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[parksaudiollc]

Thanks for the review, James! Shannon Parks here - happy to answer any questions folks may have . . .

[PlaybackMansion]

That's a cool idea. It's good to see a company pushing the envelope

[Gigidag]

Does it still have the frequency response (sweep) test from the puffin?
If so I'm seriously considering getting this. I mainly use my record player do digitise "obscure" music that never made it to the digital domain commercially or where the digital versions have been brickwalled to death (Beatles "Remasters"...*cough*). Too bad shipping + tax to Germany is insane...

[VictorEnnis-nw]

I never sided in a debate of analog vs digital. I’ve witnessed the strengths of both. And I never recently got into vinyl for the debate. I did so because I love the ritual, the artwork, and quite frankly it’s the only music medium that somehow forces me to sit down and experience music by albums rather than simply by song. Vinyl has changed the way I experience music. And if for no other reason than if this device can remove some of the annoying ticks and pops that sometimes appear on my albums, and yes I even get them on occasion with brand new records too, then I am all for this wondrous little box. Going to research this further and most likely add this to my system. Thank you for the informative review. It deserved a like and a comment.

[hificave]

So cool James!
Audio “purists” need to remember, their mentality doesn’t drive the hobby forward. We need practicality convevience and innovation if we want to hope to bring the next best step forward.

[middleearthltd]

Been waiting for this review
Excellent review
🙏🙏🙏

[Woofy-tmsi]

I am seriously considering the Waxwing. I have an LHY Linear Power Supply I bought to power my Wiim Pro Streamer (makes a HUGE improvement over the wall wart) and it has an additional 5 volt isolated output I could use to power the Waxwing which is a pretty enticing possibility given the enormous sonic improvement it had on the already decent Wiim. I can use the Waxwing's coax output to an old Monarchy Audio DIP 24/96 I have laying around and from the DIP 24/96 to my Denafrips Hermes/Pontus II via AES/EBU Balanced Digital Cable.

[OldGuyHifi]

Great video my friend. See you later in the week.

[dr.paulj.watson]

Great review! I am glad to learn this still has some of the testing functions of the Puffin.

[ianhart]

Sounds excellent. Shame it's not available in the UK! :-(

[lewiswaddo]

Awesome stuff! Love the waxwing! I dropped the analogue only mantra, and embraced the puffin and now waxwing! I’m never going back!

[ascubapro]

Another great video … this is one to consider

[knobbshots]

I’m sorry if i missed this, but is there a setting that negates any dsp or otherwise “influences” on record sound? Like you can hear naturally and then with settings on? Does it ALWAYS have to convert to digital and back, or is there a pure analog way to listen for comparison? Awesome device, very interested. Thank you

[pnichols]

Nice review, very intriguing product. My first thought is why not just stream? My second thought is this would be fun to play with on my second system, but still going digital on vinyl feels wrong!
I have spent multiple thousands of dollars on a nice phono preamp and again on a cartridge on my main system and wouldn't want to mess that sound up.
But that app you went through looks like a blast to play with, so again I may replace my MoFi phono preamp that's just OK with this.

[JmieYoutube]

$499 on Amazon. I like how it works with an app

[jakemurphy]

Would I be correct in thinking that the Waxwing does with vinyl is similar to that which Lyngdorf does, as in taking the signal then converting it to digital for processing then back to analogue?

I'm really tempted by the Waxwing, and am doing my research before commiting.

[audiorick]

Mind boggling how they figure the RPM only from a vinyl analog signal in. 😮

[dizzle]

I know Parks Audio are legit and they wouldn't have put these devices out if they didn't sound good. There's years of positive reviews out there for everything Parks has ever made and they CAN'T all be wrong. There's no way.

That said...I just don't understand why someone would purchase an expensive turntable and phono cartridge then put tons of money into a record collection....and then introduce a DAC & full blown digital signal processing into things.

Why not just buy a nice streaming DAC for a fraction of the cost & then subscribe to one of the half dozen different streaming services? I realize this eliminates the "ritual" of picking out a record, taking it out, cleaning it, blah blah blah blah blah....but still. "Audiophile" vinyl playback is obscenely expensive, even if your entire analog chain consists of the best "bang for your buck" gear (your Fluance RT85s and Schiit phono preamps of the world). Why? The actual vinyl itself is obscenely expensive once you have a full blown collection to dig through. The cheapest pressings you're likely to find in places like Walmart and Target are $20 a pop. Why spend all this money when you're going to end up with digital playback that could be "emulated" for next-to-nothing in comparison? I mean, how into dusting off a record & sitting it atop a turntable can one be? $25, 000 worth? I just don't get it.

To each their own...

[kkjrees]

I love to hear what it does to pops n crackles, comparison, im sure this is possible without a copyright infringement, also if this technology is so good why don’t the main players produce versions?

[net_news]

it's amazing I've been using it for the last 2 weeks aprox and it's amazing agree 100% with your review!! It sounds great and super quiet, not as lush as my Project Tube Box DS2 but it's so versatile that I don't care. Killer product at a killer price!! recommended.