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New Denafrips recklocker/converters: IRIS and GAIA

Denefrips recently announced new products that recklock and convert DSD and PCM.

IRIS - $472:
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Input:  USB  
Output:  I2s-HDMI, I2s-RJ45, Coax, AES and Toslink


GAIA - $1604
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Input:  Coax, Toslink, AES, USB
Output:   I2s-HDMI, I2s-RJ45, Coax, AES x 2, Toslink

Both have connections to add external clocks.

Might be worth looking into if you have a DAC that has I2s, (or another input) that your streamer does not output that you'd like to try.    Available for pre-order.  I might have the prices wrong, as I tried to convert from Singapore dollars.




veroguy
djones51
4,947 posts
 
Oh, OK just wondered I've used my NUC as the server and endpoint through USB and never had a noise problem nor did it stress the NUC, maybe the one I assembled isn't as noisy as the nucleus.
electroslacker
375 posts
 
A lot of the guts of the IRIS are the same as the USB input of the Terminator, which then feeds the I2s circuitry inside the Terminator, so a question is how much this external device can improve the Terminator.  I'd like the best digital path but I dont want to do processing twice.
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jaytor
765 posts
 
My guess (and it is just a guess) is that the Iris won't provide significant benefit, although it might reduce USB electrical noise a bit which could help. The Gaia, on the other hand, may have a better clock and improved noise isolation and data buffering compared to the circuitry in the Terminator. 
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orosie
19 posts
 
The Gaia also offers more inputs (AES/SPDIF/COAX), as the Iris only offers to reclock and convert USB.  If using a Terminator +, you can use that clock to sync up the Iris as well.
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phastm3
88 posts
 
I have the Gaia that I will be putting up for sale this week. I downsized from separates to an integrated.
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