DDC With I2S in and Out

The microDDC is one of a kind in terms of input/output design. It sounds better than the Singxer SU-6 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmycorlO2Vo), which in turn outperforms the Gaia—at least on paper—in terms of electrical noise and jitter (https://goldensound.audio/2021/10/04/denafrips-gaia-measurements-with-terminator-clock-sync-test/). What’s not to like?

I said, "...outperforms the Gaia...in terms of electrical noise and jitter," as shown below. I did not mean sonically. It's actually good that the Gaia still holds an edge sonically. The SU-6 was endorsed by several reviewers, including Hans, and I don't expect it to be a level below. Thanks for the feedback.

                                 Jitter(rms)   Electrical(rms)   Jitter(peak)  Electrical(peak)

Holo Red                     73ps           2.97mV                213ps           12.9mV

Singxer SU-6              75ps           3.3mV                  225ps            13.7mV

Singxer SU-2 KTE      85ps           3.2mV                247ps            13mV

Denafrips Gaia           86ps           5.2mV                  243ps            20.7mV

Gustard U18             453ps           5.2mV                1133ps            22mV

At this point I’m considering running the new I2S device into a microDDC/SBooster LPS combo, ...

That was my original pitch, but since you had the Gaia, how can you be sure the Micro DDC will live up to the already high expectations?  Maybe it is a risk worth taking given all the hype there.

Please report back.  Thank you.