Terminator plus vs Holo Audio may KTE
Herb Reichert has compared these two DACs in his column. Not a head to head comparison but this might be useful: https://www.stereophile.com/content/gramophone-dreams-40-denafrips-terminator-ares-ii |
@snackeyp Thanks for sharing the link. I have read it before but it really helped me reading it again. helped me piecing the puzzle together. I have read and watched everything about the Terminator and the May and this is my conclusion. The May is best in NOS and DSD mode. It’s force is emotion and texture. Could we call it tube like? The Terminator is best in OS and DSD mode and has more focus on details and speed / slam. Could we say it’s a solid state amp? Both DACs have great reviews so it all boils down to taste and system synergy. So back to the beginning your really need to try them in your system 😉 If you have one of this dacs then what do you think about my conclusion? |
I have the Terminator Plus with Gaia and like it a lot, but one thing you should consider is that the T+ has a higher than average output impedance since it drives the output directly from the resistor array and doesn't have an output buffer. If you are driving long cables or a preamp with a lower than average input impedance, you may find that the Holo May is a better fit. |
That’s because of this "COMPRESSION" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gmex_4hreQ&ab_channel=MattMayfieldMusic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcKDMBuGodU&ab_channel=KHSDigitalMediaArts Most streamed or downloaded stuff is the later re-issues. Only album Traveling Wilburys did, but different re-issues over time (newer is not better) https://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list/year?artist=Traveling+Wilburys Remember when there’s no quiet there can be no loud (it called dynamics) Cheers George |
@jaytor Hi jaytor I have come across you before in many forums. Thanks for being so active. I know about the high output impedance and the difference in output stage. could be very interesting to listen to the dacs using the same output stage. I have a tube amp with 100K input impedance so that should be a very good match for the terminator |
