The most versatile digital-to-analogue converter in Weiss Engineering's product offering. It employs no less than four oversampling sigma-delta D/A converters per channel, operated in parallel for enhanced signal-to-noise performance.
Multi-format DAC and digital-to-digital converter for studio and high-end listening
The DAC204 is a multi-format digital-to-analog and digital-to-digital converter.
With its wide range of input and output options, it is equally at home in a professional mixing or mastering studio as it is in an audiophile listening room.
The DAC204 accepts incoming digital audio streams directly from any USB-equipped computer, tablet, or mobile phone. It can also receive S/PDIF and AES/EBU audio via its S/PDIF or Toslink connectors.
The DAC204 converts incoming digital streams to analog audio signals and outputs them simultaneously via its balanced XLR and unbalanced RCA connectors.
It can also perform digital-to-digital conversion, outputting digital audio in AES/EBU or S/PDIF formats via the corresponding connectors, as well as through a BNC output.
If the incoming audio signal is in DSD format, the DAC204 can convert it to PCM.
The DAC204 can remain permanently connected to multiple digital devices; you can easily switch between them using the front-panel input selector.
The DAC204 is the bigger sibling of the DAC205. Both units offer the same conversion quality, but the DAC204 adds a USB input and can convert DSD to PCM audio.
| Digital inputs | Three digital stereo inputs: USB; two AES/EBU or S/PDIF on Toslink or RCA connectors |
| Accepted formats | PCM 44.1 kHz up to 384 kHz; DSD 64× / 128× |
| Analog outputs | Line out unbalanced (RCA), line out balanced (XLR) |
| Front panel controls | Input selector (USB, Toslink, RCA); two switches for DSD-to-PCM conversion settings; power on/off switch |
| Back panel elements | Digital inputs on USB, RCA and Toslink; analog outputs on XLR and RCA; digital outputs (AES/EBU) on stereo XLR, RCA and BNC; two toggle switches for output level; external power supply connector |
| Dimensions | Depth 16.5 cm (6.5"); width 10.5 cm (4.2"); height 9.5 cm (3.8") |
| Power supply | External power supply included; all sensitive voltages use dedicated linear regulators; analog output free of “digital noise” and channel crosstalk |