Why would you want to buy a ten year old DAC with ten year old tech?
Even if your funds are very limited you can buy a very good Chinese DAC with upto the minute tech.
For around $3k you can buy a world class DAC, many cheaper options available.
Is a femto clock important if you aren't using asynch USB?
I am considering buying a used Wyred 4 Sound DAC2 DSD se for streaming from my Bluesound Node 2i, and the seller told me that this DAC2 se is one of the early ones that does NOT have a femto clock. My Bluesound does not have USB output, so I won't be using the USB input on the DAC2. My understanding is that the femto clock is mainly useful to sync up the digital stream from a computer; is it likely to make much difference if my source is a streamer and the input is SPDIF?
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My guess is that the OP is correct, that since usb is the most jitter prone interface, the lack of the femto clock isn’t so important. I remember looking at the W4S DAC a few years back and they were offering the non Femto for about $1900 and the Femto for about $2600. Later I learned that the price of the Femto chip to the manufacturer was $10. As to @lordmelton point, the DAC in the Node2i is a significant improvement over its previous DAC. The OP may not actually get much of an improvement using the older W4S DAC. If the W4S is going for a low price it might be worth it, but not if the seller wants more than $500 or thereabouts |
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