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Digital Drive: REVIEW: Sonos Connect (wyred 4 sound modified) DAC Processors by bullethead Upsamplers, DACs, jitter, shakes and analogue withdrawals, this is it. |
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Model: Connect (wyred 4 sound modified) Category: DAC Processors Suggested Retail Price: $890.00 Description: Sonos Connect - Modified Manufacturer URL: Sonos
Review by bullethead on August 23, 2015 at 06:10:44
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for the Connect (wyred 4 sound modified)
The wyred 4 sound modifications to the Sonos Connect does the following modifications:
High-end sample rate converter made by TI
Low jitter clock with less than .5ps jitter
Low noise power supply for the clock and SR
Micro processor controller
Input & output digital buffers
I've had the stock sonos connect for over a year, I pulled the trigger on the modified version from wyred 4 sound.
This is a night and day difference in sound quality, sort of like using a low quality analogue output and suddenly then using a high quality DAC.
The software as a service model is here, I use Deezer Elite FLAC streaming service and fall back to google music when albums are not available, the Sonos also supports Tidal as well as other lossless music services. Personally I don't mind a $10 or $20 or $30 bill a month for lots of music available at my fingertips, full albums at lossless CD quality. Sonos Connect doesn't support anything higher than HDCD quality 16 bit 48khz but I could care less as this is good enough for the convenience and software (music) availability.
Sound is very realistic, I would say it sounds much better than the stock Squeezebox touch into a DAC. Hi-Res, who cares, I haven't seen a high-res streaming service.
Product Weakness: look of it, looks like a toaster Product Strengths: convenience
Associated Equipment for this Review:
Amplifier: Ben Canto REF500s Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): Bel Canto Pre3 Sources (CDP/Turntable): Sonos Connect (modified wyred 4 sound) Speakers: Gallo Ref 3.5 Cables/Interconnects: Nordost Music Used (Genre/Selections): various Time Period/Length of Audition: years Type of Audition/Review: Product Owner
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Topic - REVIEW: Sonos Connect (wyred 4 sound modified) DAC Processors - bullethead 06:10:44 08/23/15 ( 18)
- RE: REVIEW: Sonos Connect (wyred 4 sound modified) DAC Processors - Todd Krieger 19:59:47 08/23/15 ( 4)
- The Wyred4sound mod does this... - Ivan303 20:26:10 08/23/15 ( 3)
- RE: The Wyred4sound mod does this... - Todd Krieger 21:20:57 08/23/15 ( 2)
- Where is Wyred4sound saying that upsampling eliminates jitter? - Ivan303 21:48:19 08/23/15 ( 1)
- Heh - bullethead 18:04:12 08/28/15 ( 0)
Thanks, looks like I might join you... - Ivan303 13:10:31 08/23/15 ( 2)
- Cool beans - bullethead 13:23:26 08/23/15 ( 1)
- All three of the streaming services I subscribe to... - Ivan303 15:30:53 08/23/15 ( 0)
RE: REVIEW: Sonos Connect (wyred 4 sound modified) DAC Processors - onemug 09:03:09 08/23/15 ( 3)
- RE: REVIEW: Sonos Connect (wyred 4 sound modified) DAC Processors - bullethead 11:26:25 08/23/15 ( 2)
- RE: REVIEW: Sonos Connect (wyred 4 sound modified) DAC Processors - onemug 11:38:50 08/23/15 ( 1)
- RE: REVIEW: Sonos Connect (wyred 4 sound modified) DAC Processors - bullethead 12:53:10 08/23/15 ( 0)
RE: REVIEW: Sonos Connect (wyred 4 sound modified) DAC Processors - Dynobot 07:37:01 08/23/15 ( 2)
- RE: REVIEW: Sonos Connect (wyred 4 sound modified) DAC Processors - bullethead 07:43:18 08/23/15 ( 1)
- RE: REVIEW: Sonos Connect (wyred 4 sound modified) DAC Processors - Dynobot 07:50:39 08/23/15 ( 0)
RE: REVIEW: Sonos Connect (wyred 4 sound modified) DAC Processors - bullethead 06:13:41 08/23/15 ( 2)
- RE: REVIEW: Sonos Connect (wyred 4 sound modified) DAC Processors - msa 06:42:10 08/23/15 ( 1)
- RE: REVIEW: Sonos Connect (wyred 4 sound modified) DAC Processors - bullethead 06:44:23 08/23/15 ( 0)