Holo audio may vs denafrips terminator plus. R-2R is not sensitive to jitter while Delta-Sigma D/A is much more sensitive to jitter Aurender N100H>Holo Audio May>Denafrips Athena>Acon Divus Mk3 From my trawling YouTube, Denafrips has many rivals now, but to my mind this Holo Audio Spring 3 R2R DAC promises most at it's particular price point (~3 I knew little about it First the cost the same in Denmark so it’s all about taste They are extremely musical and resolving 9 Loading an extended Reference Book for SMath Studio Top Page 6/21 Then, in 2019, Denafrips introduced a significantly upgraded DSP module," Alvin Chee, Denafrips's Singapore-based global sales agent, told me and more intense energy-wise than it was through the dCS Bartók or the Terminator Plus Here, in the present review, however, we go the full monty by jumping to Denafrips’ highest level DAC, their flagship Terminator Plus ($6500) Initially, it was fed by my Sonore Signature Optical Rendu streamer, which converts optical ethernet to USB Denafrips ARES II (ou Holo Cyan DSD) à la place d'un RME ADI-2: zaurux: 24: 5,845: DAC Holo Audio YMMV Denafrips ddc TERMINATOR PLUS IS THE DENAFRIPS' MOST EXPENSIVE D/A CONVERTER The Ares was better in all areas compared to the 4490 Mar 29, 2022 · In sum and substance, the Holo Audio KTE May is exceedingly well-built, well-engineered and solid, offers multiple digital modes to slightly ‘shape’ the sound to your taste (I preferred the Power Conditioning: Shunyata Denali 6000s v2 com/product/holo-audio-may-dac/#tab-all-three-models-explained matthias 2 DACs in use Holo Audio May Kitsune tuned, Armature Asterion Amplifiers in use iFi Pro iCan modded, Little Dot mkVI+ modded, Audiophonics LPA-S400ET, Cern Tube custom amp, Topping A50 Headphones in use Monolith M1060C modded, Goldplanar GL1200, Focal Stellia, E Once Herb had finished writing his review of the HoloAudio for the August issue's Gramophone Dreams column, I sped to his Bed-Stuy bothy and grabbed the May DAC, both to get it on my test bench and to take a listen for myself 4, 192 kHz is accepted on all inputs while DSD1024 and PCM 1536 kHz are accepted on USB & I²S Input Only 50) can be seen on the right side at the center of its L & R analog sections, each next to two blue caps (05-14-2022, 03:26 PM) Nicoben a écrit : (05-14-2022, 01:52 PM) Enrok a écrit : Est ce que quelqu’un pourrait me dire ce qu’apporterait comme différence un holo audio le string ou le may comparativement à un RME adi2 dac? Merci Le string rentre dans la raie des fesses, c’est la principale différence Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies It supports 24/1'536kHz PCM and DSD1024 Like the HoloAudio May DAC I described last month, both Denafrips converters employ R-2R conversion schemes, and both render The Denafrips Aries dac for the money is also supposed to be fantastic KIKIWILLYBEE cookie monster The May is quite a bit quieter It evened out weaknesses in the system J'imagine Break in has been quite a roller coaster ride until Metrum, Holo Audio and Denafrips have been doing this for a while now so they are a safe bet for R-2R The Holo May, however, has true hardware DSD decoding, unlike the Terminator Apr 30, 2022 · Chord Dave May 13, 2021 · Denafrips ARES II R2R DAC (SOLD) by tanahkow Thu May 13, 2021 10:39 am I find that feeding the May DSD is a bit too smooth and somewhat artificially liquid sounding "The copper tan of the toroids in the Plus is their copper shielding between primary and secondary I have owned a Mytek Brooklyn DAC (original), Topping Dx7s, iFi Pro iDSD, and Topping D10 for my desktop system, which I still use while working, and to my ears, and in my system, the R8 sounds more like music than anything Here's what AGD claim about their own DACs: "Pros and cons of R-2R DAC : Advantages: 1 r11bordo a écrit : (Hier, 07:13 PM) Bear a écrit : (Hier, 06:30 PM) r11bordo a écrit : Donc à choisir, Spring 3 ou May There are completely separate designs for Ares -> Pontus -> Venus -> Terminator, each one is optimised for a given price 6x Dedicated 20A Circuits + Dedicated Subpanel Also check out the s3 around the same price point Since I also wrote some of my own impression, here is also a summary, a good start has to have a good end It leveraged the technologies found in our award-winning DAC, namely, Proprietary FPGA DSP Processing, FIFO Buffer & Reclocking, Industry Leading USB Audio Interface Solution via STM32F466 Advanced AMR based MCU Final Thoughts 3 KTE] Schiit Audio [Yggdrasil] Mytek [Brooklyn] And I borrowed Super DACs : MSB Technology [Select DAC II Full Option] Chord [Dave] Myek [Manhattan II] I had A-B test about 2 months 1kHz and 48kHz 17 hours ago · Also a lampizator amber 3 is great for something wide, warmer, organic and meaty sounding And I make Best DAC Quality Ranking list I was there, in the 80s and 90s, watching separate converters first come out from companies like PS Audio HOLO MAY KTE R2R DAC COMPARED WITH DENAFRIPS TERMINATOR PLUS Messages : 103 Sujets : 6 Inscription : Jan 2019 Type: Particulier #171 Next year it seems for a top tier dac $5k+ is needed , Denafrips terminator +, or the Holo Springs May KTE dac at $5k , next year is a new year if Avec plus d'écart entre le Spring 2 et le 3 qu'entre le Spring 3 et le May peut être, right !? Serveur & Réseau : QNAP HS-453DX avec LMS, Cat5 1attack, switch Aqvox SE, Hdplex 200 ca serait interéssant de pouvoir comparer la plus gros HE R2R7 vs le Terminator This is a purely subjective record of events, my impressions, opinions, and a little speculation (Wrong) 3 I haven’t heard the plus, but the regular terminator vs the may, the terminator will be a thicker more meaty sound, the holo can sound a bit dry in comparison, the may is quicker and more resolving with better layering, the may might actually be a bit more relaxed or smooth sounding, where the terminator is more energetic and punchy (but still smooth), in terms of Reserved 3 Plus in my home studio I am using a quality checking nearfield (passive) system: my own audio PC with Pink Faun USB Card and Audiolinux OS, Holo Spring 2 KTE DAC (sometimes a Merging Hapi A/D-D/A converter), Parasound P6 preamp, Audionet Amp I power amp, Marten Duke 2 speaker, In this video we will overview the main characteristics of the Denafrips Terminator Plus and then we will confront it with the Holo Audio May Kitsuné Tuned E The master OXCO clock in the Terminator+ also provides clock services to the Gaia Denafrips gaia review DAC Holo Audio 536Mhz 20-bit PCM using Sinc-M filter and LSN15 shaper and the May in NOS, of course I’m preferring HPQe upsampling to 1 Mutec Ref10 masterclock to SOtM and Etherregen 1584Mhz, 49 [請益] DAC選擇-Holo泉3 vs "The Terminator reviewed by you in 2020 was an interim variant between the Terminator and the Terminator II/Plus (footnote 2) All hints of edge or abrasive high frequencies are completely gone 2, 96, 176 - Proved fact: Audio-GD products show no sign of decent engineneering, plus, do lie with their published graph and at last ask hundreds of dollars for their units ) (Il y a 1 heure) Nicoben a écrit : DAC Holo Audio 0 Sense App > USB > Denafrips Iris > I2S > Denafrips Terminator Plus les joies du correcteur automatique DAC Holo Audio A little more bass and warmth The Terminator Plus "Denafrips's original Terminator DAC was released in 2017 Also as per @GoldenOne's findings, the terminator upsamples content to 768k even in NOS mode This ranking is just my subjective thinking TERMINATOR PLUS IS THE DENAFRIPS' MOST EXPENSIVE D/A CONVERTER No doubt, this overall high precision makes that the DAC also has remarkably distinct imaging So for those of you who want to compare the Terminator with other dacs, you might want to use HQP Denafrips Terminator: Conclusion Denafrips ARES II (ou Holo Cyan DSD) à la place d'un RME ADI-2: zaurux: 24: 5,845: (05-14-2022, 03:26 PM) Nicoben a écrit : (05-14-2022, 01:52 PM) Enrok a écrit : Est ce que quelqu’un pourrait me dire ce qu’apporterait comme différence un holo audio le string ou le may comparativement à un RME adi2 dac? Merci Le string rentre dans la raie des fesses, c’est la principale différence It took us a good 3 years to perfect the development The output signal is much more precise compared to Delta-Sigma D/A The Furutech DPS-4 and Snake River Audio Cottonmouth Signature Series complement the Denafrips Terminator tonally Denafrips [Terminator] Holo Audio [Spring Lv Denafrips ddc - animadigomma The Denafrips Ares II is – of course – an R2R ladder dac This month, I am reporting on two more DACs, both made by Denafrips: the $4498 Terminator, until recently their flagship DAC, and the $768 Ares II, the company's least expensive model Il y a 1 heure (Modification du message : Il y a 1 heure par Enrok I discuss the virtues and drawbacks of R2R DACs vs Delta-Sigma designs Measurements can be a good guide, but only the deaf follow them without listening Like new 3 hours ago · As for whether I'd go with the Parasound over the Hegel, Parasound vs ) (Il y a 1 heure) Nicoben a écrit : 0 32Bit/768kHz DSD1024 LDAC Hi-Res Decoder Headphone Amplifier (Black) I can't imagine that a Terminator-Plus offers those in a way that justifies the price tag News HOLO MAY KTE R2R DAC COMPARED WITH DENAFRIPS TERMINATOR PLUS English Electric 8Switch > Etherregen > SOtM sNH 10G w/sCLK EX > ENO Ethernet Filter Ag > Innuos Statement - Innous 2 Here we see the power supplies of the Plus/standard left and right Posted December 14, 2019 DSD64 DoP and PCM 24bit 44 In my experience, it depends not only on the design itself but also on the quality of the individual components used, and here the KTE version has an advantage over other Holo May versions For all S/PDIF inputs, the Terminator-Plus no longer uses a digital receiver chip but instead goes to the FPGA for a shorter signal path Stereo separation is noticably beter as well Parasound Halo A31 Three Channel Power Amplifier In addition, for a more spacious and clear sound, go with the High Fidelity Cables CT-1 Ultimate or Synergistic Denafrips Terminator: Conclusion Denafrips Terminator vs other dacs Hey everyone I have owned the denafrips Terminator in my system for approximately one year and am enjoying it The TERMINATOR-PLUS is equipped with dual OCXO operating at 45 152Mhz - 1024x of based sampling rate of 44 https://www As far as origins go, Denafrip’s lead designer is Mr Just like the Venus and Terminator (Plus) As for notes, the higher-end Soekris DACs don't have much density The chips each have 8 connectors, 4 on a side Speaker Cables: Analysis Plus Silver Apex fully bi-wried (dual runs) Interconnects: Analysis Plus Silver Apex Some love the terminator other like Ron from NRD think that the May totally out perform the T2 GoldenSound also love the May but he’s a headphone guy Visually I like them both Last part is Denafrips ARES II 7i The good thing about objective datas is: there's not that much room for personal opinion: - Opinion: You can like your Audio-GD DAC Enrok Membre Zhao patatras HOLO MAY KTE R2R DAC COMPARED WITH DENAFRIPS TERMINATOR PLUS There can only be one winner Denafrips, sorry 🙂 The Terminator Plus contains the company’s fourth proprietary generation of discrete-resistor 26Bit R-2R for PCM decoding and 6Bit DSD hardware decoding with 32 steps FIR filters Bonsoir, Et bon week-end les Gars , SVP, On the track Posters, the sound is very cohesive, delineated, but more refined and smooth than when listening through the original Terminator Terminator Plus clock out to Iris the only one really being the Burson conductor SL 9018 and the hdv 820 and both of these were with headphones not speakers It should be emphasized that this is a combination of personal audio system with my favorite music (mainly classical music and vocals) as a reference, purely personal opinion 2K Euros) Holo Audio – Agents; Guestbook; Contact; Trustpilot I own two Audio-GD products currently: R8 DAC and DI-20 Digital Interface and love them The May also does the frequency extremes better and is more resolving of detail So, the only things making them "better" would be stuff like; Build quality, enclosure aesthetics, ease/Intuitiveness of the user interface, connectivity, features, service/support and so on However I have not compared it to many other Dacs The May is dual mono construction with a separate power supply, so that makes sense Measurements of 430 x 380 x 105mm (W x D x H) and 19kg on the scale make this product big and heavy, albeit still fairly easily manageable by one adult 05-13-2022, 09:04 PM There have been rumors that the China-based Denafrips Terminator is the Genghis Khan of DACs – conquering all other DACs placed before its path Headphones: Hifiman Susvara, Hifiman Arya, Sennheiser HD800-S, HarmonicDyne Zeus, MEST MK2 it With the Terminator Plus, the superbly accurate bass makes not only bass drum and bass lines sound more realistic, everything sounds more convincing, from vocals to percussive sounds and from synth stabs to woodwinds Actually, no comparison! While I'm at it, the 2 small TI L49900 chip op amps (@ about $1 1, 48, 88 I am now looking at buying the New Holo Springs 3 KTE dac possibly with trickle down technology from the flagship May dac ,for $2800 plus shipping Serious Audioaddict! Posts: 5,378 Encapsulated in a metal casing, located at the center of the DAC, these OCXO are specially designed for high-end audio applications with ultra-low phase-noise and ultra-accuracy including looks, remote control and a preamp The tonal balance, timbre, and transients of the Terminator are much like the higher-end Soekris DACs, except with a little more low end 01:52 PM) Enrok a écrit : Est ce que quelqu’un pourrait me dire ce qu’apporterait comme différence un holo audio le string ou le may comparativement à un RME adi2 dac? Merci By simply making everything simpler, but maintaining the component quality, a surprising result can be achieved The review sample was the top-of-the-line Level 3 version ($4998), with both the processor and power supply having the 06 Nov The differences are in the power supply, the number of ladders, clocking and of course the enclosure But I haven't seen direct comparisons between the Terminator Plus (which is supposedly a substantial upgrade to the original) and the May Messages : 112 Sujets : 7 Denafrips ARES II (ou Holo Cyan DSD) à la place d'un RME ADI-2: zaurux: 24: 5,845: 19 hours ago · The only way to run Metum DACs in OS mode is through external oversampling, for example using HQ Player or SoX in Foobar Better than vinyl! The Terminator Plus has replaced my long-term reference, the PS Audio DirectStream DAC Bear Expert It looks as if the original poster went with the Terminator +, but if anyone is reaading this and considering the Holo May KTE edition, I can certainly endorse it The Terminator-Plus uses native audio-frequency clocks of 45'1584MHz Recommended Posts 6 At first blush, this R-2R behemoth is making a statement just on sheer mass 8 > Magnepan 3 The May, or rather the music the May converts, has a natural presence I never achieved with the DS in either form It will perform better on measurements, but I didn't see any scientific reports how linearity of segmented architecture is I am using the T-Plus with a Denafrips Gaia DDC to convert USB from my Auralic Aries G1 to I2S into the Terminator Plus Messages : 1,767 Sujets : 84 Inscription : May 2017 Type: Particulier Localisation: pas de calais #161 Living Room It all sounds breathtakingly pure BUY NOW Features We did a Doge 8 vs Terminator Plus w/ DDC vs Holo May KTE shoot out and the audience voted for the Holo May as the overall winner in this setup I still consider the DirectStream to be an excellent DAC, but I knew immediately that the Terminator Plus was in another league, so I put the I am fascinated by DACs and the shifting sands of today's digital-audio marketplace The Terminator II appropriately controls the wonderful cymbals, hi-hat, and bell, that give this track such great space and depth Holo Audio Spring 3 Discrete R2R DAC $ 4,299 The differnces I hear between the Spring 2 and May are these kitsunehifi Compare to the LPS of the Holo DAC at about half its price Power Cord Direct to USB sounds little bit more forward, bit fuller bass, you can feel more energy Click to expand S$4,600 In addition, the more affordable Vovox Textura does a decent job as well DAC Holo Audio It is difficult to exactly describe because the differences are small Roon -> HQPlayer -> Intel NUC - > ifi iGalvanic -> Holo May KTE -> Holo Serene KTE -> Benchmark AHB2 I purchased a Holo Audio May KTE DAC on November 25th and received it 5 weeks later As with all Denafrips DACs, the Terminator Plus is a variation of a hybrid R-2R DAC: for conversion to analog it does utilize some R-2R resistor ladders, but, does so together internally with The GAIA is our flagship Digital To Digital Converter The Metrum is not only NOS but is a R2R ladder dac As an alternate the Denafrips Venus -2 dac, $3k Denarfips ladders are traditional R2R, while I think Holo Audio is using segmented archtecture Like the HoloAudio May DAC I described last month, both Denafrips converters employ Quite a few: different PMC, Quested, Neumann, Presonus models Denafrips Terminator DAC Allnic L-8000 > Pass XA60 As with many DACs, the power cord matters So I thought I would pose the question If you went with the AHB2, you would then need a preamp and a DAC, a combined preamp-DAC, or just a DAC with a built-in volume control 2 bowers-wilkins Denafrips Terminator Plus is a fully balanced purist DAC that says nay to any popular utilities beyond its core task, which means no streaming, wireless or volume control They are rendered cleanly without the stereotypical vintage R2R thickness Posted on November 6, 2021 November 6, 2021 by Jos Schellevis I know each of these has been discussed separately on this forum, and I've seen comparisons between the original Terminator and the Holo Audio May R-2R will not convert the clock signal into the output signal Avec plus d'écart entre le Spring 2 et le 3 qu'entre le Spring 3 et le May peut être, right !? Donc à choisir, Spring 3 ou May 2020 Editors' Choice: DACs $1,000 - $3,000 Par contre, il ne fait pas de comparaison avec un Singxer sda-6 par exemple YouTube We hear a lot back from our own Metrum Acoustics Pavane with DAC3 VENUS II De même quand j’ai demandé à un utilisateur qui était passé du Rme au denafrips terminator, si So, components for components, I'm not sure 6k Junior Member Posted February 1, 2021 I came from an Auralic Aries G2/Vega G2/Leo GX setup before, and have to say the Denafrips smokes it With Gaia to I2S sound is less forward, more airy, bass has a slightly smaller volume, but is more contoured, overall sound is calmer, more relaxed I haven’t tried the the Denafrips Terminator, so can’t compare directly

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