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Quick Start Guide 2
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Quick Start Guide
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Owner’s Reference
PerfectWave DAC MKII
• Carefully unpack the unit. Your new PerfectWave DAC comes wrapped in a soft organic
cotton bag to protect its beautiful finish. Use the included cotton gloves to remove the
unit and place in the chosen location.
• The piano black top cover has a protective plastic film. Remove this film.
• Connect the PWD to your digital sources using the appropriate connections.
• Connect the AC cable into the receptacle in back and plug the unit into your power
conditioner or into the wall.
PS Audio products come from the factory with a 90 day warranty. An extended 3 year warranty
is available in exchange for registering your product with PS Audio. Registration takes just a
few minutes, helps us inform you about future upgrades and allows us to maintain the highest
standards of product quality of any company.
To register your new unit, look on the back panel of the PWD and note the serial number. Using
any web browser, go to www.psaudio.com and click on Register Products. Once you have
completed the registration process you can then go to the PS website and look at the My
Registered Products page. The link to this page is located at the top right hand corner of the
website. If you do not have web access you may register the unit via mail or phone. Notification
of software upgrades to this product will be available only to registered owners via the web.
CHOOSING THE CONNECTION METHOD
The PWD has multiple digital inputs and accommodates multiple products connected to it. For
best performance it is advisable to use the highest performance inputs for the products you use
most.
In order of preference, from a high-performance standpoint, here are the recommendations for
connecting the PWD to your source equipment.
1. PS Audio Network Bridge. This optional slide in card connects your PWD to your home network.
2. I�S. (Pronounced “I squared S”) This is the next best performance option. This connection
method will only work with a similarly equipped I�S input using the HDMI connection.
This will not work into a standard HDMI connection and must go into a PS approved type
such as that found on the PerfectWave Transport. This input is capable of 192kHz 32 bit data.
3. USB. Universal Serial Bus. This is used when connecting a computer. The computer will
automatically recognize the PWD if it is a Mac. If you have a Windows computer you will need to
download and install the driver available through www.psaudio.com This USB input is
capable of 192kHz 32 bit data.
4. XLR. This is a balanced S/PDIF encoded input that complies with standards set by the
AES/EBU (Audio Engineering Society/European Broadcasting Union). This input is
capable of 192kHz 32 bit data.
5. RCA. Coaxial single ended S/PDIF encoded input. This input is capable of 192kHz 32 bit data.
6. Optical. TOSLINK optically connected S/PDIF encoded input. This input is capable of
96kHz 24 bit data.
Whatever input you use, make sure the connecting cable is of the highest quality and shortest
distance.
Unpacking and
Connections
Register the Unit
Connecting the
PWD
