Chord M-Scaler and Should I Want One?

@nyev

i have not tried plugging the m scaler into the weiss

reason being daniel weiss states that the 501 does internal clocking and upscaling input signals at 195 khz -- which was chosen by them as what they felt optimized the sound, so in effect, the weiss (like many better dacs) does internal upscaling to enable what they feel is the most ideal reconstruction filtering of the signal in the conversion process - as you probably know, the upsampling allows for the final filters to work ideally so one should be optimized to the other in the design process

maybe one rainy day this winter when i am very bored i may well try feeding the weiss with the scaler

Makes sense that the best DACs already do the upsampling. Would be interesting to compare a setup like a one-box Weiss DAC with Roon solution, vs my Innuos Zenith Mk3 and the Phoenix reclocker (which sounds great to me).  If it compared, a Weiss could replace three boxes (including M-Scaler), corresponding cables, and eliminate the need for the DAC module.  

I don't often put much credence in Amir, but he found there was no benefit to upscaling.

I don't often put much credence in Amir, but he found there was no benefit to upscaling.

well that settles it, right?  🤣

You will find this interview informative, they discuss the m-scaler and what it actually does to the sound extensively - https://youtu.be/TknWME93SgE

Includes how to tell which cables are best.