Product Comparison: Audioengine W3 vs Audioengine D2

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Audioengine W3 Wireless Audio Adapter Kit

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Audioengine D2 Premium 24-bit Wireless DAC Refurbished

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General Specifications

Brand

Audioengine

Model

Origin

USA

About the Product

The Audioengine W3 Wireless Audio Adapter sets a new level of quality and ease-of-use for wireless audio. Even if you’re not an audio enthusiast, you will still hear a difference!

The D2 24-bit Wireless DAC is a simple yet powerful wireless digital-to-analog converter with performance and features generally found only in much more expensive DACs.

Key Specs

Built-in DAC

CS4344

PCM1792

Type

Portable

Desktop

Sample Resolution/Rate

16-bit / 48kHz

24-bit / 96kHz

Signal/Noise Ratio

95 dB

115 dB

Audioengine W3

Audioengine D2

What customers say about "Key Specs"

Audioengine W3 Wireless Audio Adapter Kit

Setup was true plug-n-play, sound was perfect, exactly what I was hoping it would be.
The sound quality is beyond decent. It's not audiophile-grade, but clear and enjoyable.
The sound is crystal clear. I am very satisfied with it!
The quality of sound is fantastic, and I would say that it is CD quality or better.
The base generally sounds great and almost works beautifully but occasionally they cut out for ten seconds or so and then come back on.

Audioengine D2 Premium 24-bit Wireless DAC Refurbished

The are super simple to set up, and the sound quality is excellent. Highly recommended.
Works perfectly, no setup issues, sound quality excellent you’d never know the system wasn’t directly wired! I highly recommend the D2
I would highly recommend this piece of audio gear to any music enthusiast who is interested in getting much better quality sound.
Simple easy. Tone quality very good. So expensive！
The optical output of the receiver is not compatible with the Sonos system!

Size & Weight

Color

Black

Height

0.39 in.

1 in.

Width

3.93 in.

4.75 in.

Depth

1.18 in.

5.5 in.

Weight

1.76 oz.

10.3 oz.

Audioengine W3

Audioengine D2

Audioengine W3

Audioengine D2

Audioengine W3

Audioengine D2

Audioengine W3

Audioengine D2

What customers say about "Size & Weight"

Audioengine W3 Wireless Audio Adapter Kit

Excellent quality, small size, transmitting over long distance of more than 20 meters without loss of quality, great!
Love the device and would highly recommend. Good sound and size.
I had the W1 wireless adapter between my PC and my Marantz 7010 receiver and just decided to upgrade. Perfect size and design!
The sub sounds great, thanks for this small unit, i recommend.
Setup was true plug-n-play, sound was perfect but size not for me.

Audioengine D2 Premium 24-bit Wireless DAC Refurbished

They are small and about the size of 2-3 stacked CD cases each.
I recommend this product to anyone wishing to stream music from a digital source to a high-end system. This DAC have a good size and weight.
Really impressed in the improved audio quality. Good size. Lightweight DAC.
Great documentation and outstanding performance and size of this unit.
Once the D2 is running, the music from lossless file formats is GREAT! But size of this DAC are big.

Features

Enclosure Material

Plastic

Plastic / Aluminum

Max. Frequency Response

20 kHz

30 kHz

Min. Frequency Response

20 Hz

10 Hz

Controls

Pair Button

Volume Control, Pair Button

OS Compatibility

Microsoft Windows, Apple OS, Linux

Apple OS, Microsoft Windows, Linux

Wireless Connection

Interfaces

USB, Line In, Line Out

USB, Optical Input, Optical Output, Analog Stereo RCA

Extras

Status Indicator, Wireless connection between Sender and Receiver, PurePath™

Wireless connection between Sender and Receiver, Status Indicator, Microfiber bag included, I2C Volume Control

Min. Frequency Response
Max. Frequency Response

Audioengine W3

Audioengine D2

Audioengine W3

Audioengine D2

What customers say about "Features"

Audioengine W3 Wireless Audio Adapter Kit

I was afraid that since the receiving end is always on that it would keep the powered sub from shutting itself down, but it's alright.
The signal it outputs is nice and clean and, in days of using it, has never dropped synchronization.
I have had them running for months without a single hickup and my subwoofer sounds so fantastic.
That will eliminate the need for wires from a laptop computer to the piano. Great product!
Sounds like a skipping record with USB input. Computer diagnostic says this is a USB 2 device, no good for USB 3.

Audioengine D2 Premium 24-bit Wireless DAC Refurbished

Once the D2 is running, the music from lossless file formats is GREAT!
No cables running for long distances around the room.
Also note that on my Win10 (64 bit) system, it required no driver and installs as a speaker system, that's nice.
I am amazed at how good streaming music from Spotify, iTunes, and other sources sound when played through my audio system!
So this product is unusable as a digital transfer. I have not tried the analogue outputs.

Warranty / Certifications

Manufacturer Warranty

3 year(s)

Certifications

CE, FCC