PS Audio unveils their PS Audio Directstream DAC

Jon2020,

You stated that people have observed that PP foreshortens the sound stage and has less meat on the bones, in comparison with 1.2.1.

My impression, and that of many others, is that there is actually more meat on the bones. But that the sound stage suffers, in some cases. It is more than about it being foreshortened. In my system the feeling of air and natural imaging I heard with 1.2.1 is missing. Some others have experienced the same thing, but most have not.

The DS DAC is truly awesome. The PS Audio team is the best audio team I have ever seen, providing a world class DAC with free software upgrades. The PS Audio team do their best with each successive version but they recognize that it is inevitable that one size may not always fit all. The easy solution is that you can revert to an earlier version if the latest version is not to your liking. So, in the end, there is no problem.

Jon2020,

My system is not on the "dry side". I have a tube amp and a tube preamp. By the way, all PS Audio firmware versions are already "switchable on a whim". All you need to do is insert the SD card and away you go. So, there is never a problem choosing and using the firmware that best suits your system.

Jon2020,

That's not the way it works. There is no such thing as an instant install of all versions simultaneously -- and an instant comparison switch. You need to use an SD card for each version and reboot each time.

Jon2020,

I think that's asking way too much -- in the realm of wishful thinking, for now.

Jon2020,

I think PS Audio probably has other priorities at the moment.