Directstream Junior Vinyl

Ps audio directstream junior dac redcloud in my system.

Directstream junior vinyl. 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. Directstream junior takes both pcm and dsd upsamples the data and converts it to single bit dsd before outputting pure music regardless of input format for the data. Ever since finding my audio nirvana with my system in general speakers amp vinyl and digital i have found one area that needed improvement my dac. I first knew of ps audio when they were best known for amplifiers which they of course still design and produce.

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. Junior is that good. 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. 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. Uncover previously hidden detail and incredible information from your cds directstream junior converts. Vinyl sales surpass cds for the first time since 1986. Directstream junior offers the ability to play directly into either your preamplifier or power amplifier through either its balanced or single ended outputs.

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. 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. 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. 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.

Introducing directstream junior dsj a world class dac based on the architecture of the stereophile and absolute sound s product of the year directstream. Dsj provides remarkable. 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.