Wyrd - Mercman 06:38:59 01/27/15 (1)

RE: Wyrd-slight damage in shipping. - fmak 08:30:10 01/27/15 (0)

RE: Wyrd - Sprezza Tura 10:54:06 01/26/15 (5)

RE: Wyrd-iUSB Power - fmak 22:12:22 01/26/15 (1)

RE: Wyrd-iUSB Power - Sprezza Tura 07:59:40 01/27/15 (0)

RE: Wyrd - Mercman 11:03:47 01/26/15 (2)

RE: Wyrd - soundchekk 01:06:57 01/27/15 (0)

RE: Wyrd - Sprezza Tura 11:16:24 01/26/15 (0)

what does it do ?.................nt - Cut-Throat 10:26:46 01/26/15 (0)

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RE: Wyrd - Ryelands 02:58:58 01/27/15 (5)

RE: Wyrd-Install Issue - fmak 08:32:56 01/27/15 (2)

RE: Wyrd-Install Issue - Ryelands 09:37:40 01/27/15 (1)

RE: Wyrd-Install Issue - Bob_C 21:20:47 01/27/15 (0)

RE: Wyrd - Mercman 06:38:59 01/27/15 (1)

RE: Wyrd-slight damage in shipping. - fmak 08:30:10 01/27/15 (0)

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