[Ichos]

I have a Gaia loaner for a review.
Allo Digione Signature->Gaia->I2S->Venus II , I am pretty speechless....

 

[centuriones]

Hi guys, I wanted to share my experience with the Pontus II and the DDC IRIS.
I wanted to listen to the reviews about the Pontus II - Iris pairing and I must say that, by connecting the two devices with i2s, the difference is considerable. Everything is more focused, better details, deep and intelligible dry bass, clearer mids and wonderful highs.
The pontus has made a significant leap in quality, I am extremely happy.
Highly recommended as long as you connect with i2s.

 

[cglin222]

Hi, experts, I am thinking of Venus ii or Pontus ii + Gaia.
Will Pii + Gaia = Venus II ? and Will Vii + Gaia be better than Pii + Gaia?

 

[cglin222]

Hi, experts, I am thinking of Venus ii or Pontus ii + Gaia.
Will Pii + Gaia = Venus II ? and Will Vii + Gaia be better than Pii + Gaia?

Or maybe Hermes in place of Gaia? Not sure which combo strikes value / performance in turns of sound improvment?

 

[simon740]

Hello,

anyone here use Iris DDC with Ares II?

regards,
Simon

 

[twiceboss]

Hi everyone.

A bit out of headfi topic but should be the same thing as source. (Hifi related)

I currently have: mi box s>topping d70s>smsl da9>triangle br03.

I'm planning to get the Iris to add to the system as i think the mi box bottleneck the overall system. Unfortunately, i do need a streamer like mi box which can play netflix YouTube etc together with music. Though mi box seems a bit bottlenecking and it also upsample everything to 96khz via USB.

Will i improve the SQ wise with Iris?
Mi box s>denafrips iris>topping d70s>smsl da9>triangle br03

 

[rreynolds]

I have a Gaia loaner for a review.
Allo Digione Signature->Gaia->I2S->Venus II , I am pretty speechless....

Tempted to purchase a Gaia before Vinshine Audio raises the price of their products. Currently have a Venus II & Burson Soloist GT amp. After watching Hans Beekhuyzens review, the temptation is worse now lol. May just give myself an early Christmas present.

 

[CAJames]

It is a nice upgrade, and you might as well get it before the price goes up....

 

[dakchi]

Hi
I am interested to purchase an IRIS to improve the signal into my Ares. However. IRIS has only a USB input which is a problem because I am using Bluesound node 2i as a streamer. Is there any solution?
Thanks

 

[Ichos]

Tempted to purchase a Gaia before Vinshine Audio raises the price of their products. Currently have a Venus II & Burson Soloist GT amp. After watching Hans Beekhuyzens review, the temptation is worse now lol. May just give myself an early Christmas present.

Bad news, they have already raised their prices.
You have a few days left to place your order.
https://www.vinshineaudio.com/so/a6NrpdUAZ#/main

 

[CAJames]

Hi
I am interested to purchase an IRIS to improve the signal into my Ares. However. IRIS has only a USB input which is a problem because I am using Bluesound node 2i as a streamer. Is there any solution?
Thanks

Yes, spend more money.

But seriously, IMO you would be better off spending money on moving up to a better Denafrips DAC then getting a DDC at this point. If you want a DDC you should have a DAC with I2S input.

 

[dakchi]

Yes, spend more money.

But seriously, IMO you would be better off spending money on moving up to a better Denafrips DAC then getting a DDC at this point. If you want a DDC you should have a DAC with I2S input.

Ok, but if I assume that I have a Pontus, how can I connect the node 2i to an Iris? Gaia is way too expensive for me

 

[CAJames]

If you have a Pontus maybe you aren't in as big a hurry to upgrade. And if you do I suggest a Hermes rather than a Gaia. But, this is just my opinion. As you say, you don't really have a good option now except to convert the Node coax output to USB and then connect the Iris to Ares with e.g. AES/EBU. Which seems like a lot of work (and money) for small payoff in SQ. Or get a different steamer with USB output.

 

[rreynolds]

It is a nice upgrade, and you might as well get it before the price goes up....

Just purchased one on US AudioMart used, along w/ a Tubulus Concentus i2s cable. Managed to stay below a retail Gaia from Vinshine. Can’t wait to share impressions once it arrives.

 

[cglin222]

What is that aether master clock in the new price list? Don’t see anything on their website