Weiss Minerva Dac

The DAC is 'Minerva' & not the Medea !

The Medea is an older DAC & is much much more exp.
This is a 'new' DAC & it is relatively 'cheap'

The greatest usp of it is that it can connect to the Mother board of a Computer / Music Server with a Firewire - 13944 - 6 pin cable.

No Sound Card is required.

HDD - CPu - RAM - Firewire Port - Minerva

http://www.weiss-highend.ch/minerva/index.html

This is the product.

Basically in the HRX - Ref Rec CD [DVD] it is 'miles' ahead of anything I have heard.
dCS / Teac Esoteric / EMM etc. etc.
There is just no comparison.

However, I still need to listen to this DAC [with a computer as a transport] against 'respectable' CD Players in my set up, before I pass any judgement.
That will happen after 1 month.
Shall post again.

schwinnaudio

13.01.2009.

Mumbai - India

Thanks for the correction, Schwinnindia!

Hi Bombaywalla,

I'm doing great! how are things on your end?, Any plans on coming down in the near future?

Guys, please can someone tell me if the Berkeley Audio Design Alpha DAC can lock @ 176KHz?

Best Regards,

Satyam Bachani.

"Berkeley Audio Design Alpha DAC can lock @ 176KHz"

I am sure it can;
CES 2009 had a lot of guys using the B.A.D. - Alpha DAC.

However, I have not heard it, so cannot comment on its performance.

The Minerva 'locks' @ 192 - If I remember correct;

I think I would wait another year before delving into the server market, most of these dacs cannot do true 24/196 including the Berkley. I think the Minerva may be the only one.