Denafrips R2R DAC (plays 512 DSD) reviewed as giant killer

[butifull01]

I have a schedule to provide Denafrips DAC for HI FI newbies. (group-buy)

 

I think that Venus' spec and price are suitable for them.

 

But there is no informations about Venus.

 

For them, Terminator is too expensive.

 

And Pontus seems to be not good.

 

I want to know comparison data about Venus vs Terminator.

 

[(ex) Venus is 70% of Terminator]

[butifull01]

I have Terminator, Golden Atlantic, d1-Six, Formula xHD, Spring Lv.3 KTE, Trinity DAC, and etc.

 

The my DACs comparison test result is here :

 

Trinity DAC >>> Formula xHD > d1-Six >> Terminator > Golden Atlantic

 

As my thought, Terminator is better than Golden Atlantic.

 

Terminator's sound balance is excellent.

 

And its sound resolution is same to Formula xHD.

 

Terminator is the best no. 1 DAC among DACs whose price is under $ 10,000.

 

Highly recommended

[butifull01]

I have Terminator, Golden Atlantic, d1-Six, Formula xHD, Spring Lv.3 KTE, Trinity DAC, and etc.

 

The my DACs comparison test result is here :

 

Trinity DAC >>> Formula xHD > d1-Six >> Terminator > Golden Atlantic

 

As my thought, Terminator is better than Golden Atlantic.

 

Terminator's sound balance is excellent.

 

And its sound resolution is same to Formula xHD.

 

Terminator is the best DAC among DACs whose price is under $ 10,000.

 

Highly recommended

 

 

 

Spring Lv.3 KTE is good DAC, but Terminator is much better than Spring.

 

Spring Lv. 3 KTE has weakness at sound texture, stage imagination, dynamics.

 

Spring can't compare to BEST DACs.

 

But Terminator is enough to compare my Best DACs.

[butifull01]

I recorded Terminator and Best DACs' sound.

 

Original musics' format is 16 bit / 44.1 KHz

 

Recorded musics' format is 24 bit / 96KHz

 

Here is the comparison test data link :

 

http://gofile.me/6xyUW/CaWlkDljB

[butifull01]

I had Terminator's A-B comparison test.

 

1. Trinity DAC

 

2. TotalDAC d1-Six

 

3. Formula xHD

 

4. Golden Atlantic

 

5. Analog DAC

 

6. Dave

 

7. Manhattan II

 

8. La Scala MK II Optologic

 

 

I also Yggdrasil and Spring Lv. 3 KTE comparison test, but I think these test is meaningless.

 

 

Here is my result :

 

1. Trinity DAC - 100%

 

2. TotalDAC d1-Six - 80%

 

3. Formula xHD - 83%

 

4. Golden Atlantic - 72%

 

5. Analog DAC - 67%

 

6. Dave - 61%

 

7. Manhattan II - 56%

 

8. La Scala MK II Optologic - 74%

 

 

[[Terminator]] - 79%

 

 

[butifull01]

1 hour ago, bibo01 said:

How are organized the files inside this 2 GB file?

What A/D did you use? 

 

I don't have expensive recording components.

 

I have SONY PCM-D100. (PCM : 24bit/192KHz, DSD 64 recording is possible)

 

I just recorded them in midnight.

[butifull01]

20 minutes ago, bibo01 said:

Thanks.

How are the files named inside the download file?

Was it recorded through the microphone or connected to DACs' outputs?

 

No~

 

Just recording files that is used PCM-D100

 

I wrote Terminator DE, but it is no meaning. DE means to just informs my files

 

http://cafe.naver.com/digitusupremo/1285

 

 

[butifull01]

31 minutes ago, bibo01 said:

Sorry if I insist,  we have an English problem.

Was microphone used or Line-IN?

 

I use microphone

 

I'm sorry.

 

I can speak English very well.

 

I'm Korean.

[butifull01]

I received XMOS DSP Board.

 

Highly satisfied with it~!

 

Denafrips new DSP Board makes DACs can be worked at JPLAY DAC Link 1000Hz in case of SGM.

 

I'm Denafrips, Taiko Audio, etc. dealer.

 

SGM Extreme made super massive hit in high end digital source devices market.

 

For three months, 27 Korean audiophiles ordered SGM Extreme.

 

Among them, 10 audiophiles are Terminator users and very satisfied with them.

 

I'm dealer and adviser of 10 digital brands at the same time.

 

I'll send Terminator to Taiko Audio for perfect matching with SGM Extreme.

 

And Taiko Audio is developing cheaper SGMs.

 

My Terminator will be used SGM development reference DAC.

 

In October, XMOS version Terminator and new cheap and super fantastic SGM will be perfect combination.

 

Remember~!!!

 

 

[butifull01]

1 hour ago, rickca said:

Sounds very promising!  Although SGM's definition of cheap may not match expectations. 😋

 

New cheaper SGMs will be two models.

 

Taiko Audio uses only world best customized parts, so price will be not low.

 

But Entry SGM price will be highly reasonable.

 

Although Entry SGM price is not fixed, you will order the world no. 1 cost effective music server.

 

Taiko Audio's face music server is not SGM Extreme but Entry SGM.

 

If you know installed parts quality and sound quality, you will never say it is expensive.

 

[[[ZENith SE MK II Std XL price + 75% of SGM Extreme quality]]]

 

This is Emile's final goals about Entry SGM.

 

After about 4 months, AS members will focus on this reasonable perfect music servers.

 

Stay tuned~!!

[butifull01]

6 hours ago, Ricardo007 said:

Do you use entreq box on denafrips with benefit? On both unused input and or output?

 

My system components all have Entreq Grounding.

 

Because my cables are all Entreq Flagship cables, all cables are earthed.

 

If you want to reduce noise, I don't recommend Entreq Grounding sets.

 

Entreq grounding sets makes HI FI system be more beautiful, but noise reducing efficiency is too low.

 

If you want to reducing noise and quality up both, I recommend Taiko Audio [Setchi D-3].

 

Much cheaper and much efficient than Entreq Gounding sets.

 

 

[butifull01]

46 minutes ago, Ricardo007 said:

Would be nice to try taiko setchi but would be hard to find space in my bedroom system... where is best to try setchis? On terminator makes a difference?

 

 

Setchi and Entreq make different results each other.

 

Setchi makes more detail and exact.

 

Entreq makes more beautiful and natural.

 

But the most important thing is I did comparison test with Entreq Olympus Ten and Atlantis Eartha.

 

Setchi is just 500 euro.

 

You will have no choice. Ha Ha

[butifull01]

54 minutes ago, Ricardo007 said:

Would be nice to try taiko setchi but would be hard to find space in my bedroom system... where is best to try setchis? On terminator makes a difference?

 

 

Setchi D-3 Lan type is super fantastic.

 

When I test Setchi D-3 Lan type to Sotm switching herb, I sold one Olympus Ten and Olympus Infinity Eartha cable.

[butifull01]

On 7/18/2019 at 2:34 AM, butifull01 said:

 

[butifull01]

Here are two DACs movies with SGM Extreme.

 

Terminator and Formula xHD (Not Analogue rev. 2 upgrade) difference is big.

 

But if SGM Extreme is installed, Terminator sound quality is much better than Formula xHD.

 

My camcorder is very cheap model, so you have to increase system volume by 6 ~10.

 

Enjoy it~!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

[butifull01]

I made movies about Venus (about $ 2,900) vs Trinity (about $ 65,000).

 

Venus and Terminator are also much worse than Trinity.

 

But as my thought, the most cost effective DAC is terminator, next Venus.

 

Please check it by yourself~!

 

Enjoy~!

 

https://www.whatsbestforum.com/threads/taiko-audio-sgm-extreme-the-crème-de-la-crème.27433/page-54

[butifull01]

I have 8 DACs.

 

Although I do DAC comparison test with SGM Extreme, 

 

other DACs are much worse than Trinity DAC.

 

Only Terminator and Venus are increased their sound quality.