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AudioByte Vox | Zap vs Rockna Wavelight

These 2 DACs are from the same guys and cost about the same. Has anyone compared them? What firmware was on the AudioBtye when you heard it?

It seems to me that the AudioByte is technically advanced. I do not know enough about the Rockna to comment. However, the sound that it produces is the most important factor. So how do they compare?
 
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rh67
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The Rockna is about four time the price 16k vs 4k. OCD Guy on you tube has done several videos on both and he is the importer.
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verdantaudio
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The unit that is 4x the price is the Wavedream Signature.  The Wavelight is $4950 while the HydraVox/Zap combo $4500 list.  The difference is the Audiobyte is a pure FPGA DAC while the Wavelight is an R2R DAC with an FPGA front end.  

OCD Guy is not the sole importer of any of these products.  The US and Canadian distributor for Rockna is Worldwide Wholesalers in Canada.  Audiobyte is sold in the US direct from Rockna/Audiobyte in Romania.  I buy Audiobyte direct from Romania.   

I have Wavelights in-stock and am waiting on my Audiobyte stock so I can do a side-by side comparison of the two.  I am going to try each firmware option on the Audiobyte and will be writing up a detailed POV on each.  


rh67
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Cool.. interested in your side by side comparison.
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