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OWNERS MANUAL FOR WEISS DAC202 D/A CONVERTER
Page 3 Date: 03/10
A SHORT HISTORY OF WEISS ENGINEERING
After studying electrical engineering, Daniel Weiss joined the
Willi Studer (Studer - Revox) company in Switzerland. His work
included the design of a sampling frequency converter and of
digital signal processing electronics for digital audio recorders.
In 1985, Mr. Weiss founded the company Weiss Engineering
Ltd. From the outset the company concentrated on the design
and manufacture of digital audio equipment for mastering
studios. Its first product was the modular "102 Series" system.
After 23 years, this system is still up to date (24 bit / 96kHz)
and is still being sold. Hundreds of Mastering Studios around the
world use it every day.
In the early nineties the „Gambit Series“ was launched, taking
ergonomics and sonic quality to new heights. The „Gambit
Series“ consists of stand-alone units like Equalizer, Denoiser /
Declicker, Dynamics Processor, A/D converter, D/A converter,
Sampling Frequency Converter, Dithering etc. 40 bit floating
point processors and sampling rates up to 96kHz are employed.
In 2001 we have decided to enter the High-End Hi-Fi market,
which offers a comparable clientele to that of the Mastering
Studios. Both consist of critical and discerning listeners, who are
in constant search for the best audio reproduction equipment or
the best audio tools respectively.
Our list of clients includes big names, like SONY, BMG, EMI,
Warner, Hit Factory, Abbey Road, Teldec, Telarc, Unitel,
Gateway Mastering (Bob Ludwig), Bernie Grundman Mastering,
Masterdisk, Sterling Sound, Whitfield Street, Metropolis and
hundreds more.
For a more comprehensive list you are invited to visit our pro
audio website at www.weiss.ch.
OUR MISSION AND PRODUCT PHILOSOPHY
The wealth of experience we have gained in over 20 years of
designing products for top Mastering Engineers, we now apply
to the design of outstanding High-End Hi-Fi products.
Our mission is to create equipment, which becomes classic right
from the outset - outstanding in sonics and design.
These are some of the milestones at Weiss Engineering:
1985 Introduction of the "102 Series", a 24 bit modular digital
audio processor for Mastering Studios
1986 Introduction of one of the first sample rate converters for
digital audio
1987 Introduction of one of the first digital equalizers
1989 Introduction of one of the first digital dynamics processors
1991 Introduction of the "Ibis" digital mixing console, built for
the mix-down of classical music
1993 Introduction of the "Gambit" Series of digital audio
processors, which employ 40 bit floating point
processing and sport an extremely ergonomic user
interface
1995 First 96kHz sampling rate capable products delivered
2001 Introduction of the MEDEA, our High-End Hi-Fi D/A
converter and the first product in our High-End Series
2004 Introduction of the JASON CD Transport