[BearlyPizza]

I should mention something that isn't shown in the specifications but may be helpful to some whom are more concerned about power consumption.

with my kill-a-watt meter -
Wavelight on: 15 watts
Wavelight standby: 0.8 - 1 watt

Audiogd R8 on: 33 watts


Also Nicolae mentioned that the warm up time for the DAC to sound its best is about 1-2 hrs, which is a lot better than traditional 24 hr warm ups of R2R dacs.

 

[ThanatosVI]

I should mention something that isn't shown in the specifications but may be helpful to some whom are more concerned about power consumption.

with my kill-a-watt meter -
Wavelight on: 15 watts
Wavelight standby: 0.8 - 1 watt

Audiogd R8 on: 33 watts


Also Nicolae mentioned that the warm up time for the DAC to sound its best is about 1-2 hrs, which is a lot better than traditional 24 hr warm ups of R2R dacs.

I never considered warm up before, but it is considerably better than R2Rs while retaining that analogue charme in sound signature

 

[dCbL]

I should mention something that isn't shown in the specifications but may be helpful to some whom are more concerned about power consumption.

with my kill-a-watt meter -
Wavelight on: 15 watts
Wavelight standby: 0.8 - 1 watt

Audiogd R8 on: 33 watts


Also Nicolae mentioned that the warm up time for the DAC to sound its best is about 1-2 hrs, which is a lot better than traditional 24 hr warm ups of R2R dacs.

Would it been in standby count as warm-up? Or would it have to be on on?

 

[BearlyPizza]

Would it been in standby count as warm-up? Or would it have to be on on?

Hmm based on Nicole's reply, the 1-2 hr warm up would have to be on on.

 

[dCbL]

Hmm based on Nicole's reply, the 1-2 hr warm up would have to be on on.

Will be interesting how much difference this will make in the sound. Looking to get one over here in Aus soon based on reviews, design philosophy, pedigree, etc. Will provide comment when I can.

Any experience with warm up of other DAC s incl other topologies?

 

[BearlyPizza]

Will be interesting how much difference this will make in the sound. Looking to get one over here in Aus soon based on reviews, design philosophy, pedigree, etc. Will provide comment when I can.

Any experience with warm up of other DAC s incl other topologies?

For the warm up of other DAC's, I know AudioGD's current R7/R8 could use a 24 hr warmup to sound its best
I asked Nicolae about his Audiobyte Hydra/Vox stack and that had a warmup of 15 mins from standby.
Schiit's multibit dac's if i'm not mistaken could use 48 hrs warm up, but best if left on.

That's about as far as I could tell from experience! hopefully this helps

 

[Bling23]

Rockna said they're currently testing the server prototype with plans to release this summer. Some preliminary details include hardware upsample to DSD512 via I²S, typical streaming functions including Roon server/core, 1TB SSD standard but user expandable, etc. I currently use a Roon Nucleus and a Lumin streamer, no complaints but I look forward to consolidating those boxes into this Wavelight Server, and also to take advantage of the I²S pairing.

Hi Koven,
Probably a silly question so bear with me, is the 12S a big advantage to have on the DAC and something a potential owner should look at utilising. My streamer and Nuc don't have this input but maybe its something I should consider changing down the road if I get the DAC. I currently have a DAC inside my Hegel H390 integrated amp.
Thanks
Sean

 

[Bling23]

PMed u.

Could you do the same to me thanks. Sean

 

[Roasty]

In the settings menu, Phase Normal/Invert; what does this do/refer to?

 

[m-i-c-k-e-y]

Have this on my Hydra.Vox as well. Refers to output signal phase state (polarity on preamp output). Between normal (when input signal is positive and output signal is positive) or inverted (Input signal is positive and output signal is negative -> invert polarity).

 

[Roasty]

Have this on my Hydra.Vox as well. Refers to output signal phase state (polarity on preamp output). Between normal or inverted.

Thanks man. Did u put it on normal or inverted? I tried going back and forth, sounds slightly better on normal.

 

[m-i-c-k-e-y]

Normal.

This has to do to keep the speaker/headphone diaphrams in polarity with the original microphone polarity. meaning the michrophone diagram moves inward in response to an air pressure wave we want the speaker/headphone diaphrams to move inwards as well. Trouble is, recording studios don't normally keep track of polarity, and some studio gear inverts it. Thus some recordings are correct, and others have inverted polarity.

This feature (like some other preamps/DSPs) Allows you to switch with polarity problems on the fly.

Inverted polarity usually have "woolly" bass and soundstage problems.

 

[Roasty]

Normal.

This has to do to keep the speaker/headphone diaphrams in polarity with the original microphone polarity. meaning the michrophone diagram moves inward in response to an air pressure wave we want the speaker/headphone diaphrams to move inwards as well. Trouble is, recording studios don't normally keep track of polarity, and some studio gear inverts it. Thus some recordings are correct, and others have inverted polarity.

This feature (like some other preamps/DSPs) Allows you to switch with polarity problems on the fly.

Inverted polarity usually have "woolly" bass and soundstage problems.

Thanks for the explanation! Much appreciated.

 

[alexg3]

Thanks for the explanation! Much appreciated.

Might be a feature they've added for i2s compatibility. I've been speaking with Musica Pristina regarding their music player, and due to the pin config of the HDMI port, the polarity is inverted. The Rockna Wavedream doesn't have a method of correcting for this. Good to see they have that now in the Wavelight.

 

[Failed Engineer]

FYI, the iOS Wavelight app is in the app store. Just found it yesterday by chance. It works well.