ANK 5.1 tube dac with Wiim - no sound

[Quinn]

Hi, new here. Bought a Wiim Pro Plus earlier this year and really enjoy it. I played it as a dac for a bit, then a friend lent me a Schiit Bi-Frost and Gustard A26, both sounded better than the Wiim dac but left me feeling I should keep looking for an external dac..

I later bought a used L.K.S. MH-DA004 that just sounds great and have had it in play ever since. For setup I use a Coax 75ohm cable, and I have had no issues. I use an iPad with Wiim with Qobuz. I have had no issues playing anything and the sound is excellent.

Recently 2 friends offered up their dacs for me to try out. One was a Ferrum WANDLA with HYPSOS power supply, and now I have an ANK 5.1 Signature tube dac.

In both cases, using the same setup as the LKS (Coax, and RCA) there is no sound. We didn't have time to troubleshoot the Wandla, but I spent a while trying to figure out why the ANK 5.1 dac has no sound either.

I did have the setting at 24/192, so I dropped that down to 16/44 for the ANK. Still no sound. I'm open to suggestions or experiences people have had that may be the same. I left the Line Out Level as 2 Vrms. Volume is fixed.

I should add that I use a passive pre-amp (Bent Audio).

 

[Wiimer]

Hi, new here. Bought a Wiim Pro Plus earlier this year and really enjoy it. I played it as a dac for a bit, then a friend lent me a Schiit Bi-Frost and Gustard A26, both sounded better than the Wiim dac but left me feeling I should keep looking for an external dac..

I later bought a used L.K.S. MH-DA004 that just sounds great and have had it in play ever since. For setup I use a Coax 75ohm cable, and I have had no issues. I use an iPad with Wiim with Qobuz. I have had no issues playing anything and the sound is excellent.

Recently 2 friends offered up their dacs for me to try out. One was a Ferrum WANDLA with HYPSOS power supply, and now I have an ANK 5.1 Signature tube dac.

In both cases, using the same setup as the LKS (Coax, and RCA) there is no sound. We didn't have time to troubleshoot the Wandla, but I spent a while trying to figure out why the ANK 5.1 dac has no sound either.

I did have the setting at 24/192, so I dropped that down to 16/44 for the ANK. Still no sound. I'm open to suggestions or experiences people have had that may be the same. I left the Line Out Level as 2 Vrms. Volume is fixed.

I should add that I use a passive pre-amp (Bent Audio).

Hi
If you connect a device other than WiiM to ANK, will sound be produced?

 

[Quinn]

I could try it with a CD player I have that has Coax out. But ultimately I need it to work with the Wiim.