# Upgrade Kit Vs Direct Stream

**URL:** <https://forum.psaudio.com/t/upgrade-kit-vs-direct-stream/1258>\
**Category:** DACs\
**Created:** [June 17, 2014, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/upgrade-kit-vs-direct-stream/1258 "2014-06-17T15:10:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![sumerian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e8cbc/32.png) [@sumerian](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/sumerian)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2014, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/upgrade-kit-vs-direct-stream/1258/1 "2014-06-17T15:10:04Z")

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Hello Folks,

Is there any sonic /quality differences between DirectStream Upgrade kit and DirectStream?

I know the remote sensor has been enhanced in DirectStream a part from that difference is there any other change?

I have a MK2 with Bridge wanted to know if getting upgrade kit is same as buying the direct stream

Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![Elk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/elk/32/1240_2.png) [@Elk](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Elk)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2014, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/upgrade-kit-vs-direct-stream/1258/2 "2014-06-17T15:13:09Z")

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The kit is otherwise, as I understand it, the same.

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**Author:** ![sumerian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e8cbc/32.png) [@sumerian](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/sumerian)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2014, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/upgrade-kit-vs-direct-stream/1258/3 "2014-06-17T15:41:14Z")

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On website it says “Once the PWD’s insides have been removed and replace with the DirectStream kit, your PerfectWave DAC will be nearly identical to a new DirectStream”

Just curious on why it says “nearly” if everything is same, it sound sound same right?

Sorry i am not trying to be smart A\*\* just wanted to make sure i wont have regrets later.

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**Author:** ![rogerdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e0b2c6/32.png) [@rogerdn](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/rogerdn)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2014, 3:45pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/upgrade-kit-vs-direct-stream/1258/4 "2014-06-17T15:45:36Z")

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> **sumerian said** On website it says "Once the PWD’s insides have been removed and replace with the DirectStream kit, your PerfectWave DAC will be nearly identical to a new DirectStream"
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> Just curious on why it says “nearly” if everything is same it sound sound same right? Sorry i am not trying to be smart A\*\* just wanted to make sure i wont have regrets later.

  
The display is the old one.

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**Author:** ![tedsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/tedsmith/32/96626_2.png) [@tedsmith](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/tedsmith)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2014, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/upgrade-kit-vs-direct-stream/1258/5 "2014-06-17T16:00:14Z")

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> **sumerian said** On website it says "Once the PWD’s insides have been removed and replace with the DirectStream kit, your PerfectWave DAC will be nearly identical to a new DirectStream"
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> Just curious on why it says “nearly” if everything is same, it sound sound same right?
> 
> Sorry i am not trying to be smart A\*\* just wanted to make sure i wont have regrets later.

  
The sound should be the same. As mentioned one difference will be that the display is a little used but functionally identical. The other physical difference is that a new DirectStream has a better IR receiver (it works reliably over a longer distance.) Then tiny things like the silkscreened DirectStream…