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Luxury and Precision W2 Review
8th September 2021

乐彼W2测评
2021年9月8日

Test Setup:

– USB Source: PC via Intona USB galvanic isolator
– Focal Elex, Sennheiser HD800S, Sendy Aiva, Hifiman Arya, HarmonicDyne Zeus Headphones
– Pentaconn to XLR adapter by Skedra (vikingweavecables@gmail.com)
– L&P included USB C cable

测试设置：

- USB信号源：由电脑通过Intona USB隔离
- 搭配耳机有Focal Elex,，森海塞尔 HD800S, Sendy Aiva, Hifiman Arya, HarmonicDyne宙斯
- Pentaconn转接XLR插头由Skedra提供（vikingweavecables@gmail.com）。
-乐彼原装TYPE-C线

Measurements: https://goldensound.audio/2021/0 ... on-w2-measurements/

ChitChat:

The L&P W2 is a fairly affordable ‘dongle’ DAC and headphone amp from Luxury and Precision, who are well known for their high end, portable R2R DAPs.

The W2 is small, flexible, with more features than you’d normally see on a product this size, including custom tuned EQ profiles for specific IEMs.

This unit was kindly loaned to me for review by TheTalbotHound.

Content and analysis made possible thanks to support from https://headphones.com, and https://patreon.com/goldensound supporters.

测量结果：https://goldensound.audio/2021/09/08/luxury-and-precision-w2-measurements/

闲聊环节：

W2是来自乐彼的一款相当实惠的 "U盘式"解码耳放一体机，该品牌以其高端、便携的R2R 播放器而闻名。

W2很小巧、可玩性很强，比你通常看到的这种规格的产品有更多的功能，包括为特定IEM定制调音的EQ配置文件。

这个机器是由TheTalbotHound善意地借给我评测的。

成文与结论得益于https://headphones.com 的支持，以及https://patreon.com/goldensound的支持者们

Review:

Build:

The aesthetics are fantastic. It’s quite petite, with a theme that reminds me of a retro/cassette sort of approach. Not trying to be hyper-modern or something that will look outdated in a year’s time. Instead taking a path that means it holds a somewhat ‘timeless’ aesthetic.
Also something minor that caught my eye: The carbon fiber on the back of the unit has a very nice matte finish, rather than the overly shiny finish that many headphone connectors with carbon fiber (fake or real) have, meaning they end up looking cheap and tacky. That’s not happening here.

评测部分：

做工：

审美很奇妙。它很娇小，总体设计感让我想起了几分复古机/磁带机的范儿。它并不试图成为超现代的东西，也不会成为1年后就显得过时的产品，取而代之的，W2走了另一条路——可以让它保持某种 "永恒 "美感的造型。
还有一些机身小细节引起了我的注意。它背面的碳纤维有非常漂亮的哑光处理，而不是像许多带有碳纤维材质（假的或真的）的耳机插头那样过分闪亮，这意味着它们最终看起来会很廉价和俗气。这一点在w2这里没有发生。

The quality of the build is just as good, buttons that are incredibly clicky and responsive with short travel but good actuation force required, a sharp, bright display, and not the slightest hint of plastic creak or other issue that might be present on a ‘cost saving approach’ design.


Features:

When it comes to features the W2 leaves the user wanting for little.
Integrated volume control with two gain settings, various DSP/EQ presets to suit any user’s preferences (measurements of these are available here: https://goldensound.audio/2021/0 ... on-w2-measurements/ ), and even some EQ presets aimed specifically toward popular IEM models.

It features balanced and single ended output, and USB-C input, rather than micro-USB, and can additionally act as a USB to optical SPDIF converter if needed.

The only thing that’s potentially missing is power. With a max output of 235mW on the balanced output at 32 ohms, you won’t be driving susvara or other current-hungry, low impedance planars with this. But for IEMs, or high impedance dynamic headphones, the W2 is ideal thanks to the incredibly low noise floor, excellent dynamic range, and high output voltage capability compared to other dongle/portable solutions.

机身做工也一样出色，按键是令人难以置信的短行程点击式并响应的机械按键，按压力道需求适中，带有一块锐利、明亮的显示屏，没有一丝诸如有吱吱作响的塑料感或其他可能有"偷工减料"之嫌的问题。


功能特色：

说到功能，W2留给用户的并不多。
集成了两个增益设置的音量控制，各种DSP/EQ预设，以满足任何用户的偏好（这些测量结果可在这里获得：https://goldensound.audio/2021/09/08/luxury-and-precision-w2-measurements/），甚至还有一些专门针对主流IEM的特调EQ预设。

W2具备了平衡和单端输出，以及TYPE-C输入口，不是Micro-USB口，如有需要，还可以把W2作为USB转同轴输出的设备。

唯一有可能缺失的是供电部分。在32欧姆负载的平衡输出上，W2最高输出功率为235mW，你不会拿它来驱动susvara或其他吃电流的低阻平板耳机，但对于IEM或高阻动圈耳机来说，W2是理想的选择，因为它具有令人难以置信的低底噪、出色的动态范围、以及与其他U盘式/便携解决方案相比更高的电压输出能力。

Sound:

I’d summarise the W2 as a smoothed-neutral sound. Microdynamics and outright resolution are very good for a product of this size and form factor, but macrodynamics feel somewhat softened.
It retains a neutral tonality and does not come across as ‘warm’ or ‘dark’, but does sometimes leave me wanting a bit more speed and impact.

Listening to Meowingtons remix of ‘when the summer dies’, the kick drum feels pushed back and a tad blunted. This was definitely not a power issue given as it occurred even on easy to drive IEMs.

Interestingly, this is one of the first products I’ve seen where the linearity graph shows that higher level signals are lower than they should be relative to lower level content, so this could potentially explain this or be indicative of something else causing this subjective effect.

音质：

我把W2总结为一个顺滑、中性的声音。对于这种尺寸和外形的产品来说，微动态和绝对解析度都非常好，但大动态感觉有些偏软了。

它保留了中性风格的调音，并不显得 "温暖 "或 "暗淡"，但有时确实让我希望有更多的速度感和冲击感。

在听Meowingtons混音的 《when the summer dies》时，踢鼓感觉被推后了，听感有点钝。这绝对不是一个功率层面的问题，因为它甚至会发生在易驱动的IEM上。

有趣的是，这是我见过第一个在线性图表上显示出高电平信号相对低电平要低的产品之一，所以这有可能解释这个问题，或者也表明有其他因素导致这种主观的听感效果。

超过约-35dB的信号电平有小幅下降，非常小，但还是有些奇怪。

The W2 has two main modes ‘Tune 01’ and ‘Tune 02’.
Tune 01 sounded slightly more intimate, ’rounded’ and warm. Whereas 02 was a bit more analytical and forward sounding. I found myself swapping between the two a fair bit depending on the track, but overall would say I preferred 01 more. I do wish that I could get the apparent resolution of 02 without the slight dryness that comes with it though. A mix of these two tuning modes would have been my preference.

The measurements do show some differences between these two tunings. Slight, but still differences nonetheless.
There are slight differences in the harmonics, but what I’d imagine is contributing most to the change in sound is the difference in IMD, with the outright level of IMD being mostly the same, but the pattern of it fairly different:

W2有两个调音主模式——乐调音 "Tune 01 "和 "Tune 02"。
01听起来更亲切、更 "圆润"、更温暖。而02模式则更有分析性，听起来更前卫。我发现自己根据不同曲目在两种调音之间进行了相当多的切换对比，总的来说，我更喜欢01模式。我确实希望我可以得到02模式那种突显的高分辨率，而不会有它带来的那种轻微的干涩感，。这两种调音模式的结合体将是我的首选偏好。

测量结果确实呈现出两种调音之间的一些差异。虽然区别很轻微，但还是有差异。
在谐波方面有轻微的差异，但我认为对声音变化贡献最大的是IMD（译者注：同一通道，不同频率间的抗干扰能力）的差异，IMD的总体水平大部分是相同的，但其模式相当不同。

In any case, I was able to correctly discern which tune mode was which in a blind test 20/20 times, what that difference might be caused by I’m not sure.

Spatial presentation is a mixed one, size of stage is ok, but not amazing. Likely not an issue for IEMs though where the bottleneck will be the transducers themselves in almost all cases, and other factors such as resolution, timbre and separation will be more important.
Separation is very good, with different elements occupying their own space and rarely encroaching on eachother or making other elements harder to hear clearly, as can happen on some poorer sources.

Imaging is again good. Left to right imaging is smooth and consistent but direction isn’t too precise and can often be a little bit ‘diffused’.
Centred vocals often came across as coming from somewhere generally in front of me, or in my head, rather than a specific direction or point in space. However in relation to other products both portable and desktop at this pricepoint, it’s doing I’d say slightly above average.

Resolution and retrieval of low-level information was surprisingly impressive for a dac of this size and price.

在任何情况下，我都能够在20/20次的盲测中正确分辨出哪种调音模式，这种差异可能是由什么引起的，我并不确定。

空间感表现是一个混合了各要素的综合体，声场大小是可以的，但不算惊人。不过对于IEM来说可能不是问题，在几乎所有情况下，声场的瓶颈都是耳机发声单元本身，而其他因素如分辨率、音色和分离度会对空间感更重要。

分离度非常好，不同的元素占据自己的空间，很少相互侵占或使其他元素更难听清楚，这在一些较差的音源上是可能发生的。

结像表现也很好。从左到右的结像是平滑和一致的，但方向不是太精确，经常会有一点 "弥散感"。
中心的人声往往来自于我前面的某个方位，或在我的脑海中，而不是一个特定的方向或空间点。然而，与这个价位的其他便携式和台式产品相比，它的表现我认为略高于平均值。

对于这种尺寸和价格的DAC来说，解析力和小音量下的信息量揭示令人惊讶地印象深刻。

In Fourplay’s ‘101 Eastbound’ everything from the subtle reverberations within the piano to each rattle of the hi-hat strikes are clear and precise.

Microdynamics and timbre are handled very well, with a difference between the tune 01 and tune 02 modes being that tune 01 offers a slightly darker, more forgiving sound at the cost of giving up some sense of ‘air’ and space, whilst tune 02 is more open, forward sound, but slightly more prone to sibilance.


Timbre of woodwind, brass and vocals were generally very good, however drums did come across too soft, and other transient-heavy instruments like plucking of guitar strings did not have the immediacy that they should.

This meant that overall the W2 was excellent for a lot of classical, orchestral, and acoustic music. With plenty of resolution, separation, and wonderful handling of instrument timbre. Or indeed rock where that ‘toning down’ of some of the more aggressive masters is actually something of a blessing.
However for electronic, and percussion-heavy genres where immediacy and ‘slam’ is important, it did fall short.

在Fourplay的 《101 Eastbound》曲目中，从钢琴内发出的微妙混响到踩镲敲击的每一个响声都清晰而精确。

微动态和音色处理得非常好，乐调音01和02模式之间的区别是01模式提供了一个稍暗的、更宽松的声音，代价是放弃了一些 "空气感”和空间感，而02模式是更开放、更靠前的声音，但略微容易产生咝咝声。


木管乐器、铜管乐器和人声音色在多数情况下表现都很好，但是鼓声确实太轻了，其他瞬态强的乐器，如吉他弦的弹奏，没有应有的瞬时感。

这意味着总的来说，W2对于许多古典音乐、管弦乐和原声音乐来说是非常好的。有足够的分辨率、分离度，以及对乐器音色的美妙处理。或者确切的说，w2在表现摇滚中一些更加气势逼人的大师作品里的“缓降”部分时，它的声音特性的确是件好事。

然而，对于电子乐和重击类打击乐的流派来说，瞬时性和 "打击感"是很重要的，这方面它确实有些不够。

Overall I’d say the W2 doesn’t really have any faults, but does have a somewhat distinctive tuning. It’s an excellently built, great sounding product with a lot of flexibility thanks to the inbuilt tuning and eq options. It falls short in sheer ‘impact’ but does just about everything else very well or excellently and for the price I strongly recommend it, with the caveat that it may not suit listeners of more ‘lively’ genres quite so well.

It’s an excellent source for IEMs and offers tremendous 50mv performance, but those wanting to power hungrier cans such as planars may need something with more power.

总的来说，我认为W2并没有什么缺点，而且它确实有一些独特的调音。它是一个做工精良、音质出色的产品，由于内置乐调音和EQ均衡器的选择，它具有很高的可玩性。在纯粹的 "冲击力"方面有所欠缺，但在其他方面W2做得很优秀或者很卓越，对于这个价格，我强烈推荐它，但要注意的是，它可能不适合更 "活泼"的音乐类型的听众。

它是驱动IEM的一个很好的音源，并提供了巨量的50mv性能，但对于那些想搭配更吃推力的大耳机比如平板头戴的用户来说，就需要更高的功率输出了。

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