Weiss Engineering

DAC502

Introduced 2020$9,850 MSRP

The Weiss DAC502 is a full-width, Roon-Ready two-channel D/A converter from Swiss manufacturer Weiss Engineering, built around a pair of 32-bit ESS Sabre DAC chips per channel and an onboard DSP for digital volume control and signal processing. It re-clocks all incoming digital signals to a fixed, high-precision internal rate of about 195kHz to minimize jitter, and — unlike its narrower sibling the DAC501 — adds a rear-panel 4-pin balanced XLR headphone output alongside its balanced and unbalanced line outputs.

MSRP

$9,850

Used market · Good

$7,550

-23% vs MSRP

as of Sep 1, 2026

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MSRP to used market

From $9,850 at launch to $7,550 today.

Specifications

THD n: -116dBr (0.00016%) at -3dBFS input level
Weight: 5kg (11lb)
Max DSD: DSD64 and DSD128
Dimensions: 450mm x 74mm x 300mm (17.7" x 2.9" x 11.8"), including feet
DAC chipset: 2x 32-bit ESS Sabre DAC chips per channel (2 conversion channels per audio channel)
Analog outputs: 1x balanced XLR pair, 1x unbalanced RCA pair, 1/4" stereo headphone jack, 4-pin XLR balanced headphone output
Digital inputs: AES/EBU (XLR), S/PDIF coaxial (RCA) and optical (TOSLINK), USB Type A and B, Ethernet (RJ45, Roon Ready/UPnP-DLNA)
Current mk2 price: $12,995 (US)
Max PCM resolution: Up to 384kHz (32-bit via USB; 24-bit via other digital inputs)
Dimensions w x h x d: 450mm x 74mm x 300mm (17.7" x 2.9" x 11.8"), including feet
Internal clock sample rate: Fixed at approximately 195kHz; all inputs are sample-rate converted to this rate before D/A conversion
Original launch review price: $9,850 (US, Stereophile review, 2020)