franmon83
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Anyone using the dual WM8741 set instead of the Sabre ES9018? I wanna know how much warmer the wolfson dac chip is compared to the Sabre. My LCD2 sounds almost perfect off the Compass 2, but I would love just that extra bit of warmth if it was worth it. I don't wanna pay $75 to get it shipped to me, only to find that it's so subtle, it'd be a waste of money.
Hey Mad Lust,
I bought the Wolfson chip and it is definitely noticeable. It is warmer, but at the cost of loosing some detail at quite high frequencies. Personnaly, for the kind of music that I listen to (electronic music), I prefer it like that, because I found the Sabre a little too bright for my taste, with the highs sometimes shadowing the lows details a bit (not sure I explain it correctly, but it's like some high peaks were "numbing" my hears for a really brief amount of time, preventing me to hear the lows details as much as I would want). I have to say however that when I listen to more instrumental music (Pink Floyd for instance), I notice the lack of detail a bit more (but don't worry, there's still plenty to enjoy!).
Overall, the ideal for me would have been to switch between the 2 with a button, but since I can't do that, I leave the Wolfson in there all the time.