[twister6]

The W1 that i have as well as the BTR5 from Fiio as well I assume the W2 will have to - are those filters. Has anybody an idea what this is good for - I tried all those filers out and can't really get my head around what the hack they are for. I studied electronics and had to calculate filters of any order - so I have the engineering background for it _ BUT - i really don't understand what the impact is on our hearing..
Anybody has an idea ?

Don't drive yourself crazy with these if you don't hear a sound difference. Most of today's DACs have these digital filters as part of their design feature. Some are more noticeable, others are very subtle.

 

[NewEve]

Shipping notification received — Andrew is on a roll

 

[musicday]

Shipping notification received — Andrew is on a roll

Someone will be happy .

 

[HiFyAK2020]

Good news! When did you place your order (if you don't mind sharing)?

eh - last week i think, right ? yes - 03/03....

 

[musicday]

eh - last week i think, right ? yes - 03/03....

same day here,

 

[FooFighter]

We all ordered on that day
Funny is that MusicTeck site still says
"Estimated Available Date: Mar 12th, 2021"
Or they have emptied their initial stock by all our pre-orders and 12th is yet their second delivery...

 

[musicday]

Just received confirmation that my item will arrive this Thursday
Most likely the same for others. Enjoy guys .

 

[FooFighter]

Just received confirmation that my item will arrive this Thursday
Most likely the same for others. Enjoy guys .

Just checked my DHL status:
Estimated Delivery:
Friday, March 12, 2021
By End of Day
1 Piece

Still pretty fast

 

[JelStIy]

I got a shipping confirmation even though I only ordered last night (from Musicteck).

 

[JelStIy]

While we are waiting — apologies if this was already discussed and please excuse my ignorance — can anybody explain the purpose of the SPDIF output? It’s a digital output, so what does the W2 do to the signal?

 

[twister6]

While we are waiting — apologies if this was already discussed and please excuse my ignorance — can anybody explain the purpose of the SPDIF output? It’s a digital output, so what does the W2 do to the signal?

You probably aware that SPDIF output is just a digital audio output to connect to external DAC/amp. Thus, W1/W2 will add a clean digital audio output to your smartphone or laptop to connect to outside DAC/amp. Regarding what does W1/W2 do the signal, from the block diagram there is some FPGA DSP processing/buffering, but it hasn't been disclosed exactly what it does. Maybe it re-clocks the digital signal to clean up the jitter using local crystal oscillator (XO), or maybe does more.

 

[PurpleCross]

Just received shipping confirmation. Can't wait how this compares to my S1

 

[JelStIy]

You probably aware that SPDIF output is just a digital audio output to connect to external DAC/amp. Thus, W1/W2 will add a clean digital audio output to your smartphone or laptop to connect to outside DAC/amp. Regarding what does W1/W2 do the signal, from the block diagram there is some FPGA DSP processing/buffering, but it hasn't been disclosed exactly what it does. Maybe it re-clocks the digital signal to clean up the jitter using local crystal oscillator (XO), or maybe does more.

Thanks, a useful diagram and info!

 

[felix3650]

If the W2 gets a LO in addition to the SPDIF it would be great. Just like the Mojo does with a specific volume level for a fixed 2v signal.

 

[FooFighter]

One question I am asking myself is if W2 will ever get MQA support as I couldn't find any reference that even L & P s flagship DAPs are supporting it?
I know other players like S1 have also introduced it in a later firmware update but still I am wondering if it is part of L & P s strategical roadmap considering what I wrote above...

Edit: just checked Lotoo TOTL DAP specs and couldn't find MQA support either. So we might still hope...