The New PS Audio PWD MKII


Anyone tried the new PS Audio PWD MKII yet? I have been using their DL III with good results for the last two years. I was leaning towards a new Macbook purchase to use as my 'music server' but having learned more about the PWD capabilities I am considering trying it instead. If I understand the PWD details correctly I should be able to connect it wirelessly to my home network, access all music files on a stand alone hard drive of my choice, and steam all the music to the PWD. Have you tried this yet?
stickman451
Sc53, if the Bridge sees the network but not eMM you may have to manually assign the Subnet mask, Gateway, and IP address in the Bridge. Having a wirless link sometimes causes issues with the auto-negotiation. If you can see how to get to the Bridge settings from the PWD front panel, do that and see if the Subnet Mask is 0.0.0.0. If it is you'll have to manually assign everything. Go to the PS Audio Community forums and do a search. There are a number of posts about this.
Tonyptony, according to the Exhibitor lists on the RMAF site, PS Audio will be in room 1013 in the Marriott Tower...
So, does the sound differ pulling a hirez file wirelessly off a drive into the
PWD vs using a direct usb connectio to the DAC?
Thanks Tonyp for the suggestion--I will see if I can enter the Bridge settings manually. At one point I was at that screen and there were no numbers on it--because i was not connected to my network. Stickman I don't know if I will be able to tell the difference between wireless streaming to the DACII vs. USB connection for the same files. Theoretically streaming gives you one more application of jitter reduction since there is an additional digital lens (PS Audio speak) in the Bridge, as well as in the DACII. But although my system is good it's not Mike Lavigne good and I doubt I will hear a big difference.
Sc53,

Try the following steps to narrow down the problem.

1. See if you can access the bridge from your ipad running eLyric. In the browser, run http://ip of bridge

If it doesn't load, it's a network problem.

2. Connect your PWD via ethernet connection to the router. If it works, then problem with your wireless connection.