Hi guys, just received my new Tplus 12th today. Happy to know that being the first owner of my country.
The sound is superb, quite natural & no regret.
The sound is superb, quite natural & no regret.
DENAFRIPS Terminator: the King of R2R dac
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Kiet Teoh
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My setup as below.
1. streamer to hermes via USB
2. hermes to terminator 2 via I2s
2. terminator 2 back to hermes via 2xBNC
3. terminator 2 to preamp via XLR
4. preamp to poweramp via XLR
5. power amp to speaker
on 4/12/22, my terminator 2 can’t receive any signal from Hermes, i reset everything from the beginning as per the guide i found from the website & its works. FYI i did the same when i first received the hermes & it works until 4/12. But from 7/12, the same problem happen again, no sound. everything worked well from 4/12 to 6/12 & i didnt change anything on my setup/setting. Even if i turn off my hermes' clock still no sound. only way is to bypass hermes by conneting my steamer directly to terminator 2.
May i know whats wrong on my setup? or it is due to any faulty on hermes? Did any encountered the same with me? Emailed Vinshine few days but no response at all.
1. streamer to hermes via USB
2. hermes to terminator 2 via I2s
2. terminator 2 back to hermes via 2xBNC
3. terminator 2 to preamp via XLR
4. preamp to poweramp via XLR
5. power amp to speaker
on 4/12/22, my terminator 2 can’t receive any signal from Hermes, i reset everything from the beginning as per the guide i found from the website & its works. FYI i did the same when i first received the hermes & it works until 4/12. But from 7/12, the same problem happen again, no sound. everything worked well from 4/12 to 6/12 & i didnt change anything on my setup/setting. Even if i turn off my hermes' clock still no sound. only way is to bypass hermes by conneting my steamer directly to terminator 2.
May i know whats wrong on my setup? or it is due to any faulty on hermes? Did any encountered the same with me? Emailed Vinshine few days but no response at all.
RHMMMM
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I bought a Terminator II 12th a few weeks ago and am loving it. Also picked up a Rockna Wavelight which is excellent. Will be posting a review of both and a comparison maybe over the holiday.
S Crowther
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Did you email to "sales@vinshine audio.com"?
Try to change I2S with different input cable ,like optical .
Hi guys, any of you can tell will there be any SQ difference when hook up with ddc GAIA vs Hermes to Tplus with clk sync from tplus?
alphaman
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I have an Ares 2, which I bought brand new in 2020. Has very few hours on it because it simply lacks the "PRaT" of my $40 Chinese TDA1305 "Fever" dac.
With A2, I tried all the NOS/OS and filter combos. The sound is cleaner and more focused than the $40 Fever. But fails to excite and engage. Not good for electronic trance music ... and many other genres. The problems with having all those R's in the discrete R2R (Denafrips, et al) topology, is that it takes speed of light (c) TIME for the signal to make it thru those long traces. Me thinks that is what slows the music down, robin it of pace and drive.
With A2, I tried all the NOS/OS and filter combos. The sound is cleaner and more focused than the $40 Fever. But fails to excite and engage. Not good for electronic trance music ... and many other genres. The problems with having all those R's in the discrete R2R (Denafrips, et al) topology, is that it takes speed of light (c) TIME for the signal to make it thru those long traces. Me thinks that is what slows the music down, robin it of pace and drive.
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I do not believe so, the main material difference between the two other than aesthetics and build finesse is the clock. If you use clock out - as I do with my TII and Hermes - i suspect you can save your money from a Gaia upgrade. I believe Alvin at Vinshine has expressed something similar also…
How well does the OG Terminator hold up against current Denafrips offerings? For example, is the OG Terminator superior to the current model Pontus II?
Carusoracer1
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I surmise it’s a tricky question to answer. I for one have the original Terminator, no upgrade to the firmware, the DSP board has been updated.
I also have the original Pontus, it has the DNA and soul of the original Terminator. When I compared, my reactions were thinking I made a mistake and should have stayed with the Pontus. It still has that soulful feeling, however that’s more or less distortion. It just makes music, and not overly analytical.
The Terminator simply demands more, its window is just larger and revealing while still retaining its form. Once I made some changes upstream it was a quantum leap. Moving up the line really intrigues me as well.
I also have the original Pontus, it has the DNA and soul of the original Terminator. When I compared, my reactions were thinking I made a mistake and should have stayed with the Pontus. It still has that soulful feeling, however that’s more or less distortion. It just makes music, and not overly analytical.
The Terminator simply demands more, its window is just larger and revealing while still retaining its form. Once I made some changes upstream it was a quantum leap. Moving up the line really intrigues me as well.
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I had both the Gaia and Hermes syned to my Tplus ... I returned the Gaia to Alvin.
Cheers.
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richardloh
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Wrong chat 
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S Crowther
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My setup is:
Aether: Gaia: T+16: Artemis.
CAJames
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Yes, I recall Alvin saying the same thing re: Hermes v. Gaia. For me, my TII is silver but the Hermes only comes in black so... I got a Gaia.
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