[drubrew]

[size=medium]New From PS Audio!!! A new Revolution in Digital Playback Technology.
Special Trade in deal until the end of Aug 31st.[/size]

PS Audio Perfect Wave DAC $2995
PS Audio Perfect Wave Transport $2995

More Details and an in depth look into the PerfectWave pieces can be found HERE

** Trade In Your CD/DVD Player or DAC and receive up to $1000 Credit toward each piece!!! or $1995 for each piece after trade-in value is determined!!!

Both pieces Are shipping and have been wowing crowds at audio shows for the last year. They are truly the most beautiful pieces PS Audio has ever built and they are on their way to being the most successful and best selling high-end products ever. Each piece has a touch screen to display album artwork and song titles. The PWT is a fully upgradable software driven "memory player" which means you are never actually listening to the disc itself. It sends the signal through a 64MB RAM buffer and then re-clocks it through PS Audio's famous "Digital Lens" before it gets sent to the PWD (DAC) or any other DAC.The Perfect Wave DAC sets a new standard for DACs at any price. It will decode almost any sampling rate and offers many different up-sampling options, although it sounds best at standard 16bit/44.1kHz through an I2S cable connected with the PWT.

As a special for current PS Audio trade-ins they can receive the full $1000 trade-up credit toward either piece if their piece is"working or not".

**Trade-in Values will be determined by listings in the Audio Blue Book as published on Audiogon.

Also, each trade-in is only valid if its a Dac for the Dac and a CD/DVD Player for the Transport. Please contact Drew at 919-649-5018 for more details or moon-audio@earthlink.net

PS Audio’s ground breaking PerfectWave Transport (PWT) Memory Player stands alone as the ultimate optical disc player ever made. Built from the ground up as a dedicated high-end CD and DVD audio transport, the PWT will read almost any optical disc and output near-perfect digital data to any D to A processor made. The PWT is designed to be the last optical disc player you will ever need. Future-proof and field upgradable, the PWT can read high resolution WAV files or standard resolution CD audio files directly and feed the perfected data to your DAC through standard AES/EBU, S/PDIF or PS Audio’s exclusive I2S through HDMI connection for unprecedented performance. Cover art, song titles, track times, sample rates and bit depth are all displayed on the beautiful color touch screen automatically for any inserted disc.

Features

* Reads audio from CD and DVD
* Reads high resolution audio files
* Reads multiple formats
* Displays cover art
* Displays song titles and track time
* Editable library of artists and titles
* Bit perfect extraction
* No error correction
* Memory player
* 64mB of RAM
* Built in Digital Lens
* Asynchronous output clock
* Extremely low jitter
* Outputs SPDIF and AESEBU
* Outputs I2S through HDMI
* Sample rate output to 192kHz
* Bit depth to 32 bits
* Field upgradable
* Built on dedicated hardware
* 440,000 gate FPGA
* No computer motherboards or components

Benefits

* No need for a computer in your system
* Take advantage of all the new hi res music
* Create your own disc compilations
* Easy access to all music by name
* Always perfect cover art
* No more disc errors
* Never listen to optical mechanism again
* Unprecedented performance
* Compatible with any DAC
* Perfect connection with PWD
* Future proof for all sample rates
* New formats added as developed
* Quiet, noise free operation

The PerfectWave DAC will change the way you think about digital to analog converters forever. It accesses high-resolution digital audio data from multiple sources such as a CD transport, CD player, computer, network, or the Internet and converts the data to the most musically natural sounding analog audio ever produced. The PWD is the first high-end product to fully transcend the limitations of traditional digital to analog converters by providing uncompromised performance for any media delivery or storage system possible. This means that it no longer matters how the digital audio data is stored or delivered, the PWD produces the same high performance audio sent over a network, taken from a hard drive, a CD or even downloaded via the Internet. As a music server, the PWD can access and control any compatible network source such as a network hard drive (NAS), or stream music directly off the Internet.
Features

* State of the art D to A processor
* Optional network Bridge with Lens
* Direct output to power amplifier
* High resolution volume control
* Full color touch screen
* Assign custom input names
* Polarity inversion control
* Remote control
* Sample rate converter bypass
* 6 sample rates
* 5 assignable filters
* Triangulated dither
* Asynchronous clock
* 7 digital inputs (one internal)
* 24 bit 96kHz USB
* I2S direct via HDMI
* Discrete analog output stage
* PRP PR9372 audio resistors
* Nichicon and Panasonic power supply capacitors
* Direct coupled with no capacitors
* Jung regulators
* 24 bit 192kHz
* 32 bit input compatibility

Benefits

* Extremely low jitter performance
* Access music over network
* Identical performance over network
* Direct to amp output offers open sound
* I2S as well as traditional digital inputs
* Perfect digital transfer via I2S inputs
* View cover art and song titles over network
* Hand selected audio grade components
* Sample rate bypass improves clarity
* Eliminates pre-echo for musically natural playback
* Reduces post echo for natural analog warmth
* All USB standards supported

 

[Audio Addict]

If you could only purchase one of the two, which would you purchase, the transport or the DAC?

 

[drubrew]

Tough Question. It really is system dependant. Do you have a stellar Transport or Dac already? If you’re going to do an all computer based scenario then the Dac for sure. If you have a massive cd collection and a great Dac then the Transport. But to really reap the benefits of High Res music which is starting to outcrop more and more you have to get both at some point I would say. Personally I would start with the Dac and then down the road get the Transport. I will have both for sure

 

[Audio Addict]

Any thoughts on how to maximize the $1000 trade in since basically all you need is a DAC in working condition that initially listed for $1000 or more? It would be much better if they had a limited one time price like some of the Headphone manufacturer's do on the introduction rather than doing the trade in.

 

[drubrew]

If the unit has a blue book value today at more than $1000, then I would try to sell it on Audiogon to maximize the value. If the Blue Book value is now lees than $1000 I would trade it in to get the max value.

 

[The Monkey]

Drew, have you had a chance to determine what, if any, sound signature the DAC has?

 

[The Monkey]

Also, for the trade in, can you trade in 2 DACs for 1 PWD? For example, could you trade in 2 DACs worth at least 1k each for a 2k discount on 1 PWD?

 

[Hopstretch]

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Monkey /img/forum/go_quote.gif Also, for the trade in, can you trade in 2 DACs for 1 PWD? For example, could you trade in 2 DACs worth at least 1k each for a 2k discount on 1 PWD?

Nice try!

 

[drubrew]

Sorry only single trade ins.

I had a chance to listen to it several times at CES and Rocky Mountain, but not on my own gear yet. I was very impressed, but can’t comment on the signature yet. I'm pretty confident that this will be my new reference piece. And that is saying a lot for me.

 

[The Monkey]

Thanks Drew. Does the DAC play nicely with iTunes and Apple Lossless?

 

[Audio Addict]

I understand both the PWT and PWD required a cable connection to the network versus wireless. If your house isn't wired for a network, how are these pieces going to connect into the computer network?

 

[drubrew]

For Itunes it would work like any other USB Dac. Once the Bridge card comes out they plan to have an interface like the Logtech Transporter has. Which will most likely read your iTunes library just like the SlimServer does with the Transporter.

I am pretty sure the Network Bridge is going to be wireless. But if not it is easy to add a wireless access point with a Dlink or Lynksys piece on the cheap.

 

[drubrew]

Ps Audio has extended the deal through the end of June since there is a delay in getting them shipped out unit this month.

The Units were a huge hit at CanJam 2009. Will post some pics in a minute.