The kW DM25 DAC is a significant advance (although using the same technology) on the kW SACD. First off it has four full choke regulated power supplies and other subtle detail improvements. It has an amazing signal to noise ratio which means that it’s capable of going very loud without any stress. Perhaps more importantly, the dynamic range extends significantly downwards so that you can hear right into what would have been noise on an ordinary DAC.

It’s like the difference between a really good film camera and an ordinary digital one. Glance at the pictures and they look the same. As soon as you make a close inspection the differences become apparent. With digital the shadows are just shadows. With the film camera you can see right into them which gives an air of reality that the digital camera can’t get near (at the moment!) The kW DM25 is just like that film camera; you can hear right down into the corners of the music and ambience.

We feel the kW DM25 DAC outperforms just about anything available.