[Ufanco]

Any M1 Macbook Pro users here? Just curious how the W2 is playing with macOS and the newer Apple silicone processor machines.

I'm still kinda hanging back on the whole dongle thing, but soon'ish, I'll be grabbing something, strictly for use with a Apple laptop of some flavor.

Not sure but it sounds excellent on my new iPad Air. Wouldn’t see why it be different based on a different processor. It’s small draws minimum power usage on the iPad Air 4. Other than no Mac firmware updates it’s a excellent product and I highly recommend it.

 

[AlexaMan]

I still enjoy my W2 very much just like in the first day. Was thinking to get the S2 also, but waiting to read few impressions first.

What do you mean of S2? Lotoo PAW S2?

 

[musicday]

What do you mean of S2? Lotoo PAW S2?

Yes

 

[SoundJedi]

I don’t see why not. I can try using the 3.5mm output going into the ALO Continental V5 later this evening. My concern would be emi or rfi given that both experience it with my iPhone.

Wondering if you tried this? Please don't burn any equipment for the sake of experimentation hehehe.

 

[AlexaMan]

I don't think that Lotoo Paw S2, can match in terms of sound quality with W2. Looking on technical spec's W2 is more serious inside.

 

[MarkParity]

I don't think that Lotoo Paw S2, can match in terms of sound quality with W2. Looking on technical spec's W2 is more serious inside.

I will let you know when my S2 arrives and have had a chance to compare them.

Personally I think that the normal human ear (for example mine) will have difficulty picking one over the other at this level of sound quality so for me it comes down to power consumption, reliability, resistance from EMI, software features and output connections in that order.

 

[becauseim]

LuxuryPrecision_ISP_Tool does not detect the device in Parallels, how do I solve this problem?
LuxuryPrecision_setup_WHQL_20210510 installed
Could it be because the device is detected by MacOS?

 

[bluestorm1992]

LuxuryPrecision_ISP_Tool does not detect the device in Parallels, how do I solve this problem?
LuxuryPrecision_setup_WHQL_20210510 installed
Could it be because the device is detected by MacOS?

have you installed the driver in your parallel first?

 

[becauseim]

have you installed the driver in your parallel first?

I have previously updated the firmware, which means I installed it. that was in the spring and I have already forgotten. what is the name of the driver file in the file archive with the files?

 

[bluestorm1992]

I have previously updated the firmware, which means I installed it. that was in the spring and I have already forgotten. what is the name of the driver file in the file archive with the files?

LuxuryPrecision_setup_WHQL_20210510.exe

 

[becauseim]

LuxuryPrecision_setup_WHQL_20210510.exe

Installed

 

[AlexaMan]

I will let you know when my S2 arrives and have had a chance to compare them.

Oh thanks! I'll be looking forward for this comparison.
Reading this thread and all of this hipe about W2 that this is best portable dac hard to imagine that S2 can breathing down its neck. However can't disagree with your opinion.

 

[alavenue]

After the first 1 hour with my W2 I received today I'm pretty impressed.. currently comparing it to my Fiio M15 with QDC anole VX and honestly I think W2 sounds a little cleaner and more dynamic. I'm surprised!

I'm using a galaxy note 20 ultra and the USB c cable that came in the box didn't work, I used "Nimaso" cable from amazon and now it works perfectly.

My next test will be to pair it with my Cayin C9 and see how that sounds with full sized cans, hopefully lack of line out won't be an issue.

 

[captblaze]

My next test will be to pair it with my Cayin C9 and see how that sounds with full sized cans, hopefully lack of line out won't be an issue.

Just start with low gain and low volume (W2) and ramp it up until the signal clips into the C9. I run my W2 into a KSE1200 and thankfully Shure included a clipping light to let me know when i am pushing too much voltage out of the W2. For me low gain volume 90 seems to be the sweet spot

 

[becauseim]

I recently received the W2 leather case from Musicteck and while I really like it, I found that its attraction to my iPhone 12 Mini’s MagSafe array is much weaker than I was hoping. Fortunately, I found a couple of products on Amazon that has saved the day and helped me create a true mid-to-upper tier DAP killer.

The first is a MagSafe mount with adhesive on the other side. It’s meant for magnetically attaching your iPhone to a wall, car dash, etc. The next is simply some magnetic plates (I didn’t want to risk using the only plate that came w/ the W2 case on the off chance this didn’t work out as well as I expected).

Combined w/ the ddHiFi MFi06 cable, I have a really solid portable experience. Neither my phone nor the W2 is permanently attached to anything and the pairing can be quickly applied/removed. Note: The MagSafe magnet mount attraction (to the iPhone) is really strong so for those who don’t like/want the W2 leather case you can buy a TPU case for the W2 and adhere it directly to the back of the MagSafe magnet mount.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B097CGPZV3/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00O2HYV7K/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

It looks cool, but I don't understand how it works. does the leather case have a magnet inside for attaching to new iPhone models?

If so, why is there two more magnets between the case and the iPhone?