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Owner’s Reference

Instructions for use

PerfectWave DAC

Owner’s Reference

Perfect Wave DAC

4826 Sterling Drive, Boulder, CO 80301
PH: 720.406.8946 | [email protected] | www.psaudio.com

15-042-21-1 Rev A

Instruction i

Summary of Contents for PerfectWave

Page 1: ...for use PerfectWave DAC Owner s Reference Perfect Wave DAC 4826 Sterling Drive Boulder CO 80301 PH 720 406 8946 service psaudio com www psaudio com 15 042 21 1 Rev A Instruction i 2010 PS Audio Intern...

Page 2: ...he other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an e...

Page 3: ...1 Filter 1 MP APOD 11 Filter 2 MP SOFT 11 Filter 3 LP APOD 12 Filter 4 LP SOFT 12 Filter 5 MP 1 2B 13 Phase Polarity 14 Remote Control 14 Dimming the Display 15 Checking the Firmware Version Number 15...

Page 4: ...stored on optical discs hard drives solid state memory or even for that matter over the internet After all bits is bits But we knew that bits aren t bits because they sounded differently CD s sounded...

Page 5: ...ear the PWD to increase the range of the remote control Stacking with a PerfectWave Transport The PWD and PWT were designed to stack on top of each other if they are not placed on separate shelves To...

Page 6: ...er type equipment and the PWD is capable of processing up to 96kHz 24 bit USB data Most DAC s are capable of only 48kHz 16 bit data over USB Connect the PWD to your computer using a standard USB cable...

Page 7: ...the PWD directly into your power amplifier and bypass the preamplifier There s no preamplifier like no preamplifier Certainly this is your choice but we believe the fewer pieces of equipment in the ch...

Page 8: ...olution audio file or as your listening experience would suggest Many people feel that NATIVE is a cleaner and more natural presentation of audio that does not rely on the digital manipulation found i...

Page 9: ...band is much less audible For a typical minimum phase filter designed for 44 1kHz the group delay distortion up to 10kHz is under 2 samples less then 46 s and may be inaudible The minimum phase filte...

Page 10: ...r 4 LP SOFT Linear phase soft knee filter No group delay perfect phase vs frequency minimal post ringing some pre ringing softer filter cutoff Filter 5 MP 1 2B Minimum phase recursive Half Band symmet...

Page 11: ...sophisticated software that is built in to the device but upgradable by the user through the rear panel mounted SD card To check for the current firmware version follow these steps First turn off the...

Page 12: ...ndled with either the player s front panel or a hand held remote control In a computer based digital audio system a hard drive or flash memory takes the place of the CD Reading the stored audio inform...

Page 13: ...choice do you want a computer involved or not It is certainly possible to eliminate the computer entirely in a network audio setup like PS Audio s PerfectWave system now or anytime in the future The f...

Page 14: ...p to 192kHz and bit depth of 32 bits for any format We recommend lossless for storing your library The PerfectWave is designed to produce bit perfect performance for any of the three lossless formats...

Page 15: ...lication touching the Library icon will launch the Library Setup page The page will list all of the avail able DLNA UPNP Servers on the network Scroll through the list to find the desired server and t...

Page 16: ...tion At this point we select Artist since we know the name of the art ist After selecting Artist we are presented with a list of Artists from the Server We can now use the quick naviga tion letters at...

Page 17: ...ll return you to the begin ning page of navigation for your server Now Playing Screen When playback begins track position cover art transport con trol volume control and details of the next track in t...

Page 18: ...m navigation bar From Radio you may select from various sources for Internet radio eTracks Enjoy our extensive music library with our exclusive eTracks radio station We ve taken the utmost care with t...

Page 19: ...hing the Saved Playlists button selecting editing and playing Saved Playlists is covered in the Accessing Saved Playlists section of this user guide Editing the Queue Touching the Edit button will all...

Page 20: ...e playlist Clear the Queue If you would like to clear the Queue touch the Clear button Accessing Saved Playlists Saved Playlists can be accessed through the Queue Screen Playlists are listed in Alphab...

Page 21: ...emoved the device and force Windows to reinstall the Device On a Windows based machine right click on MY COMPUTER and select PROPERTIES This will populate a window titled System Properties From System...

Page 22: ...ansfer of Warranty This Warranty is for the benefit of the original purchaser of the covered product and may be transferred to a subsequent purchaser of the product Extended warranty policies 1 By reg...

Page 23: ...r or distributor PS Audio may at its discretion return a product in new packaging and bill the owner for such packaging if the product received by PS Audio was boxed in nonstandard packaging or if the...

Page 24: ...wner s Reference Perfect Wave DAC 4826 Sterling Drive Boulder CO 80301 PH 720 406 8946 service psaudio com www psaudio com 15 042 21 1 Rev A Instruction i 2010 PS Audio International Inc All rights re...

Page 25: ...wner s Reference Perfect Wave DAC 4826 Sterling Drive Boulder CO 80301 PH 720 406 8946 service psaudio com www psaudio com 15 042 21 1 Rev A Instruction i 2010 PS Audio International Inc All rights re...