Thank God, you did not mention about msb select stack. All Denafrips dacs seem to have that extra treble sheen even in youtube videos, is it due to r2r chip distortion ? Any measurements ?
Thank God, you did not mention about msb select stack. All Denafrips dacs seem to have that extra treble sheen even in youtube videos, is it due to r2r chip distortion ? Any measurements ?
Heard there is going to be a plus version relesed soon of the Termy with OCXO clock modules and WCLK input. Not sure though? Only Alvin can confirm this.
Heard there is going to be a plus version relesed soon of the Termy with OCXO clock modules and WCLK input. Not sure though? Only Alvin can confirm this.
Thank God, you did not mention about msb select stack. All Denafrips dacs seem to have that extra treble sheen even in youtube videos, is it due to r2r chip distortion ? Any measurements ?
I've never listened to the MSB Select stack and neither any Denafrips DACs except the Terminator.
I did actually do a measurement a few weeks ago on a pair of Wilson Watt Puppies with a umik-1, although I didn't keep it. As you know the Wilson is quite a bright speaker and the response with the Terminator was very neutral flat in the treble. More than anything else, I'd say the Terminator has a rounded and more forgiving treble, it's one of the reasons I prefer it to the MSB Reference when played side-by-side.
I bought the ifi idefender 3.0 to cut 5v and retain the use my newly added used zonotone shupreme 1.2m usb cable amd not the dual head ifi Gemini usb cable into my Denadrips Terminator dac which make an obvious improvement … crispy and clear highs, more textured mids and bass with more extension/depth.
While the Terminator needs 5v for its usb input, I am using the Ideon 3R regenerator which is powered by a 12v LPS and connected directly via a usd1 type A and B male adaptor to the Termimator since trials with various AQ carbon, furutech gt2 pro etc. usb cables instead saw drop in SQ … the Ideon 3R provides its own clean 5v for the Terminator to work.
End of day, pleasantly surprised that the Terminator can be further improved in SQ to me via this usd49 ifi idefender to cut 5v and hope works for anyone else who tries this ...
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