Weiss Engineering DAC205-MK2

A Better DAC FOR YOUR SYSTEM

DIGITAL TO ANALOGUE CONVERTER

Expand and improve your existing setup by adding the DAC205-MK2 D/A converter. The DAC205-MK2 accepts incoming digital audio in the S/PDIF or AES/EBU formats and delivers a pristine analogue output that betters the DACs built into most audio interfaces, CD players, and other devices with digital audio outputs.The MK2 revision features an upgraded DAC board with the ES9028PRO chip and a near-zero-ohm output stage, raising performance even further.

PRISTINE CONVERSION QUALITY

The DAC205 accepts incoming digital audio via its S/PDIF or TOSLINK inputs, transparently converts it to analogue audio, and delivers pristine sound via its XLR or RCA outputs. Two different units with digital outputs can be simultaneously connected to the DAC205-MK2. The active input is easily selected with the front-mounted input selector switch.

At its core is the updated ES9028PRO DAC chip with an exceptionally effective jitter-elimination circuit. Four D/A converters per audio channel are operated in parallel for enhanced signal-to-noise performance, and both distortion behaviour and reconstruction filters have been carefully optimized by ear. The new output stage, with a near-zero-ohm output impedance, also improves drive capability with difficult cables or low-impedance headphones.

MULTIPLE USE CASES

The DAC205-MK2 is equally suited for a high-end hi-fi setup as in a professional mixing or mastering studio.

Hifi users will typically feed it from the digital output of a playback device such as a CD player or a network player. For professional audio engineers, the input can be fed from an audio interface’s S/PDIF or AES/EBU output.

The common denominator is that the conversion quality of the DAC205-MK2 will significantly surpass the DACs built into most such output devices.

DAC205 PRODUCT COMPARISON

Compared to its larger sibling, the DAC204-MK2, the DAC205-MK2 offers the same conversion quality. But it does not accept digital audio via USB and does not perform DSD to PCM conversion.

The DAC205-MK2 is a relatively affordable option to Weiss Engineering’s higher-grade units, such as the DAC501 and the HELIOS. It has a reduced feature set but offers conversion quality far above competing products in the same price bracket.

The DAC205-MK2 is priced identically to the outgoing DAC205, which is no longer available.
Existing DAC205 units can be upgraded to the MK2 version by replacing the DAC board and updating the software. Your distributor or dealer can perform the upgrade.