OWNERS MANUAL FOR WEISS MEDEA+ D/A CONVERTER
Page: 25 Date: 02/11 /dw
ADDENDUM FOR THE FIREWIRE INPUT FEATURE
The Firewire version of the MEDEA+ adds a Firewire input for direct audio file playback from a
computer at sampling rates of up to 192kHz. Additional features of the Firewire version are:
- Firewire socket in place of one of the XLR sockets
- IR remote sensor socket in place of a RCA socket
- IR remote for volume and polarity (active for Firewire input only)
- Bit transparency check
There are two versions of the Firewire option depending on the hardware version of the MEDEA+.
The “single wire” version uses input # 3 as the firewire input, the “dual wire” version uses inputs #
1 and # 2 for a dual wire input. Where there are differences in the operation the two versions are
mentioned separately. The versions can be distinguished by the looks of the backpanel, i.e. the
firewire socket is either at the input # 3 position or at the input # 1 position.
Synchronization:
When the firewire input is selected, the synchronization master always is the MEDEA+ unit, i.e.
the computer is slaved to the MEDEA+. The sampling rate is set via the Weiss Firewire IO
window. On a Mac system the sampling rate set in AudioMidi sets the one in the Weiss Firewire
IO window and vice versa. With the proper (advanced) player software the sampling rate of the
MEDEA+ is switched automatically depending on the track played. For more information on this
topic see the paragraph on bit transparency checking. The MEDEA+’s firewire interface intrinsic
jitter is very low.
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