[littlexx26]

W1, W2-131 and ifi Go Bar comparison

 

[iFi audio]

W1, W2-131 and ifi Go Bar comparison

Yep, the red PCB is ours

 

[Ceora]

I purchases the W2 last September , love it, and have been using it trouble free the whole time. Main use is when traveling. Is anyone aware of EQ settings posted that might work well with the W2?

 

[twister6]

I purchases the W2 last September , love it, and have been using it trouble free the whole time. Main use is when traveling. Is anyone aware of EQ settings posted that might work well with the W2?

Sorry, reread your question a few times, and still a bit confused W2 has built in EQ/sound presets you can select from within the dongle. Many don't use them, some do, depending on what sounds better to their ears with their IEMs/headphones.

 

[Ceora]

Sorry, I guess I was confusing EQ settings for headphones, like those in this video:

 

[Ceora]

Listening to my W2 playing Roon from my MacBook Air. Haven't used the W@ in a while, I forgot how great it sounds with my Fiio PH7s

 

[Alex-D]

Hi all. Can somebody tell me how to disassemble the W2 dongle? Problems with the type-C socket, needs to be replaced.

 

[musicday]

Hi all. Can somebody tell me how to disassemble the W2 dongle? Problems with the type-C socket, needs to be replaced.

I suppose it is glued, you need to heat up the rear cover with a heating gun or a hair dryer.
Proceed with caution !

 

[Alex-D]

I suppose it is glued, you need to heat up the rear cover with a heating gun or a hair dryer.
Proceed with caution !

So on the W2 it's not just a sticker with two screws like on the W1 hidden underneath? On the W2, is the back cover just glued on?

 

[musicday]

So on the W2 it's not just a sticker with two screws like on the W1 hidden underneath? On the W2, is the back cover just glued on?

I think so and is real carbon fibre panel

 

[Mirukothe1st]

Hi everyone, first time posting here
I'm curious if anyone here has tried ifi go bar yet? If so then how does it stack up with the W2?

 

[iFi audio]

Hi everyone, first time posting here

Hi there and welcome to Head-fi!

I'm curious if anyone here has tried ifi go bar yet? If so then how does it stack up with the W2?

No idea, but it would be very cool to see their comparison

 

[ClieOS]

Hi everyone, first time posting here
I'm curious if anyone here has tried ifi go bar yet? If so then how does it stack up with the W2?

Just finished some measurement on my Go Bar 10 anv ed. The number is on its own really good but not quite as good as W2 (tested via E1DA Cosmos ADC + 32ohm load w/ RMAA and REW). Beyond measurement, Go Bar is rather different from W2 as far as sound signature goes. Where W2 has a very clean and neutral sound (and W2-131 to a slightly lesser extent), Go Bar has more of a classic iFi's sound signature that is on the richer and warmer tone. In fact, it has somewhat of an organic feel that I find on R-2R USB dongle like Cayin RU6, but better resolved. In short, I think my Go Bar makes for an excellent contrast to W2 sound signature wise with very fairly comparable performance

 

[musicday]

Do you know is there will be any future firmware updates for W2, or shall we wait for W3?

 

[rarewolf]

Do you know is there will be any future firmware updates for W2, or shall we wait for W3?

I keep waiting for L&P to allow us to write our own device profiles to the dongle. I hope it won’t be the W3 that will finally allow it to happen when it’s already possibly with the W2…