PS Direct Stream Vs. Wyred 4 Sound Dac.

I have the wyred for sound 10th anniversary dac, I put it up against the $15,000 Sim audio DAC and the wyre 4 sound totally beat it in every area. If you read the darko review he said it was better than the PS audio direct stream chord and a few others.One of the other reviewers said this was the most analog dac that he's ever had in his system and I totally agree I would love to see how the 10th anniversary dac would do against DCS. This dac is definitely a world beater, I don't think there's anything at any higher price that would beat this thing significantly. I can't believe audio note is selling a dac for $115,000 what a rip off.

Also depends on your partnering equipment. This is my setup. Sim audio w8 amp, Sim audio p8 preamp, esoteric P10 transport, wyred for sound 10th anniversary dac, monarchy audio up sampler. Speaker wire is harmonic technology pro nine SE generation 3 biwire. Interconnects are all magic generation 3. the speakers are monitor audio Platinum 200 G2. All told the system is worth $60,000 and I've heard systems two and three times more expensive and mine blows them away. I put the system together with my ears not just my pocketbook, and it's the closest to live that I can get it, the air and space and three dimensionality is absolutely beautiful.

For what its worth I ended up buying a Lumin X1.

It has sonic qualities 2.5 times that of the Direct Stream Dac. Probably costs that much more too!
It seems like I have had it longer than a year though. I traded the PS DS, my Ayre Preamp, sold the extra power cords and interconnects to be able to purchase it, but boy was it worth it. I am now going straight from the Lumin into my mono blocks. (no preamp needed)

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If anyone is still interested in this topic, I’ll have a fresh perspective to share in a couple of weeks. I ordered the 10th Anniversary Limited Edition version of the DAC2v2SE (used) from TMR. It’ll take a while to arrive here in Canada. 
 

I’ll be comparing it to the Bryston BDA-3 I have at present. In terms of cost, they’re approximately equivalent. I started looking for a different DAC just because I wanted a half-width model. The DAC2v2 10th Anniversary is where my search led me. 
 

FWIW, it marked a substantial step up from previous iterations. The earlier SE edition comes close, I gather. It already utilized the ESS Sabre 9038Pro and a Femto clock, custom Vishay Z-foil resistors, and other premium parts. Then, according to designer E.J. Sarmento, for Wyred 4 Sound’s 10th anniversary: 

“The boards are totally redesigned with new parts and better routing techniques. Everything from power regulators, caps, output transistors, and USB interface were changed. The USB interface is a newer design with optimized galvanic isolation from the previous gen. The new version does the clocking on the DAC side of the isolation for improved signal integrity.”

And all the parts used in the 10th Anniversary edition were matched by hand. So although the price is similar to that of the Bryston BDA-3, I am hoping that it will be an upgrade, sound wise.