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Audioengine D2 Wireless DAC
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Audioengine D2 Wireless DAC
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Delivering the audio fidelity and feature set of a much pricier DAC, the Audioengine D2 lets you stream wireless HD audio from your computer to any music system, independent of your Wi-Fi network. It pairs USB and optical inputs with a wealth of wireless features, including a high-quality wireless DAC, a wireless USB-to-SPDIF converter, and a wireless optical PCM-to-stereo link Read More
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keyboard_arrow_downJacktocool
2
Jul 8, 2018
Hi Massdrop
I am new to audioengine D2. Is this come with transmitter and receiver units? 2 units?
I am new to audioengine D2. Is this come with transmitter and receiver units? 2 units?
HollowState
198
Jul 8, 2018
I purchased the ifi iOne for $199 which makes it a competitor to this device. It transfers audio from source to dac via bluetooth 4.0 aptx, like this device, but connects to my Massdrop LCX via wired connection. The connections are similar to this device. Both dacs use the Burr-Brown dac (my preferred dac for the LCX. The differences are: the iOne is a single device (I connect my LG V20 to the dac by bluetooth) and the iOne has ANR that probably surpasses the noise suppression in the D2 (I haven't heard the D2). The incorporation of bluetooth in the dac is a big deal. The D2 has the advantage of being able to connect ANY source via the remote transmitter unit, but then again, you could buy a dedicated bluetooth (4.0 aptx) transmitter for $40 or less. "You pays your money and takes your choice."
FOBean
125
Jun 6, 2018
I'm so confused about this thing!?!? Do you get both devices or pick just one or the other? Massdrop could've been a little bit more specific about that!
If anyone can give me some help and details about that I'd really appreciate it!
If anyone can give me some help and details about that I'd really appreciate it!
FOBean
125
Jun 7, 2018
Thanks for the info bro, MUCH appreciated!
I'm still unsure how you can get a higher quality signal wirelessly, so I guess I need to do some research about that!
I just got a new Shanling M0 Music Player (I absolutely LOVE it so far BTW), and a Westone Bluetooth MMCX Cable (for my 1st and 2nd generation UM Pro 30 IEM's) to use with the APX-T Bluetooth technology on both, and it supposedly sends a high quality, full resolution signal that's capable of doing 24/96 through the Bluetooth connection, and I'm old school and have never used Bluetooth before, so I'm just wondering how that's possible to send 3x the data rate through the same type of technology?!?!
Anyway, I will let you all know how I like the combo on Friday when my Westone Bluetooth cable arrives, and how it syncs up with the Shanling M0! I'm sure that it won't be as good as my Estron Linum G2 SuperBax and Bax MMCX wired Cables, but if it sounds as good as my Westone EPIC Braided MMCX Cable does, then I'll be more than happy with the new APX-T Bluetooth setup!
I'm still unsure how you can get a higher quality signal wirelessly, so I guess I need to do some research about that!
I just got a new Shanling M0 Music Player (I absolutely LOVE it so far BTW), and a Westone Bluetooth MMCX Cable (for my 1st and 2nd generation UM Pro 30 IEM's) to use with the APX-T Bluetooth technology on both, and it supposedly sends a high quality, full resolution signal that's capable of doing 24/96 through the Bluetooth connection, and I'm old school and have never used Bluetooth before, so I'm just wondering how that's possible to send 3x the data rate through the same type of technology?!?!
Anyway, I will let you all know how I like the combo on Friday when my Westone Bluetooth cable arrives, and how it syncs up with the Shanling M0! I'm sure that it won't be as good as my Estron Linum G2 SuperBax and Bax MMCX wired Cables, but if it sounds as good as my Westone EPIC Braided MMCX Cable does, then I'll be more than happy with the new APX-T Bluetooth setup!
FOBean
125
Jun 7, 2018
FOBeanThe new Shanling M0 Music Player is soooo TINY that it fits into my Westone IEM's mini monitor vault case with my UM Pro 30 IEM's, and my Linum G2 SuperBax MMCX Cable! I highly recommend this little player already and I've only had it for 3 days!
Satine
0
May 3, 2018
would this work in 220v environment without 110v to 220v transformer? (i.e. just with a simple 110v->220v adapter)
HarisJaved
61
May 5, 2018
Satineyes it will work. The adapter that audioengine provides will do 100v to 240v
HarisJaved
61
May 2, 2018
This unit sounds excellent, (better than regular bluetooth, I am not sure if it is better that AptX), and the range is amazing. However there are some drawbacks
Pros:
great sound quality excellent range /very easy to setup no drivers needed (works with my win 10 machine 1703 update, and my 2017 apple MBP) excellent build quality plug and play 96 Khz 24bit Plethora of Inputs unit comes with all the cables to get you started
Cons:
My unit runs hot configuration is messy (you will still need stereo RCA, toslink / usb) two power bricks / bulky no fixed volume line out(this is important for me, but might be good for you if you are feeding a power amp with no volume control) no way to turn LEDs off no remote not portable (if you want to run it between different devices) no bluetooth no DSD support
overall I like my unit, but due to a network DAC I don't use mine very much. However at 219.99 it is a very good deal - worth picking up
Pros:
great sound quality excellent range /very easy to setup no drivers needed (works with my win 10 machine 1703 update, and my 2017 apple MBP) excellent build quality plug and play 96 Khz 24bit Plethora of Inputs unit comes with all the cables to get you started
Cons:
My unit runs hot configuration is messy (you will still need stereo RCA, toslink / usb) two power bricks / bulky no fixed volume line out(this is important for me, but might be good for you if you are feeding a power amp with no volume control) no way to turn LEDs off no remote not portable (if you want to run it between different devices) no bluetooth no DSD support
overall I like my unit, but due to a network DAC I don't use mine very much. However at 219.99 it is a very good deal - worth picking up
Gugman
19
May 6, 2018
It is a an amazing little thing. Very much impressed by sound quality and though I bought it for iems it can easily drive fidelio X2 as well, did not try any demanding phones yet but I am pretty sure it won' t shine there, was not meant to.
With iems it is a blessing
With iems it is a blessing
talkaplan4474
125
May 5, 2018
Sugar_FreeIt's not bluetooth, it's a variation of 2.4Ghz Wireless LAN, so it does not use any of the bluetooth compression algorithms, but maintain a lossless connection from the audio sender to the audio receiver, making it inherently better than bluetooth.
Also this allows you to connect up to 3 devices at once - all on the same frequency as it does not make use of the whole bluetooth pairing system with it's limitations.
More information from the Audioengine site:
I2C Volume Control The D2 incorporates a separate-path wireless channel to transmit volume information from the Sender volume control to the analog section of the Receiver. This means that the volume information never affects the digital audio stream.
D2 and LAN The D2 system divides the band between 2405 MHz and 2477 MHz into 37 discrete, 2 MHz wide channels. Channels numbered 2 through 38 inclusive are used for system operation. The system scans the spectrum and selects two channels that are 18 channels (or 36 mHz) apart and transmits with 50% of the time on one channel (for example channel 2) and 50% on the other channel (for example channel 20). The system stays on these selected channels until the error detection rate reaches a pre-determined level indicating deteriorating RF conditions. The system will then select a cleaner channel for transmission and move there without any drop in audio. In this way the D2 not only maintains it’s own audio integrity, but co-exists nicely with other LAN devices.
More information from the Audioengine site:
I2C Volume Control The D2 incorporates a separate-path wireless channel to transmit volume information from the Sender volume control to the analog section of the Receiver. This means that the volume information never affects the digital audio stream.
D2 and LAN The D2 system divides the band between 2405 MHz and 2477 MHz into 37 discrete, 2 MHz wide channels. Channels numbered 2 through 38 inclusive are used for system operation. The system scans the spectrum and selects two channels that are 18 channels (or 36 mHz) apart and transmits with 50% of the time on one channel (for example channel 2) and 50% on the other channel (for example channel 20). The system stays on these selected channels until the error detection rate reaches a pre-determined level indicating deteriorating RF conditions. The system will then select a cleaner channel for transmission and move there without any drop in audio. In this way the D2 not only maintains it’s own audio integrity, but co-exists nicely with other LAN devices.
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