My understanding is that passive pre-amps (such in the W4S) are not as good as a dedicated active pre-amp. Seems to lose some air and detail.
Suggest you go for the DAC 1 and a proper pre-amp.
Suggest you go for the DAC 1 and a proper pre-amp.
Wyred4Sound Dac-2 vs Preamp and separate DAC
I’m about to upgrade to either the Wyred4Sound DAC-2 to use as a Preamp/Dac or possibly considering a used Classe Audio CP-60 and Wyred4sound DAC-1. If I’m only going to use a CD transport and USB to play lossless files is there any advantage to having the separate Preamp/DAC setup. I would personally think the Dac-2 would be the cleaner path but I’m a little worried about the digital volume control. Any opinions welcome. Preamp also doesn’t have to be Classe but some type of balanced pre along those lines.