Weiss Helios DAC
We have been huge fans of Weiss DACs since we got our first DAC501 and later brought the simpler DAC204 in as an entry point into a great DAC for our clientele. All of the Weiss products have made us very happy so we decided to bring in the Helios for our most uncompromising clientele. Simply put, it is exceptionally good and a joy to listen to.
Originating in Weiss Engineering’s product line for professional mastering studios, the HELIOS is truly a zero-compromise DAC. For those seeking the same representation of their music as mastering engineers hear when fine-tuning the audio in the studio, the HELIOS is the unit to get. The Helios is a powerful product packed with features including a reference quality streamer and a powerful Digital Signal Processor (DSP) to help you dial in your system and room. To learn more about the specs you can visit the Weiss site here.
We have the Helios, the DAC501, and the DAC204 here in our showroom for clientele who want to come listen.
Call or email us with any questions you may have, we are here to help!
We have been huge fans of Weiss DACs since we got our first DAC501 and later brought the simpler DAC204 in as an entry point into a great DAC for our clientele. All of the Weiss products have made us very happy so we decided to bring in the Helios for our most uncompromising clientele. Simply put, it is exceptionally good and a joy to listen to.
Originating in Weiss Engineering’s product line for professional mastering studios, the HELIOS is truly a zero-compromise DAC. For those seeking the same representation of their music as mastering engineers hear when fine-tuning the audio in the studio, the HELIOS is the unit to get. The Helios is a powerful product packed with features including a reference quality streamer and a powerful Digital Signal Processor (DSP) to help you dial in your system and room. To learn more about the specs you can visit the Weiss site here.
We have the Helios, the DAC501, and the DAC204 here in our showroom for clientele who want to come listen.
Call or email us with any questions you may have, we are here to help!
We have been huge fans of Weiss DACs since we got our first DAC501 and later brought the simpler DAC204 in as an entry point into a great DAC for our clientele. All of the Weiss products have made us very happy so we decided to bring in the Helios for our most uncompromising clientele. Simply put, it is exceptionally good and a joy to listen to.
Originating in Weiss Engineering’s product line for professional mastering studios, the HELIOS is truly a zero-compromise DAC. For those seeking the same representation of their music as mastering engineers hear when fine-tuning the audio in the studio, the HELIOS is the unit to get. The Helios is a powerful product packed with features including a reference quality streamer and a powerful Digital Signal Processor (DSP) to help you dial in your system and room. To learn more about the specs you can visit the Weiss site here.
We have the Helios, the DAC501, and the DAC204 here in our showroom for clientele who want to come listen.
Call or email us with any questions you may have, we are here to help!
Reviews
Grover Neville - Part Time Audiophile
Tom Waters - Soundstage Australia
Stereophile 2024 Recommended Components Edition
Digital Processor A+ Class
“The Roon Ready Helios superficially looks identical to the DAC502 that JA reviewed in August 2022, but it uses a new output stage that can drive headphones directly (headphone adapter cables cost $495). While the Helios uses the same ESS Sabre ES9038PRO HyperStream II DAC chip, four of the DAC channels are operated in parallel for each analog output compared with the DAC502's two. The Helios offers the same DSP functions as the earlier processor—Room EQ, Creative (parametric) EQ, DeEsser, Dynamic Adaptation, Vinyl Emulation, and Crosstalk Cancellation—and there are now a large number of equalization presets available for headphones. In the test lab, the Weiss Helios featured a resolution between 21 and 22 bits, which is the highest JA had encountered, greater even than that of the DAC502. The Helios also offered very low levels of harmonic and intermodulation distortion and excellent rejection of word-clock jitter. JA wrote of the DAC502 that it retrieved more information from the digits than any other DAC he had auditioned. With both loudspeakers and headphones, he found that the Helios echoed the DAC502's extraordinary clarity, "but with an enhanced sense of involvement with the music." JA concluded that three decades ago, choosing a product that favored "accuracy" or "musicality" may have been necessary, but today that isn't the case. "The Weiss Helios shows you can have both." (Vol.47 No.3 WWW)”
