New D/D Converters from Denafrips

[Acholate]

I'm in same position as @Dev, looking forward to comparison between Terminator with Gaia, just TP and TP with Gaia.

[Acholate]

On 1/20/2021 at 10:46 AM, xllms said:

I have recently added the eR+oR to the system which the mac mini no longer connects directly to the DAC. Due to this, I am unable to play some music from web based app (NetEase Music). To solve this problem, I am planning to acquire a DDC to connect the mac mini directly to the DDC (USB) and the DDC will connect to the DAC via i2S (RJ45), which this is the only available hi-res input left for the existing DAC. In view of the future upgrade of acquiring the Denafrips Terminator Plus in the near future, I am considering the Denafrips Hermes or Gaia DDC. 

 

Other than Gaia uses a better OXCO chip, does anyone know what are other differences (technical specifications & sonic qualities) between the Hermes and Gaia? 

 

Any input is greatly appreciated. Thank you.

 

 

symon

 

Hi, I think you can use HQPlayer or any music player which has loop-back function to play anything from your mac. I'm using HQPlayer with VB-Audio virtual audio cable to play video and youtube. Check these out.

 

https://rogueamoeba.com/loopback/

https://vb-audio.com/Cable/index.htm

 

If you plan to buy DDC then I think you should use it after oR to further enhance the SQ not connect it directly to the mac.