The results of this design can be heard in increased musical information.
Directstream junior vinyl.
Introducing directstream junior dsj a world class dac based on the architecture of the stereophile and absolute sound s product of the year directstream.
They also make preamplifiers power conditioners an integrated amp the size of a jane austen novel audio accessories and a unique dsd dac that i am reviewing here today the perfectwave directstream dac.
We d estimate that junior provides 85 of directstream s performance in those areas and without hearing the original listeners will find it hard to believe that anything could possibly sound better.
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Ps audio directstream junior dac redcloud in my system.
Junior is that good.
Dsj provides remarkable.
If you know the sound of music and instruments are unwilling to compromise sound quality and want to hear what s been missing on your discs then this dac is right for you.
Whatever the format whatever the sample rate directstream junior dsj provides a pure dsd based solution that fulfills the promise of high resolution analog performance from digital audio.
The directstream junior supports pcm bit rates up to 24 bit 352 8 khz and dsd 128 via its aes xlr balanced coaxial usb i2s and ethernet ins but only 24 96 via its toslink connection the.
The directstream junior will start shipping this month and carries a recommended retail price of 3 999.
I first knew of ps audio when they were best known for amplifiers which they of course still design and produce.
You can select the optimum gain setting through directstream junior s setup menu or from the remote control to match your amplifier and loudspeaker s sensitivity.
The differences are not glaring and auditioned in a vacuum directstream junior will impress listeners as one of the finest audible experiences they have yet had.
Ultimately directstream is better than junior but compared to any other dac near its price junior can safely hold its own.
Directstream junior provides 85 of directstream s performance in the aforementioned areas.
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Dsj uses the same 20x upsampling fpga architecture and customized code as ps audio s directstream dac and it is designed and built by the exact same team.
