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What Digital to Digital Converter Do You Use? Why?

I have an iFi Zen Stream and am considering using a digital to digital converter to convert the iFi's USB to i2s into the May Holo DAC.

I guess the question that arises is if this approach is sonically better than USB directly into the DAC.

So, who can offer some advice based on personal experience?  Yes, I do realize that your DAC and streamer differ from mine.

 

vonhelmholtz
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fthompson251
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I have the Dinafrips Hermes with I2s into the Venus II DAC. With the Hermes installed 2 things stand out. The soundstage is 20% (estimated) larger wide and deeper and the Bass has much better refinement and definition. 

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vonhelmholtz OP
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@soix 

 

Seeing the SU-6 review is what prompted my post.

So far..responses are positive.  My Holo DAC, which arrives in five days, has a configurable HDMI i2s

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fuzztone
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I enjoyed the Matrix2. It has PS Audio (the orig) configuration. Then it failed. Apos sent out a new one but I haven’t put it back online yet.

I got it for a second i2s input which I have since filled.  It is downright holographic compared to a cheap Amenero box.

soix
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I’m rethinking the SU-6 now after reading more about the Denafrips Iris that is only $542 and seems to share a lot of the same design aspects with the SU-6, and in this review it seems to generate similar results as well. Not sure it’ll work with my Pegasus and have some more research to do, but the Iris looks promising so far and I could put the extra $200 toward a better HDMI cable. Never ends.

https://theaudiobeatnik.com/review-denafrips-iris-ddc-digital-to-digital-converter/

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