Wadax Atlantis Reference Dac

[Stereophonic]

Stunning review from TAS....

 

http://www.wadax.eu/sites/default/assets/2183883.pdf

 

[matthias]

1 hour ago, Stereophonic said:

Stunning review from TAS....

http://www.wadax.eu/sites/default/assets/2183883.pdf

 

No info about the DACs he compared the Wadax to.

Very strange.

 

Matt

[firedog]

I don't really trust Harley's reviews after all his blather about MQA, but it is interesting that he says this sounded better than any DAC he'd ever heard, and not by just a bit.

 

I looked up the website. They make a non-"reference" version of the dac (has the same "correction" tech, but a less extreme power supply) that costs "only"  $69,000. It would also be interesting to hear a comparison of the two and see what you get for that extra $100K.....

[seeteeyou]

Review in Chinese

 

https://www.audioexotics.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/473_Wadax_Atlantis-Reference-DAC.pdf

https://www.audioexotics.com/news/audiotechnique-wadax-atlantis-reference-dac/

https://www.facebook.com/Audiotechnique/posts/3913291365388225

 

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[57gold]

Looks like a toaster oven designed by a wonky middle school kid.

[seeteeyou]

 

 

BTW, Bending Wave just received their DAC and their Server is expected to arrive soon

 

https://www.facebook.com/elliot.goldman/posts/10219269161981666

https://www.facebook.com/elliot.goldman/posts/10219269210022867

https://www.facebook.com/elliot.goldman/posts/10219269212502929

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https://www.facebook.com/elliot.goldman/videos/10219270345131244

https://www.whatsbestforum.com/threads/wadax-reference-digital-dac-is-now-here-in-usa.32682/page-2#post-721194

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Just got the DAC today and got it playing about an hour. It is quite different than any other Digital item I have ever heard. I have heard almost all of them. I won't try to describe it yet as I want it to play through the weekend and I have a call scheduled with Javier to make sure I know how to get the most out of it. I should have my server in a week or so and right now I am just playing CD.

 

[amir57bs]

Wadax Reference Music Server is the only Music Server bragin

 

 

[botrytis]

On 2/17/2021 at 4:48 PM, 57gold said:

Looks like a toaster oven designed by a wonky middle school kid.

 

I think most kids could design better. No imagination there at all. I saw it and heard it at AXPONA, I was not impressed at all. There are definitely better and less expensive systems out there.