Dan's Blog

Can Mojo2 beat Dave for Transparency?

by Daniel Mance September 03, 2023

My comparison was a stock Mojo2 vs a Dave modified with a Sean Jacobs DC3 and capacitor board. I applied all my experience and kit to make each DAC...

Mojo2: My New Favourite DAC!

by Daniel Mance August 22, 2023

Out of the box I knew Mojo2 was special ...so I immediately applied my isolation kit to discover its ultimate sound quality. All I can say is wow! ...

Skin Effect Filtering Technology (Part 2)

by Daniel Mance August 09, 2023

I've repeated it many times: in the quest for endgame transparency, complete DAC isolation is required ...as close to 100% as possible. A responsiv...

Skin Effect Filtering Technology (Part 1)

by Daniel Mance July 09, 2023

Portions of this blog have been transcribed in summary from Wikipedia (page name: Skin effect) In electromagnetism, skin effect is the tendency of ...

PGGB at the Montreal Audio Fest: A Revolution in Upsampling

by Daniel Mance April 02, 2023

PGGB is coming up to its 2nd anniversary and AudioWise has been a proponent of this technology from the start. I have a great relationship with the...

AudioWise at Montreal Audiofest, March 24-26

by Daniel Mance March 02, 2023

If you are in the northeastern part of USA or Canada, its worth your while to attend this show (https://montrealaudiofest.org). AudioWise will pre...

Dan's Reference System - Changes in 2022

by Daniel Mance December 23, 2022

Over the course of the past year I continued to pursue the holy grail of absolute transparency. For me this describes a system that has crossed the...

PGGB, Noise Shaping and 24-bit Audio (Part 2)

by Daniel Mance December 10, 2022

This is part 2 of a series on PGGB technology. At the start of digital audio in 1980, Sony and Philips considered clinical measurements of our hear...

Hugo2 Endgame Bundle is Stunningly Good ...and less than $1500!

by Daniel Mance October 31, 2022

If you already have a desktop headphone rig based on a Chord Electronics Hugo 2 DAC and Windows source, you have the basis for the most affordable...

RF Isolation Elevates a High End System

by Daniel Mance October 19, 2022

Thanks to Brandon B. of MN, USA. for trusting his ears and the science behind AudioWise products. Over the space of a several months, Brandon made ...

PGGB for Endgame Upsampling (Part. 1)

by Daniel Mance October 13, 2022

This blog is the first in a series on PGGB. The argument put forth from those who remain skeptical about the benefits of upsampling is that filteri...

A Pragmatic Endgame: Qutest to Headphones

by Daniel Mance August 31, 2022

Thanks to Atriya S., (USA) for these pics and system notes. Atriya has been able to extract the best from his Qutest DAC and headphones. "I love th...