Very informative and helpful with which units are better suited for the combination of upgrading. Once again Alvin is more interested in helping the audiophile with improving one’s enjoyment of music vs emptying out one’s pockets for no benefit. Nice job. 👍
@VinshineAudio2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Dean. I appreciate your kind words!
@wolfmanjacksaid2 жыл бұрын
I was so blown away by the Iris DDC that I decided to make it my desktop PC unit and ordered the Gaia for my main audio setup.
@VinshineAudio2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the support sir!
@sp6450 Жыл бұрын
Yeah definitely didn't expect this thing to have such a significant impact on sound. How does the Gaia stack up vs the Iris, any major improvement or just a very slight difference?
@robertreynolds22122 жыл бұрын
Really enjoy watching these videos. Denafrips has given my system new life & seeing what goes into the magic is very interesting.
@VinshineAudio2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Robert!
@marcgoldstein29572 жыл бұрын
Why you should trust a company who informs you on what you should buy for your configuration VS going for the upsell. Gaia ordered today!
@VinshineAudio2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Marc :)
@Smokej6202 жыл бұрын
Thanks Alvin for a straight forward description that fully explains the use of each device!
@VinshineAudio2 жыл бұрын
Most welcome sir!
@jamesgiampapa2 жыл бұрын
Very nice description and great that you recommended specific applications for each unit
@VinshineAudio2 жыл бұрын
Thank you James, glad to be of help!
@TipoF129B2 жыл бұрын
Great info Alvin - you answered the question I had on combination of Iris (I like the optical isolation concept) with the Term 2 or plus. I’m going to get the iris soon for my topping d90 then hopefully be able to get the terminator plus at some point. Thank you.
@VinshineAudio2 жыл бұрын
Thank you sir! I appreciate your support!
@Smokej6202 жыл бұрын
Thanks Alvin for the detailed explanation of each unit and their potential uses. This has simplified which unit to get for me in the future unless of course I upgrade from the Pontus 2 to a higher end model DAC. Denafrips offers the consumer many choices for further upgrades.
@VinshineAudio2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for choosing DENAFRIPS products !
@marklawrence41162 жыл бұрын
Very nicely done Alvin - a pleasure watching this and listening to your explanations We had something similar at Audio Alchemy with DTi-Pro and Pro 32. I must buy one of these Very best wishes Mark S
@TipoF129B2 жыл бұрын
Would you believe that’s still in my rig! I run a dde 3.0 with analog lifted directly from ad1862 chip bypassing all the output circuitry directly to a pass xa25.
@marklawrence41162 жыл бұрын
@@TipoF129B that really makes me smile inside - many thanks
@VinshineAudio2 жыл бұрын
Very cool!
@minglisu63572 жыл бұрын
Dear Alvin, use the computer digital connection, the speaker is GENELEC The One 8361A, no additional DAC, then DDC's choice of Hermes and Gaia is recommended to use, thank you
@VinshineAudio2 жыл бұрын
Hi Li Su, we may continue the conversation over email :)
@siddharthakataki2 жыл бұрын
Alvin, thank you for this
@VinshineAudio2 жыл бұрын
Most welcome! Hope it's helpful!
@richardloh82602 жыл бұрын
That is Alvin ... your honest goody hiend hifi and I saved $ with Hermes and not the Gaia which I had both demoed 😍
@VinshineAudio2 жыл бұрын
Good choice!
@dishan1202 жыл бұрын
Hi Alvin - Thanks for the review I have a Pontus II which one do you recommend?
@VinshineAudio2 жыл бұрын
Hermes DDC for you sir!
8 ай бұрын
where should I place my Denafrips Hermes DDC in the hifi chain, between pc/laptop and the DSP processor (minidsp shd studio) or between the DSP processor and DAC?
@10ozGold2 жыл бұрын
Thank-you Alvin. I've always wondered what the differences are. This helps a lot. Is the Terminator II's OCXO higher quality than the Hermes and GAIA?
@VinshineAudio2 жыл бұрын
The OCXO of the TII and Herms are of the same quality :)
@mortimersnerd13482 жыл бұрын
@@VinshineAudio Alvin, if the OCXO in Herms is of the same quality of TII, and I paired my Pontus II with the Hermes, can I expect the same performance of, at least, the Venus? Or would the upgrade be indistinguishable? I'm wondering if it would be night & day difference in quality or only marginal?
@quinto349 ай бұрын
Very informative, thanks a bunch!
@robertm85182 жыл бұрын
Excellent review and comparison!
@VinshineAudio2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Robert!
@Coneman35 ай бұрын
So if using with hi end gear without a clock, you are best with the Gaia?
@A2AStudios2 жыл бұрын
Great video! Thank you!
@VinshineAudio2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jerry!
@worstgamerevah Жыл бұрын
So if I plan to get the terminator + 12Th and use AES to link my streamer, I should get the Gaia?
@audiorick8412 жыл бұрын
Excellent explanation.
@VinshineAudio2 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@HailKingCeezer2 жыл бұрын
can the iris be used with the master clock?
@VinshineAudio2 жыл бұрын
Iris + Terra MCLK, sure!
@dimoskatsigiannis492 жыл бұрын
Dear Alvin, are the ocxo oscillators of Term+ better than the ones in GAIA?
@TheRealAudioDidact2 жыл бұрын
I'll await Alvin's answer, but the T+ has the clocks spatially closer, which is equivalent to greater time synchrony.
@VinshineAudio2 жыл бұрын
Dear Dimos, the OCXO in T+ and Gaia are of the same quality :)
@TuanLeViet2 жыл бұрын
I have some trouble when connect MD Recorder with DENAFRIPS GAIA. It show Copy Prohibit, does DENAFRIPS deny copy for all their output?
@VinshineAudio2 жыл бұрын
Hi Tuan, I am not sure about it. It's likely the digital output of the source is prohibiting the signal output due to some reason.
Hi, please reach out to our technical team at support@vinshineaudio.com
@chanchenchon6049 Жыл бұрын
So if I choose pontus DAC, The Gaia is more useful due to high quality OCXO?
@VinshineAudio Жыл бұрын
I would recommend Hermes to go with Pontus / Venus DAC. Gaia for the Terminator DAC. Moreover, I always recommend to begin with a better DAC :)
@shanflash68932 жыл бұрын
Hi Alvin, I have the Terminator 1. Do I get an improvement with a DDC? If yes which one do you suggest; Gaia?
@PaoPaoBuz2 жыл бұрын
Any news??
@shanflash68932 жыл бұрын
@@PaoPaoBuz Yes, unless you can connect to share the clock (i.e for us with Terminator 1) Gaia is the better choice…
@PaoPaoBuz2 жыл бұрын
@@shanflash6893 what do you mean share the clock?
@shanflash68932 жыл бұрын
@@PaoPaoBuz in Terminator 2 and Terminator Plus (as they have the necessary inputs) you can connect the Dac and the Ddc in such a way that you can make the Terminators' chips Master. This way you don't need the Gaia's clock which is better than Hermes' clock. However Terminator 1 does not have this connection. Therefore, with Terminator 1 you need the Ddc with a better clock.
@PaoPaoBuz2 жыл бұрын
@@shanflash6893 with Terminator 1 i connect It with i2s??
@johnratcliffe64382 жыл бұрын
Is there any advantage to running the output from a CD Transport through a DDC?
@VinshineAudio2 жыл бұрын
Hi John, it's depends very much on the individual system. Would you please drop me an email? I'll be able to make a recommendation. Sales@vinshineaudio.com
@TheRealAudioDidact2 жыл бұрын
Woot
@VinshineAudio2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@90123jf2 жыл бұрын
Can any denafrips product used with other brand master clock? Thanks Alvin
@VinshineAudio2 жыл бұрын
Hi Jason, not that I know of sir. Would you consider the DENAFRIPS MCLK - Terra/ Aether?
@saratoga863 Жыл бұрын
basically, only crystals are different!! and the price diferents is for idiots!!!! gl