{"product_id":"ferrum-wandla-goldensound-gen-2-edition-dac-preamp","title":"Ferrum WANDLA GoldenSound Gen 2 Edition DAC\/PREAMP","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Ferrum WANDLA GoldenSound Edition Gen 2 is Ferrum’s fully balanced WANDLA DAC and preamplifier with three sound-shaping features: Impact+ for the low end, Tube Mode for the warmth of a valve stage, and Spatial Enhancement for the third dimension. In Gen 2, Ferrum’s engineers completely overhauled all three and gave each its own Ferrum Sweet Spot Tuning, so you can find exactly the sound you want. Everything else from the original WANDLA is kept, apart from MQA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/3199\/8339\/files\/ferrum-wandla-goldensound-gen-2-edition-dac-preamp-photo-front.jpg?v=1791406287\" alt=\"Ferrum WANDLA GoldenSound Edition Gen 2 DAC and preamp\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eImpact+\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original GoldenSound Edition’s Impact+ added a bass shelf and an extra peak for a beefier, more realistic sound. Gen 2 offers seven shapes of bass and dynamics instead: Reference, Ref+, Smooth, Kick+, DD-Comp, DD-Comp+ and Sub-Bass, including compensation designed for dynamic drivers, and you set the overall level from 10% to 130%, to suit your system, headphones or soundtrack. All processing runs at 64-bit precision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/3199\/8339\/files\/ferrum-wandla-goldensound-gen-2-edition-dac-preamp-photo-impact.jpg?v=1791406291\" alt=\"Impact+ shape settings on the Ferrum WANDLA GoldenSound Gen 2 screen\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTube Mode\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTube Mode used to add the sweetness of the second harmonic. Gen 2 can still do that, and adds the signatures of five popular tubes, EL34, KT88, 300B, 2A3 and 7062, reproduced up to the seventh harmonic, with the level set from 10% to 200%. You get the tube sound without the bulk, heat and cost of real tubes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/3199\/8339\/files\/ferrum-wandla-goldensound-gen-2-edition-dac-preamp-photo-tube.jpg?v=1791406294\" alt=\"Tube Mode profiles on the Ferrum WANDLA GoldenSound Gen 2 screen\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpatial Enhancement\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSwitch the spatial effect on or off, choose headphone or speaker mode, and engage the new Transient Compensation (T-Comp). T-Comp fine-tunes the algorithm and reduces its effect on high frequencies and transients, for much more realistic three-dimensional staging without the image shifts that traditional crossfeed often causes. All three features are meant to stay subtle and effective.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/3199\/8339\/files\/ferrum-wandla-goldensound-gen-2-edition-dac-preamp-photo-spatial.jpg?v=1791406297\" alt=\"Spatial Enhancement settings on the Ferrum WANDLA GoldenSound Gen 2 screen\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMore headroom, adjustable output\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGen 2 is more immune to intersample overs, even in bypass mode at full output, so music plays free of extra distortion. A hardware voltage divider switches the output between a higher and a lower level, so the WANDLA suits any amplifier without digital volume or extra analogue volume parts in the signal path.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEverything WANDLA offers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSERCE:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ferrum’s digital audio module on an optimised ARM chip, for the shortest possible signal path, making five chips redundant.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eConversion:\u003c\/strong\u003e ESS Sabre ES9038PRO, up to 768kHz\/32-bit and DSD512.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFilters:\u003c\/strong\u003e three ESS filters as standard plus Signalyst Dynamic Digital Filters made for Ferrum (four in all), with more added after feedback from owners.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBalanced design:\u003c\/strong\u003e a fully balanced, modified IC preamplifier fine-tuned for WANDLA, with balanced XLR and RCA outputs and analogue volume with a bypass option (digital volume for DAC-only use).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInputs:\u003c\/strong\u003e specially programmed USB, and tuned coaxial and optical S\/PDIF, AES, HDMI ARC (with CEC) and I2S (PS Audio compatible).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEase of use:\u003c\/strong\u003e touchscreen, remote control and Ferrum’s Streaming Control Technology.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMade for HYPSOS:\u003c\/strong\u003e the Ferrum Power Link with 4TSD voltage sensing gets the most from both units.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/3199\/8339\/files\/ferrum-wandla-goldensound-gen-2-edition-dac-preamp-photo-rear.jpg?v=1791406301\" alt=\"Rear panel of the Ferrum WANDLA GoldenSound Edition Gen 2\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eUpgrades\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOwners of the original WANDLA GoldenSound Edition, and of the GoldenSound Edition Converting Plugin, can upgrade to Gen 2 free with a firmware download from Ferrum, and Ferrum also offers the Gen 2 Converting Plugin to all WANDLA owners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/3199\/8339\/files\/FERRUMWANDLA-GS2_1000x430_cc5fccf0-f828-44a5-879e-0a8074261feb.jpg?v=1773121684\" alt=\"GoldenSound menu of the Ferrum WANDLA GoldenSound Gen 2\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDAC\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eESS Sabre ES9038PRO · 768kHz\/32-bit, DSD512\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDigital inputs\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUSB-C and I2S (768kHz\/32-bit, DSD512, DoP256) · HDMI ARC with CEC, AES and coaxial (192kHz\/24-bit) · optical (96kHz\/24-bit, possibly 192kHz)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eAnalogue input\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRCA · up to 9.5V RMS (2–3.5V recommended) · 47kΩ\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eOutputs\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBalanced XLR and RCA · 8V \/ 4V RMS (PRO) or 3.5V \/ 1.75V (Red Book) · 44Ω \/ 22Ω\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePerformance\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDAC THD −121dB (0.00009%) · THD+N −118dB · dynamic range 127dB analogue, 119dB digital · crosstalk −120dB (1kHz) · 10Hz–200kHz ±0.1dB\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePower\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24V adapter included (22–30V DC) · Ferrum Power Link 4-pin input for HYPSOS · 10W idle, 15W max\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSize and weight\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e217 × 206 × 50mm · 1.8kg\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGood to know\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt has no headphone output: pair it with a headphone amplifier such as the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/ferrum-oor-headphone-amplifier-preamp\"\u003eFerrum OOR\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompare with the standard \u003ca href=\"\/products\/ferrum-wandla-dac-preamp\"\u003eFerrum WANDLA\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn the box: WANDLA GoldenSound Edition Gen 2, remote control, 24V power adapter and documentation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/3199\/8339\/files\/ferrum-wandla-goldensound-gen-2-edition-dac-preamp-photo-lifestyle.jpg?v=1791406305\" alt=\"Ferrum WANDLA GoldenSound Edition Gen 2 on a shelf\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ferrum","offers":[{"title":"Default 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