De PerfectWave DAC (PWD) is een bijzonder revolutionair product dat zonder enige twijfel de manier waarop u denkt over DA converters voor altijd zal veranderen. De PWD kan gevoed worden met hoge resolutie digitale audio van verschillende bronnen als een CD speler, computer, huisnetwerk en/of internet en deze converteren naar de meest muzikaal en natuurlijk klinkende analoge audio ooit geproduceerd. De PWD is het eerste high-end product dat volledig de beperkingen van de traditionele digitaal naar analoog converters overstijgt door compromisloze prestaties te leveren voor alle digitale media van een opslagmedium of een netwerk. Dit betekent dat het niet langer uit maakt hoe de digitale audio-gegevens worden opgeslagen en afgeleverd, de PWD produceert dezelfde high-end performantie voor audio verzonden over een netwerk, afkomstig uit een harde schijf, een cd of zelfs gedownload via het internet. Als muziek-server, kan de PWD toegang krijgen tot elke compatibele netwerk bron zoals een netwerk harde schijf (NAS), of een directe muziek stream van internet. Meer

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Features 'State of the art' DA converter Optionele netwerk Bridge met Digital Lens Géén voorversterker nodig Hoge resolute volume controle Full color touch screen Toewijzing van namen aan de inputs Polariteit omkeerbaar Afstandsbediening Sample rate converter bypass 6 sample rates Keuze uit 5 filters Triangulated dither Asynchronische klok 7 digitale inputs (een intern) 24 bit 96kHz USB I2S direct via HDMI Discrete analoge output stage PRP PR9372 audio resistors Nichicon and Panasonic power supply capacitors Direct gekoppeld zonder capacitoren Jung regulators 24 bit 192kHz 32 bit input compatibility

Benefits Extreem lage jitter Speel je muziek over het netwerk met de optionele bridge Identieke performantie over het netwerk Direct naar de versterker geeft een mooie, open sound I2S zowel als traditionele digitae inputs Perfecte digitale transfer via I2S inputs Cover art en song titels over het netwerk Met de hand geselcteerde highend componeneten Sample rate bypass zorgt voor open, analoog klankbeeld Eliminatie van pre-echo voor muzikale, natuurlijke weergave Reductie post echo voor een natuurlijke, analoge warmte Alle USB standarden worden ondersteund

	PerfectWave DAC De PerfectWave DAC is tegelijkertijd DAC en muziek server. Ontdek wat dit verbazingwekkend product in jouw set kan betekenen. Nooit zal je nog op dezelfde manier over een DAC denken. Deze video toont de werking van de PerfectWave DAC en laat je de filosofie er achter zien.
	High Definition Audio Paul McGowan CEO van PS Audio legt in een mooie video boodschap de intrinsieke mogelijkheden van High Definition uit. Een aanrader !

	6moons.com (Engels) Opmerkelijke diepte review van de PerfectWave Combo, alles wat u ooit wou weten over CD en digitale bronnen. 'The accompanying PerfectWave DAC focuses on the future with its ability to accept digital inputs from nearly any format or source. We firmly believe that we can now speak of the beginning of the second digital revolution. Considering perfect sound forever, you might think it "about bleeding time". Kudos to PS Audio for being at the very front lines staking out this exciting future. Cheers!'
	Music Emotion (NL) Review van de PerfectWave combo (PWT & PWD) van Henk Boot & Marja Vanderloo in het Nederlandse blad Music Emotion (oktober 2009). 'Rest de conclusie. De PWT en PWD combinatie is het begin van de tweede digitale revolutie...' 'Het is jammer voor veel andere leveranciers, maar de oplossing voor goed geluid vanaf een digitale bron wordt door de PWT en PWD geboden nu en in de toekomst..'
	Hifi.nl (NL) Review van de PerfectWave combo (PWT & PWD) door Henk Boot & Marja Vanderloo op de Nederlandse website Hifi.nl, uitgebreide versie van bovenstaande review met in diepte verklaring van de digitale bron. Gepubliceerd op 5 november 2009. Absolute aanrader! 'Naast alle technische kwaliteiten en mogelijkheden klinkt de combinatie muzikaal gezien ook nog eens bijzonder goed. PS Audio kan met deze combinatie de competitie met veel duurdere traditionele spelers/combinaties met een gerust hart aan net als met de paar veel duurdere high end muziekservers die er zijn....'
	Dirk Sommer in Hifi Statement - PerfectWave combo 'Ich habe in der Vergangenheit eine Menge extrem teurer Digital-Elektronik gehört, von der ich mich nur schweren Herzens trennen konnte. PS Audios Digital-Duo hat mich all diese Boliden vergessen lassen: Vollendeter Musikgenuss von digitalen Tonträgern oder Dateien rückt plötzlich in greifbare Nähe. Momentan wollen mir PWT und PWD schlicht konkurrenzlos erscheinen.'
	StereoMojo Maximum Mojo Award - SteroMojo Specific Recommendation 'More detail, more air, more soundstage, more everything. But the real quality is the improved naturalness and musicality. It sounds as if the sound has at last been unleashed and unbridled and it could not be happier about it. It almost lives and breathes like there’s another entity in the room. There is an essence that is indescribable that reaches you on an emotional level rather than an analytical one. You just don’t want to sit there and evaluate and critique. You just want to listen. To me, going through individual tracks of reference material and pointing out how a banjo sounded more banjoey is pointless in this context. You just want to listen and let the music take you away....'
	Hi-FiNews Editor's choice Award voor de PWT & PWD 'PS Audio has stuck his neck out a long way to produce this novel crossover product, combining state-of-the-art CD replay, playback of hi-res files off DVD and the streaming of audio from network hard disk storage. Although still a work in progress, the PerfectWave transport and DAC together represent a bold and largely successful attempt to build a bridge between old and new audio paradigms.
	Einsnull - Duitstalige review van de PWT & PWD 'Mit PWT und PWD bringt PS Audio eine wahrlich revolutionäre Laufwerks-/ Wandler-Kombi auf den Markt. Der Doppeldecker aus Boulder setzt klanglich Maßstäbe und vereint klassische und moderne Bedien- und Ausstattungskonzepte in einzigartiger Manier. Kompliment!
	Haute Fidélité - franstalige review van de PWT & PWD 'Le performance sonore de ce duo est de hout niveau, une des meilleures de cette catégorie de prix. Le coctail des paramètres techniques et l'évolutivité font de sec deux PS Audio l'un des produits les plus exitants du moment!
	Stereo Times most wanted components 2009 'As far as I'm concerned, the PS Audio PWT IS the only worthy alternative for those who don't want to spend big dough on the Nova Physics Memory Player' [Clement Perry]
	Alta Seleccion Spaanstalige review van de PWT & PWD 'La conclusión es que nos encontramos ante un equipo de magnífico nivel, que promete ser referente en su sector, con un precio razonable para su rango, rendimiento y acabados. Para mí, un lector de auténtica referencia y un DAC a medida para todos los oídos'
	Einsnull - Duitstalige review van de PWT & PWD 'Mit PWT und PWD bringt PS Audio eine wahrlich revolutionäre Laufwerks-/ Wandler-Kombi auf den Markt. Der Doppeldecker aus Boulder setzt klanglich Maßstäbe und vereint klassische und moderne Bedien- und Ausstattungskonzepte in einzigartiger Manier. Kompliment!
	Tone Audio Engelstalige review van de PWT & PWD 'Paul McGowan’s team has clearly thought outside of the box in the design and execution of these pieces. The company website states that “this is the last transport you’ll ever need.” Given my experience with the Waves, I would conclude that “if you can do it, it ain’t braggin’.” And these Waves can really do it!
	Suono - Italiaanse review van de PWT & PWD 'Gewoon lezen, als je Italiaans begrijpt!

Gewicht:	13.4 KG
Afmetingen:	63X52X24
Handleiding PWT (Nederlands):	PerfectWave DAC handleiding
Handleiding PWT (English):	PerfectWave DAC handleiding
Ultra High Performance Filter AES Paper:	AES whitepaper
Tips PWT

• Yesterday, I heard the PWT and PWD connected to a 27K€ Preamp and a very exclusive 25K€ Power amp of which I don’t remember the names anymore ... (sorry, I had them in an email, but the mail got deleted somehow). The speakers where Acoustic System Inc. Tango’s. Beauties! Needless to say, through this kind of setup, nothing sounded bad wink So it was very hard to isolate the PW’s performance for me. Two things I had a chance to compare were: -Leaving out the 27k€ preamp and using the PWD’s preamp instead didn’t sound worse, the PWD did a fine job, both to me and an experienced listener like Guy. That really says something about the PWD’s quality as a preamp. -Comparing PWD+PWT as source to the expensive preamp+phono stage+ turntable sounded different, but not the kind of difference you’d expect going from analog to digital. The PWD+PWT combo didn’t sound exactly the same, but it didn’t sound digital, it didn’t really contrast much with the analog setup. Another big plus I’d say. If I really had to describe the PW’s sound (through this amp and speakers), I’d say ... full bodied and smooth, truly revealing and clear but nothing bright or too analytic, a touch of warmth, but without the kind of blurred bass I hear all too often. I know, not exactly a reviewers or true audiophiles description, but that’s my attempt to put in in to words. And to make it simple, I put in a preorder. smile

Appleheadmay

• I have to say that this PWT is the best sounding front end I have ever had. It really does sound better than my fully modified Northstar. I do want to mention that to my ears, break in time is needed. It was not until about 40 hours the the sound staging began to solidify. What a fantastic`image. No matter how loud the brass play or the drums, they stay in the back of the orchestra.

  Paul Raffeld

• The living breathing sense of live individuals each playing at their own individual pace, is amazing. Each persons inflection on the music being reproduced is uncanny. Depth, soundstaging, imaging and purity of the image with the decoupling of images from each other and, wel, as has been said - a more rounded fullness depicting a live human being not a computer flat image generation. This is rather striking to me. And it doesn't take a lot of pondering and thinking and brainpower to hear it. It's so IMMEDIATELY obvious that it's shocking. From the first track, and on every track, at least in my system.

  Steve

• I have less than 5 hours on each of my Perfect Wave components. I just listened to my first high resolution music. I downloaded The Smmithereens Play Tommy as 96/24 FLAC files from HDTracks. Certainly I didn't expect this to be audiophile quality music, but I like The Smmithereens and have been enjoying their 2 LPs of Beatles songs. Boy was I surprised! The music just sounded "right." I agree with the previous posting about having the volume louder than usual. Imaging was great, the frequency extremes were extended, bass was punchy, dynamics were at times shocking. I'm thrilled!

  David Schwartz

• I think it’s the best sounding digital I’ve heard. Tonight I’ll be dreaming of listening to this piece through a pair of HP2’s.

  JVlgato

• With the PWD and PWT so much fun can be had pulling off the shelf Redbook CD''s you haven't listened to in a while.. .... all my CD's have new life with this combo of equipment. Understand I copied many a CD to a hard drive and played them through my Squeezebox. But this arrangement does not compare to the Perfectwave. So what is it that makes it, well different. I have to say it's the blackness around the instruments, the layering of music and of course discoveries of sound not heard before in any format. The system presents music as if played on a stage, when live, and you are sitting at the control panel when the music is engineered in the studio. Very hard to explain but I can tell you a difference all will enjoy.

  Gocubs42

• I'm using a 1 meter WireWorld Silver Starlight 5 squared HDMI to connect PWT to PWD using "Native" mode and it sounds F _ _ _ _ _ _ AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  Tom Alleman

• I used native resolution and auto filter for all the tracks. The experience was out of this world. I was totally immersed, and experienced proverbial goose bumps. I immediately invited my wife and my mother-in-law to listen to this song ( A big Risk). They could not believe the clarity of the singer and the resolution of the music. At this juncture I had to tell them about the beta testing of the units. It was kind of a blind study, as they like to call it in Science . They both gave a big thumbs up to the units. I also tested Reference Recording DVD's. PWT had no problem reading the discs. The music was breathtaking. I still have to listen to all the DVD's that I bought from Reference Recordings. I am sure they will be a treat to listen . PWT is the only player to my knowledge which plays DVD data discs, with 176kHz/24 bits. The future bridge will open up even more options. PWD as stand alone pre-amp did meet and beat all my expectations (Not to mention my wife's and Mother-in-law's)

  Suresh Reddy

• When I was told that the jitter was non-measurable (meaning "world class") , I had some problems with my left eyebrow... Until I made some tests, using red-book CD's ... And then I understood. The level of detail provided by this platform is absolutely stunning. I'm not very good at words. But I know what I've heard and i know what I felt... Listening to Keith Jarrett's Koln concert was a revelation . I know that recording almost by heart but now it was something else.. Emotions and tears. Yes, real tears... So don't ask me to be objective because I didn't make any measurements. I just felt fire. And that's perfection to me...

  Beta tester "Father"

• Redbook sounded better played via this system than any other digital system I have ever listened to. The HD files played native and via the PWD (as preamplifier), were stunning. The combination of this system and a truly high quality recording/source represents the proverbial “Holy Grail” for digital. When listening to “Kent Poon Presents Audiophile Jazz Prologue III” (a master recording available by Saracon) I knew I was hearing something very special. It simply did not sound digital. While not all of the Redbook (or even HD files) demos sounded as good, this particular release was as airy and spacious and resolving and detailed as anything I can remember hearing via a stereo system; the nuances were there, the atmosphere was there (the emotional content of the music was presented in a way that I thought was not possible with digital). The immediate difference in sound was not as apparent as one might realize by replacing speakers, but the differences were not the subtle ones that you really have to work at to discern. The difference was real; the difference was audible and palpable, but not necessarily in soundstage, imaging, bass control or clarity – it was just more resolving (and more importantly, involving). The best way to describe it would be to say more “musical.”

  Timequest

• I find myself listening 2-3 db louder and no ear fatigue; it’s like suddenly driving on a smooth road top and you want to push the accelerator down more. Secondly, I listen to mostly studio-recorded music and the musicians, being artists, aren’t happy just playing their instruments, they like to leave little “bread crumbs” so to speak (a triangle here, little guitar riff there, etc). I can hear further into the mix with the PWT, the trail of “bread crumbs” is easy to follow now. I think the PWT is doing more than just solving the jitter problem; in my view the PWT represents a paradigm shift in how digital is read and transmitted from the disk. The sound I am hearing is that good. The PWT is, as Paul stated, "the bargain of the century"

  Mr. Toad

• Next I did some direct comparison in real time between a few LP’s and their red book CD counterparts. Using the PWD volume control I was able to match output volume exactly to my vinyl rig for accurate A/B comparison. For this testing I selected Steely Dan’s Aja, Supertramp’s Breakfast in America, and Cat Steven’s Tea for the Tillerman. I was quite surprised to see just how close the sound was switching back and forth between the analog and digital playback. Especially with my vinyl source running through an all tube phono-stage. The PW duo create a very real and natural sound along with the same excitement and surprise I often get with vinyl. For what its worth, the cost of my analog rig is almost identical with the cost of the PWT & PWD pair. I am also using the same Nordost Heimdal interconnects on both. After a few hours of listening I would have to tip in favor of the PW pair as it combines the natural sound with a touch more clarity in all frequencies and of course the benefit of an absolutely black background with absolutely no grove swoosh.

  Robert Pike

• The units arrived in excellent condition and I must say they are gorgeous! I think anyone would be very pleased with the design and build quality. The piano black top is simply stunning. The set-up was quick easy. The GUI on both the PWT and PWD are very intuitive and provide a host of useful features. Great to know when you are playing 176.4KHz/24 bit on the PWT you are receiving it on the PWD. Also cover art, ability to name inputs for a host of input scenario, GlobalNet service, etc., prove how feature rich these units are. I had purchased a copy of Reference Recordings HRx 176.4KHz/24 bit Crown Imperial – Dallas Wind Symphony in anticipation of the units arrival. This is where the units really shine. I have never heard this type of clarity and dynamic range from my system. This disc is loaded with shimmering highs and extreme lows presented with such clarity that it is a real showcase for this equipment. I think this also confirms that good material is such a critical element if you really want good sound from your system. Congrats to Paul and the entire PS Audio Design team for development of such high quality units with a comprehensive list of features that are certain satisfy almost any audiophile.

  Robert Pike

• to my ears the PWT is sonically, quite the diamond, as close to flawless as I have ever heard.

  Mr. Toad

• I would term it musical, with a vengeance. I believe the PWT/PWD combo I termed something like fine well aged wine after dinner. Smooth, soothing, and inviting. They just beg you to come home from work, flip 'em on and kick off your shoes. Listener fatigue was all but gone with the Beta testing I have done the past 11 days. Two thumbs way, way up. Quite an accomplishment the boys at PS Audio have come up with. I applaud them with a standing ovation. Indeed. They deserve it and the well deserved back order sales they are going to incur with them once the word gets out further.

  Oddeophile

• The instrumental color and harmonic richness of life is so more evident and so much more than I think we ever thought red book could allow. First time I have heard a piano truly sound warm, natural and full without any clanginess of digital artifacts we came to know with digital playback. Nope, gone. Sweet. String instruments are revelatory. Violin, viola, basses, you name it. Upright bass in jazz is all there including the ability to hear the sounding board and strings slapping against the fret. Nice. Finally, I am home with my digital system. I suspect this will be the last digital system I will buy. It is that good and long term listenable. I have no listener fatigue at all. Except, it is so smooth and sweet late at night with Bill Evans discs I find myself nodding off shortly after the disc begins. They simply relax me completely.

  Gibheid

• I think I was more impressed with 16/44 even more than the 24 bit files due to expectations I expected the quality in the Hi Res stuff but the cd quality easily beats sacd and dvd audio which is a great achievement!

  Ken

• this is the best digital CD Red Book I have ever heard, guys. I am beyond impressed. It is opening up nicely after about 100 hrs on the system. VERY nice, indeed.

  Richard

• Beta testing these is, shall we say, a real treat to say the least. All I think I can say is.... this is simply deliciously luscious sounding digital. I will be posting my beta comments tomorrow evening to PS Audio. Lovely, simply, lovely. I have had them since Saturday evening running constantly, breaking in. About 100 hrs on them now.

  Odeophile

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