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PS Audio FPGA dac

What happened to the PS Audio’s Direct Stream FPGA dac with the recurring firmware updates?

It used to be a hot topic with every new iteration of the firmware.

Does each firmware update improve the sound significantly or has the company stopped offering updates?

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lwin
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Yes they are done with the firmware updates although you can continue to download any of the firmware versions from their website .

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Thanks, lwin.

jl35
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Sunlight was released about a year ago...the DS v2 was intended to have been released by now, but hopefully this summer...they stated no more updates would be released...long threads on PS forums on the topic, though it seems a very high percentage prefer the latest update each time, though always some very vocal dissenters...some owners keep the SD card with the different updates, as it is easy to change

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jl35,

Will wait for Mk 2. Cheers!

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fuzztone
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Mine’s a keeper. The updates are done but you can still get most of them on their site, all independent of each other. I got it direct for <$3500 with junk trade ins. It’s a good buy at that. Plenty around pre owned. Darko equated it with the Dave, two firmwares back. The last OS pushed the soundstage back better than moving the speakers.

I’m thinking the Mk.II will cost 5 figures.

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