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WiiM Ultra Streamer/DAC/Preamplifier- YouTube & Written Review

  Link to YouTube Review Specifications The WiiM Ultra review unit was purchased outright by me from Crutchfield, like any other customer. I am not paid or compensated in any way for this review. The WiiM Ultra is a digital preamplifier streamer, that takes the features of its older siblings the Pro & Pro Plus, and adds in phono, subwoofer out, bass management, a 4in touchscreen, which, in reality should be considered as a backup in case your phone or tablet is being charged. The Ultra is controlled by software accessed via a full feature app with amazing level of deep, complete control.   The back side consists of RCA Line In/Line Out, Phono In with ground plug, subwoofer out, coax out, optical in & out, HDMI arc, USB out, LAN, and 12v trigger. AlsoAll in an approximate 8x8x3 inch case, weighing in at just over 3 pounds. Price is $349   Peek Inside Under the hood, the WiiM Ultra uses the ESS ES9038 Q2M Sabre DAC chip, with a max 24/192 bit rate. Let’s be honest, ...
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Denafrips Ares II DAC

Watch The YouTube Video Review Seventeen years ago I was crazy enough to start up the online publication Affordable$$Audio. One of my newly recruited writers, came to me with the idea that we focus on the newest category of audio equipment, the digital to analog converter. At that time, the market was dominated by expensive units with just a few reasonably-priced ones available. Thankfully, over the next four years, the market exploded and the budget audiophile was able to get in on the action.  Now in 2023, the DAC market is mature to the point that even the most absolutely frugal enthusiast can find worthy improvement in their system. The second part to this maturity is that there are a couple of ways to experience the benefits of a DAC, the standard Delta/Sigma, software-based, and the “rediscovered” Resistor to Resistor (R2R) ladder approach, as this was the original DAC method. Of this last group, arguably the most recognized brand is Denafrips, based in Guangzhou, China, and ...

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