[chenxiw]

A new w2 is on the way, which gonna use a different chip

 

[gto88]

different chip? DAC, R2R?

 

[galangerz]

different chip? DAC, R2R?

L&P released it's flagship W2 USB DAC dongle early this year, and it's has been well received by many audiophiles. However, due to the global chip shortage, W2 production capacity has always been limited. With CS43198 DAC chip supply getting scarcer and scarcer, W2 is getting harder to produce as well. While we are still trying to produce as many originally CS43198 based W2 as we can, to address the chip supply issue, we have developed a new version of W2 based on CS43131 and hopefully we can maximize the new DAC chip performance as much as possible.

 

[senorx12562]

different chip? DAC, R2R?

According to the chip maker, it is exactly the same chip but with an integrated amp circuit. Otherwise the same. Don't know if the designer will use the integrated amp, but I would guess no. I think the chip is being changed because of supply problems, not for an improvement in performance, so the goal is to not change the sound, so he is using the chip that is closest to the original as possible. I don't know any of this as a fact, but I am not making it up, either. Based on Uncle Wan's comments.

 

[chenxiw]

different chip? DAC, R2R?

Because of the shortage of CS43198, they decided to use CS43131 instead. Also redesign it, new color(navy blue), more powerful, and energy friendly. $20 Extra I guess

 

[gto88]

Should not be named as W2, it will be confused. W3 maybe ?

 

[chenxiw]

Should not be named as W2, it will be confused. W3 maybe ?

W2-131

 

[musicday]

What about new firmware? We need UAC-1 mode just like S1/S2 to be able to connect the W2 to game consoles etc.

 

[chenxiw]

What about new firmware? We need UAC-1 mode just like S1/S2 to be able to connect the W2 to game consoles etc.

No any news about that( probably no any plan for that)

 

[ClieOS]

Likely the firmware development is now focus on the the W2-131.

 

[Kiats]

Trying out the line out capability of the W2 with the engineering sample of the Phatlab Chimera GT. Courtesy of @Uncle Wilson at JabenSG. Excellent. Tried at 100 - some occasional distortion. At 90 no perceptible distortion.

 

[LabelH]

New firmware is available now V1.0.3.4 AS ALL

 

[hardpike]

New firmware is available now V1.0.3.4 AS ALL

Details pleaseee
Something juicy new?

 

[ClieOS]

New firmware has
1) UAC1.0 mode (future firmware update required switching back to UAC2.0)
2) ZER-Z1R tuning
3) fixed minor bugs

 

[zxc7777]

Any1 got hands on the new lotoo paw s2? Want to know tuning differences between these two