Wyred 4 Sound USB Recovery Now Available

Randy.......Thanks for posting the link to my Wyred 4 Sound Recovery Review. I hope the Shark Tank finds it interesting.

The Wyred 4 Sound Recovery delivered an improvement in the sound of two different computers and two different DAC's. There were no glitches using the Recovery with either DAC. In both systems I experienced a more well defined soundstage, bass was slightly more robust and firm, and midrange and above developed more space around voices and instruments. One DAC was a Wyred 4 Sound DAC2 and the other DAC was the Esoteric K-03. I would not describe the improvements as monumental, more evolutionary. When the Recovery was removed from the USB signal path there was a degree of flattening in the soundstage that made me feel I had moved back from the performance a couple of rows. I like what I hear with the Recovery in the USB signal path. My high-res downloads from the Sony Vaio laptop and the HP desktop computer, both running JRiver Media Center 21, sounded better. In fact, I kept the review sample. That pretty much says it all for my opinion of the Recovery.
 
I totally agree 100% with everything you wrote. You are very welcome Dan... excellent written review. You are most undoubtedly a word smith :)...
 
Well, after some more thought and research I decided to give it a try. My current DAC has a very low noise floor and music has very good detail and dynamics. Power is also very clean as it goes through a Consonance d-Linear power filter and all receptacles (including the five in the power filter) are Furutech GTX gold. But I'll never know unless I try. I can also give it a try with my Teac UD-503 DAC.

The introductory offer sounds very good but shipping to Canada was $54 which is a bit high. And with the exchange rate it came to $345.54 Canadian. Considering I spent that on one Furutech GTX receptacle and Oyaide base and cover kit, that's not so bad after all. Thanks for helping me spend my money Randy!;)
 
You are very welcome my friend! :D Seriously though, it is excellent, especially for the price. I know Dan has now tried it in three systems, two of which have $22k DACs and has reported back nice improvements throughout. The only people that have responded to the threads that claim they do not work or are a waste of money are those who have not actually tried one :)....

In my more modest system I am thrilled with the improvements!
 
I have to admit, I wasn't really expecting much out of the Recovery, but for the price, I figured why not. As soon as I installed it and listened for a couple minutes, I could immediately hear improvements in sound stage, smoother treble and tighter, punchier bass. Now with well over 700 hours on it, and switching between it and going straight into the DAC, there's no going back. With the upgraded Wireworld 12" USB I got for it as well as the iFi iPower LPS, those also made great improvements as in more sense of space, air, silence, stage depth and width. Just an overall good sound. For about a total of $300 spent on the Recovery, USB and LPS, it was a small price to pay for the amount of improvements made.

Keep in mind, I am only using the built-in DAC in my Halo P5 preamp.

Also, the incompatibility of the Recovery with some DACs turned out to be that the Recovery had some kind of voltage output limiter as a safety precaution. Apparently some DAC's require slightly higher voltages, and W4S solved those issues by upping the voltage limit some.
 
Randy Myers said:
I know Dan has now tried it in three systems, two of which have $22k DACs and has reported back nice improvements throughout.
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Randy.......Just to keep the record straight, my Esoteric K-03's were $11,300.00 each. The pair was $22,600.00. I don't ever see myself spending anywhere near $22K for a DAC. In fact, I think I was close to out of control when I purchased the two K-03's and sold two perfectly good McIntosh MCD1100's. This audio nervosa is a bad bug. :)
 
I was wondering about the reports of incompatibility with some DAC's. It sounds like they have solved the problem and I should be good to go. If the Recovery unit works as well in my system (I don't see why not), I can see myself getting another USB cable and a better power supply for it. Tweak, tweak, tweak ...
 
Albert said:
I was wondering about the reports of incompatibility with some DAC's. It sounds like they have solved the problem and I should be good to go. If the Recovery unit works as well in my system (I don't see why not), I can see myself getting another USB cable and a better power supply for it. Tweak, tweak, tweak ...
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Yes, tweak, tweak, tweak! I've never been one for many tweaks, but I can certainly vouch for this one. It works, and works good. Of course, the other positive to the Recovery is that responds well to the USB cable and LPS tweaks as well, making it all that much better.
 
Double-D said:
Randy.......Just to keep the record straight, my Esoteric K-03's were $11,300.00 each. The pair was $22,600.00. I don't ever see myself spending anywhere near $22K for a DAC. In fact, I think I was close to out of control when I purchased the two K-03's and sold two perfectly good McIntosh MCD1100's. This audio nervosa is a bad bug. :)
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Sorry Dan, I was quoting what someone else wrote on price. I really have no idea how much the Esoteric cost :)... but dam, even $11k is ... wow .... I know they are supposed to be amazing machines ...

My point though is still valid, in my much more modest system and in more extreme systems the Recovery still works it's magic :)....
 
Randy, that was probably me you quoted, and I was actually looking at the K-01 price which does in fact go for $22-23k. The K-03 goes for $11-13k. Either way, way to rich for my blood.
 
Not sure and doesn't matter :).... Both are great machines and way over my budget... but most important is that the Recovery helps with more modest and with more extreme equipment!
 
If you guys have not tried the Recovery then you do not know what you are missing from your USB digital music. It is truly amazing....
 
I am a believer about the Recovery's ability to remove grunge and glare. I am mainly a digital only guy listening to almost 80% of my music from my PC based system via USB. I have noticed at times, cymbals lacking clarity on some tracks as evidenced by poor or mushy decay of the cymbal strike. In my system, the recovery within 10 minutes of being connected, cleared that up. I continue to listen to it and haven't always heard such clear benefit but it never makes anything sound worse.
 
I just got my recovery unit on Friday. I have it hooked up between my Calyx Femto DAC and my Bryston BDP-2. I also notice an improvement in clarity, especially in the highs. It will be interesting to see if it will improve as it burns in. So far it has made a definite improvement, definitely worthwhile.
 
I have moved my Wyred 4 Sound Recovery between three different systems and two different computers. I every case it has proven beneficial to the clarity and texture of the music. This tiny little black box is the real deal for digital playback via USB.
 
Dan, thought you were getting two more :D...

Just kidding, yea this little box is very much the real deal!
 
Got my Wyred 4 Sound Recovery today, ordered one based on the discussion here.

Good initial impression, removes digital glare quite efficiently and gives the bass a boost as well. Bests the AudioQuest Jitterbug IMHO.


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Kuoppis said:
Got my Wyred 4 Sound Recovery today, ordered one based on the discussion here.

Good initial impression, removes digital glare quite efficiently and gives the bass a boost as well. Bests the AudioQuest Jitterbug IMHO.


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After listening to it for a while it muddles the mids and cuts out the highs quite significantly, at least in a neutral set.

With bright electronics it might actually spare you from some ear ache.
 
Kuoppis said:
After listening to it for a while it muddles the mids and cuts out the highs quite significantly, at least in a neutral set.

With bright electronics it might actually spare you from some ear ache.
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Now I changed the setup a bit: Originally I had been using the Recovery with two Cardas Clear USB cables, replacing the USB stub delivered with the device with another Cardas Clear USB.

When switching to USB stub + Cardas Clear USB with the Recovery in between the sound cleared quite a bit, maybe a bit too much for my liking.

Trying out different USB cables the combination of an Aqvox USB and Cardas Clear USB with the Recovery in the middle proved to be the best for my set, balancing out definition, body, detail and highs.

The end result is quite pleasing after all.
 
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