Weiss 501 DAC

Quad from the UK is now Chinese owned I understand and Musical Fidelity was recently sold to an Austrian company which is probably Chinese.

It's just the way things are.

Have a look, and I'm not promoting them, at the quality of the DACs they are producing. Holo May, Denafrips and Musetec are the leaders at the moment and they sell factory direct which means a saving of 40-50%.

They are no longer cheap and low quality.

@jerryg123

Tell me please, why do you think that a country that annually graduates about 10 times the number of engineers than we do in the US cannot develop a top of the line DAC?

See Holo, Musetec, Denafrips, . . . . . . . . more to come.  Western producers of over-priced DACs, and we can all name them, look out!

@melm did I say that?

No I did not. And there many European companies making top line DAC’s

So enjoy your day. BTW Denafrips just had a price increase.

Engineers do not build DACs in China slave labor does. Engineers in China reverse engineer Western products, enhance them to a degree and sell them in the West.

Also the DAC was invented by an American.

Tell me please, why do you think that a country that annually graduates about 10 times the number of engineers than we do in the US cannot develop a top of the line DAC?

See Holo, Musetec, Denafrips, . . . . . . . . more to come. Western producers of over-priced DACs, and we can all name them, look out!

@lordmelton  Musical Fidelity was produced in Taiwan prior to purchase.  ProJect is the owner and their OEM for electronics is Canor in Slovakia and my understanding is that production will be moved to Slovakia in time.   I am the importer for Canor brand products and sell MF.  

Regarding the Weiss, I have it here feeding an Art Audio Diavolo directly.  The volume control is very good.  Because you can adjust the DACs output, it is relatively easy to get a good match with a power amp.  The high sensitivity of the Diavolo makes it a tough match.  

That being said, I would echo @metaldetektor that it is an excellent unit that leans toward the analytic side of things.  It is highly detailed though and does really deliver a big soundstage.  

I am a dealer for Weiss and have it on display.  

@verdantaudio So? What are you saying/ Have I contradicted myself? Musical Fidelity WAS a great brand under Anthony Michaelson now it'll most likely go down the poop chute so good luck with that. Distribute the hell out of it.

Regarding Weiss did I not say it was a very, very good DAC?

Better and cheaper alternatives elsewhere especially China and even Cyprus..lol.

Distribute the hell out of Weiss too, I ain't buying.