My guess (and it is just a guess) is that the Iris won't provide significant benefit, although it might reduce USB electrical noise a bit which could help. The Gaia, on the other hand, may have a better clock and improved noise isolation and data buffering compared to the circuitry in the Terminator.
New Denafrips recklocker/converters: IRIS and GAIA
Denefrips recently announced new products that recklock and convert DSD and PCM.
IRIS - $472:
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Input: USB
Output: I2s-HDMI, I2s-RJ45, Coax, AES and Toslink
GAIA - $1604
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Input: Coax, Toslink, AES, USB
Output: I2s-HDMI, I2s-RJ45, Coax, AES x 2, Toslink
Both have connections to add external clocks.
Might be worth looking into if you have a DAC that has I2s, (or another input) that your streamer does not output that you'd like to try. Available for pre-order. I might have the prices wrong, as I tried to convert from Singapore dollars.
IRIS - $472:
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Input: USB
Output: I2s-HDMI, I2s-RJ45, Coax, AES and Toslink
GAIA - $1604
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Input: Coax, Toslink, AES, USB
Output: I2s-HDMI, I2s-RJ45, Coax, AES x 2, Toslink
Both have connections to add external clocks.
Might be worth looking into if you have a DAC that has I2s, (or another input) that your streamer does not output that you'd like to try. Available for pre-order. I might have the prices wrong, as I tried to convert from Singapore dollars.
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