DAC204 vs DAC501
The DAC501's signal-to-noise is 128 dB against the DAC204's 128.2 dB, its thd 0.000% against 0.001%, and its output voltage 6.8V RMS against 7.5V RMS. Both share max sample rate (384 kHz).
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DigitalDACs
Estimated price (community-sourced)
$2,650 - $3,990
Around — community and catalog average, updates slowly
About the DAC204
The Weiss Engineering DAC204 is a compact Swiss-made digital-to-analog converter and digital-to-digital converter designed for high-end hi-fi and professional audio systems. It accepts USB, coaxial RCA S/PDIF, and optical Toslink digital sources, provides simultaneously available balanced XLR and unbalanced RCA analog outputs, and includes AES/EBU, RCA S/PDIF, and BNC digital outputs. USB playback supports PCM up to 384 kHz and DSD64/DSD128, while incoming DSD can be converted to PCM at selectable rates and word lengths. Rear-panel attenuation switches provide four output-level ranges for system matching. The DAC204 uses an external power supply, has no network streaming, Bluetooth, HDMI, onboard DSP, remote control, or dedicated headphone output, and can also function as a USB-to-digital or digital-input-to-digital-output converter. Weiss currently lists the DAC204-MK2 as the successor/current variant; the original DAC204 is therefore best regarded as superseded rather than definitively discontinued unless confirmed by a dealer or Weiss directly.
Specifications
Digital Audio
DAC capabilities and digital audio processing
- Max Sample Rate
- 384 kHz
- DSD Support
- DSD128
- MQA Support
- No
- DAC Chip
- ES928 Pro
Analog Output
Analog signal output specifications
- THD
- 0.001%
- SNR
- 128.2 dB
- Output Voltage
- 7.5V RMS
- Output Impedance
- 44Ω
- Max Output Voltage
- 7.5V RMS
Connectivity
Input and output connections
- Bluetooth
- No
- Wi-Fi
- No
- Ethernet
- No
- Digital Inputs
- USB, AES/EBU, S/PDIF, Toslink
- Analog Inputs
- RCA
- Digital Outputs
- XLR, RCA, BNC
- Analog Outputs
- XLR, RCA
Physical Dimensions
Size, weight, and appearance
- Dimensions
- 105 × 95 × 165 mm (W × H × D)
- Weight
- 2.04 kg (4 lbs)
- Available Colors
- silver
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