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reliable DDC

I'm in need of a good DDC for a DAC that only takes SPDIF input. So I need USB > SPDIF. I own a Gustard U18 and it's working, but I've read a lot of stuff about reliability problems with Gustard or Chi-fi in general. The only other audiophile level DDC I know of is the Denafrips, also Chinese. Are there any audiophile level DDCs made elsewhere in the world (say, USA?)

 

magon
deep_333
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On a good dac or streamer dac combo, the equivalent of ddc function should already be built in. It should happen right before the conversion with negligible signal travel, etc.

You could screw it up when you have a separate ddc box to do such things, run a wire from it and so on..

 

magon OP
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@tony1954 

Bye.

magon OP
91 posts
 

@deep_333

The main issue is that I have a DAC with only S/PDIF in. No USB.

I also have a DAC with USB in and I probably wouldn't use the DDC with that.

 

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rikkipuu
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I had a Denafrips Iris, a firmware upgrade to my Terminator Plus made the Iris incompatible go figure.  They promised a fix but it has been years, maybe the Iris 15th Plus will be better):

I now have an Antipodes S20 powered by their S60.  Much more musical but that goes along with the increase in cost(:

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