Luxury & Precision (LP) Portable USB DAC/AMP W1 and W2 (The new W2-131 Version is Available, Related Info on Post #1)

[musicday]

I was listening to Wu-tang with the W2 and I was impressed.

 

[W1ll1eTheP1mp]

Which one sounds better

This is so funny!! Now you have both W1 and W2.

I am sure you will find the SQ very opening

It was just like an door was lifted between my ears and the sound. Soundstage increased tremendously to say it atleast

 

[DatClampTho]

Has anyone actually been able to get the driver downloads from L&P? This Baidu stuff from their website is kind of short sighted and ridiculous. I haven't been able to register. I'd love to get the ASIO drivers they provide.

 

[HiFiHawaii808]

Yeah, while I need to do some real experiments I found last night that my W2 was draining my R6 Pro battery much faster than my S1, from recollection. Will need to spend a few hours listening to music this weekend to conclude anything (what we won’t do in the name of science...). I do find the W2 gets rather warm compared to the S1...

You pair your W2 and S1 with your R6 Pro DAP like it is a smartphone? Do they improve the sound quality of the R6 Pro? That is not a pairing I would have considered. I guess it makes sense to think of a system as a DAP, a DAC and an Amp in a layered architecture and place features and functions along the chain to see what gets the best results. DSP could be done in either DAP or DAC.

 

[FooFighter]

Yeah, while I need to do some real experiments I found last night that my W2 was draining my R6 Pro battery much faster than my S1, from recollection. Will need to spend a few hours listening to music this weekend to conclude anything (what we won’t do in the name of science...). I do find the W2 gets rather warm compared to the S1...

Agree regarding temperature.
S1 always felt like a cold piece of metal in my hand whereas W2 feels a bit more like well built plastic though both are told to consist of Aluminium?
I never found W2 to get warmer than handwarm though and potentially a bit warmer playing hires?
In comparison my TOTL DAP DX220 Max feels like a toaster after playing same hires files in Amazon HD (might be exaggerating a bit )

 

[bluestorm1992]

Has anyone actually been able to get the driver downloads from L&P? This Baidu stuff from their website is kind of short sighted and ridiculous. I haven't been able to register. I'd love to get the ASIO drivers they provide.

The driver is the same as in post #1036.

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/lux...le-usb-dac-amp-w1-and-w2.949448/post-16243053

Make sure that your W2 is connected to PC when installing the driver.

 

[HiFyAK2020]

Found out that the W2 looks just like my garage door opener!

can you try the L&P W2 out and see if it opens your garage door ? If yes, you can discard your "old garage door opener" since it does not seem to have a LCD Display

 

[DatClampTho]

The driver is the same as in post #1036.

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/lux...le-usb-dac-amp-w1-and-w2.949448/post-16243053

Make sure that your W2 is connected to PC when installing the driver.

Thank you! I swear I spent half an hour searching up and down before asking.

For post content: very first impression using Hiby R3 as transport - very impressed. I have to stop messing around with filters and just enjoy for a while.

 

[bluestorm1992]

OK everyone, I have summarized the information regarding the FW update steps and tools in post #1 of this thread. This should allow you to do it WITHOUT the Baidu thing on their official webpage. Let me know if you have any further questions.

Edit: I hope I do not need to keep updating the OP whenever they release a new FW.

 

[thomaspf]

Yeah, while I need to do some real experiments I found last night that my W2 was draining my R6 Pro battery much faster than my S1, from recollection. Will need to spend a few hours listening to music this weekend to conclude anything (what we won’t do in the name of science...). I do find the W2 gets rather warm compared to the S1...

The extra power from the W2 results in tighter bass from my HE1000. For those really long flights this device has helped a lot with the S1 driven by my phone. ZMI USB PD Backup Battery with integrated Hub

 

[jsmiller58]

You pair your W2 and S1 with your R6 Pro DAP like it is a smartphone? Do they improve the sound quality of the R6 Pro? That is not a pairing I would have considered. I guess it makes sense to think of a system as a DAP, a DAC and an Amp in a layered architecture and place features and functions along the chain to see what gets the best results. DSP could be done in either DAP or DAC.

I have an old LG v30 with a much abused USB-C port that is loose enough that it frequently disconnects from attached dongles... Now is the R6 Pro + W2/S1/S9 better than the R6 Pro? I don’t objectively know, but I already have the toys, so why not play with them?

 

[musicday]

 

[BadgerRivFan]

Speaking of Wu-Tang, Dave Chappelle comes to mind....

 

[bluestorm1992]

Impressions coming soon. As the person who started this thread, I got them so much later that a lot of you due to my own traveling schedule.

I should be receiving a loaner unit of W1 soon for a cross-comparison. I have iPhone 12 and my wife has iPhone 11, so I should be able to test the EMI issue with different phones as well.

 

[bluestorm1992]

Confirming Alex’s earlier comments, W2 scales up nicely with Cayin C9.Perhaps not as good as a dedicated LO DAP, but certainly good enough for enjoying C9.

S1 with C9 is just way too soft even at volume 100; I suspect this is due to both output power and the level of clarity at Max volume.