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WANDLA GoldenSound Edition 2.0
The WANDLA GoldenSound Edition has managed to add three great features to the original WANDLA.
One to enhance the effect in the low-frequency range, one to simulate the warmth of a tube stage, and one to improve the third dimension. With the GoldenSound Edition Gen 2, these three functions—called Impact+, Tube Mode, and Spatial Enhancement—have been completely redesigned, each receiving its own Ferrum Sweet Spot Tuning!
Impact+ now offers seven different shape settings (Reference, Ref+, Smooth, Kick+, DD-Comp, DD-Comp+, and Sub-Bass) and lets you adjust the effect from 10% to 130%.
Tube Mode now introduces the sound character of five tubes (EL34, KT88, 300B, 2A3, and
7062) with playback up to the 7th harmonic and allows you to adjust levels from 10% to 200% to find your personal perfect setting.
Spatial Enhancement now introduces Transient Compensation. This setting optimizes the Spatial Enhancement algorithm and provides improved processing for high-frequency transients, resulting in a significantly more realistic three-dimensional soundstage without unwanted shifts in imaging often caused by conventional crossfeed.
The GoldenSound Edition Gen 2 offers ultimate customization options in addition to all the original settings for speakers and headphones. Something great just got even better.
It’s all about finding your sweet spot!
Gen 2 Tube Mode – You can now choose your tube sound,
by selecting one of five popular tube designs and the
Adjust the effect strength. Use Ferrum’s Sweet Spot Tuning for tube sound.
Gen 2 Impact+ – You can now control your low-end sound by choosing from seven preset settings for bass and dynamics and adjusting their intensity. Access Ferrum’s Sweet Spot Tuning for Impact+.
Gen 2 Spatial Enhancement – You can now independently toggle the spatial effect, select your output mode (headphones/speakers), and activate the new Transient Compensation to fine-tune the imaging. Access Ferrum’s Sweet Spot Tuning for Spatial Enhancement.
In addition to these great new features, you still have access to all the functions of the original WANDLA (except MQA), such as the SERCE DSP module, the symmetrical design of the WANDLA, proprietary amplification, optimized digital inputs, finely tuned DA conversion, dynamic digital filtering, easy operation via the WANDLA touchscreen, Ferrum's Streaming Control Technology, and 4TSD voltage detection features combined with HYPSOS.
We also offer you the option to upgrade your original WANDLA or WANDLA HP with our Ferrum Converting Plugin completely free of charge for owners of the GoldenSound and Original Converting Plugin to WANDLA GoldenSound Edition Gen 2 (and
to convert back).
The GoldenSound Edition Gen 2 Converting Plugin is available in our shop at www.ferrum.audio/product/wandla-goldensound-edition-converting-plugin/
available.
Technical data
Operation: Fully balanced, proprietary IC line amplifier
DAC chip: ESS Sabre ES9038PRO
DAC resolution: 768k/32bit, DSD 512
Digital inputs: - AES/EBU (up to 192 kHz/24bit, DoP 64)
- Optical S/PDIF (up to 96 kHz/24bit)
- Coaxial S/PDIF (up to 192 kHz/24bit, DoP 64)
- USB-C (up to 768 kHz/32bit, DSD 512)
- ARC (up to 192 kHz/24bit), TV input with CEC
- I2S (up to 768 kHz/32bit, DSD 512), PS Audio® compatible
Analog inputs: RCA
Analog input Vmax: 9.5 V RMS (2 – 3.5 V RMS recommended)
Analog input impedance: 47 kΩ
Line outputs: balanced XLR; unbalanced RCA
Volume control: analog with bypass option / digital for DAC operation only
Output level PRO: @0 dBFS, 1 kHz sine 8 V RMS balanced, 4 V RMS unbalanced
Output level REDbook: @0 dBFS, 1 kHz sine 3.5 V RMS balanced, 1.75 V RMS unbalanced
Frequency response: 10 Hz - 200 kHz +/- 0.1 dB analog inputs
DAC THD: -121 dB (0.00009 %); THD+N: -115 dB (unweighted)
Analog input THD: -123 dB @ 2 V RMS level
Dynamic range analog: 127 dB (A-weighted)
Dynamic range digital: 119 dB (A-weighted)
Crosstalk: -120 dB at 1kHz, better than -100 dB from 20Hz to 20kHz
Output impedance: 22 Ω unbalanced
Output impedance: 44 Ω balanced
Power consumption: 10 W idle / 15 W max
Power inputs: 5.5/2.5 mm DC connector center positive
Proprietary FPL 4-pin DC connector (FPL) 22-30 VDC
Power adapter: 100-240 VAC to 24 VDC
Dimensions: 21.7 x 20.6 x 5 cm
(WxDxH) 8.6 x 8.1 x 2.0 inches
Remote control: included
Weight: 1.8 kg / 3.97 lbs
Reviews & Awards
"The Wandla is another bullseye from the Polish company Ferrum Audio. This innovative DAC/preamp, nicknamed “The Convertor,” takes a step further thanks to its combination of an ESS Sabre DAC chip, a custom DSP, and tailored analog electronics. The performance is outstanding: music of every genre is reproduced with great detail, while the “Dynamic Digital Filtering” with filters from the specialized software company Signalyst offers options to refine the listening experience.
Want to further enhance Wandla’s performance? Simply add the previously EISA Award-winning Hypsos external power supply, priced just under 1,200 euros, to achieve an even more audiophile sound experience."
"The highest award we currently have is the Golden Award, but as we gradually transition to Soundnews 2.0 (you’ve probably noticed all the new categories and additional features), we will be adding a higher tier soon, which I believe Ferrum’s team fully deserves. For now, a Gold Award is enough for the hard work involved and, ultimately, for the performance you get in return. I think that’s a bargain considering how it performed in both stereo and headphone setups."
Ferrum Audio WANDLA DAC Review – Thinking Outside the Box - Soundnews
"WANDLA is not only a musically convincing DAC full of innovations with fantastic craftsmanship, but also features a distinctive, compact, and timeless design at a more than fair price, developed and manufactured in Europe. What more could an audiophile heart want? The engineers at Ferrum have created their masterpiece with WANDLA."
HIFISTATEMENT | netmagazine - Ferrum WANDLA
"The dominant feature is Wandla’s blend of textural and tonal elegance combined with darkness, whose level can be adjusted with the Hypsos power supply. Cogito, ergo sum. This Roman proverb usually translates as “I think, therefore I am”. Today we might suggest a new audiophile proverb: I think, therefore I Wandla!"
Ferrum Wandla + Hypsos review | Darko.Audio
WANDLA by Ferrum - The Converter
Ferrum is committed to developing groundbreaking products. With WANDLA, we make a statement for today’s and the next generation of music lovers.
WANDLA represents the future standard of high-end digital-to-analog conversion. Think of WANDLA like a Formula 1 race car: just as the Formula 1 constructor team builds the best race car, Ferrum has created the best engine for Wandla. We redesigned our ARM chip to do the work of five chips, and we have taken the ESS Sabre DAC chip to the next level with our new current-to-voltage converter!
With our sleek design, we bring a sense of aerodynamics to the living room. By adding our unique digital filters, end users can tailor their DACs to their specific sound preferences. We call this DDF, short for Dynamic Digital Filtering.
WANDLA is the best value you can buy, the most musical and custom-tailored DAC for today and tomorrow. From CD to streaming, from MP3 to Super-HiRes, from classical to hard rock.
WANDLA can be upgraded with HYPSOS and is the perfect companion for OOR.
Tomorrow’s high-end audio today
As a modern DAC, WANDLA paves the way for tomorrow’s high-end audio at today’s price level, offering top audio quality at an unprecedented price.
Finely tuned DA conversion
WANDLA embodies Ferrum’s digital expertise and in-house developed analog audio and electrical engineering technology. The ESS Sabre ES9038PRO current-to-voltage converter (I/V converter) is finely tuned to achieve its maximum performance.
Optimized ARM chip
The optimized ARM chip provides the shortest possible signal path, eliminating the need for 5 chips. Includes MQA decoder/renderer and digital filter selection.
Dynamic digital filtering
WANDLA offers seven standard ESS digital filters to choose from and, as a world first, lets users select the best from a total of eight WANDLA filters developed by the renowned filter maker HQ Player for Ferrum.
Optimized digital inputs
Specially programmed USB and tuned coaxial and optical S/PDIF, HDMI, and I2S inputs, optimized for audio.
Proprietary amplification – fully balanced modified IC preamplifier.
Truly balanced – the signal path remains fully balanced through the XLR inputs and is truly balanced through the RCA inputs.
User-friendliness
Newly developed high-resolution touchscreen with an intuitive user interface.
Enhanced transparency
The entire design focuses on a balanced and very transparent sound signature, making listener fatigue a thing of the past.
Specifically designed for HYPSOS
Although WANDLA delivers excellent performance right out of the box, it is designed to achieve even more when used together with HYPSOS. By using the proprietary Ferrum Power Link (FPL) connection, both components reach their maximum potential.
and unleash an unexpected musicality.
