Many thanks!
Denafrips Iris
Does the Iris DDC elevate the performance of the Denafrips Enyo 15th to
another level, or a more subtle change?
My current configuration
Fiio SR11 Network Streamer with Sbooster LPS usb out to
Denafrips Enyo 15th rca to
Belles Aria Two Integrated
Vandersteen VLR CT Speakers
Audioquest power conditioning and cables
I would likely use I2S from the DDC to the Enyo. I am also swapping my cables out of the Enyo from AQ Golden Gate to AQ Mackenzie XLR.
Appreciate your insight.
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@gcknapp Doesn’t make sense to me when you have $99 USB streamer source that you would buy an IRIS USB reclocker.. I made that mistake with an Auralic Aries Mini and all I got was increased awareness of the limitations of the USB HW feeding the IRIS. A better path is spending money on a higher quality streaming endpoint HW facing your DAC like an UltraRendu or Holo Red, both support UPNP so you can stream from a NAS to them using a UPNP controller like JPlay on your phone/tablet. IME 80% of the SQ is determined by the HW quality of the streamer endpoint facing your DAC and 20% by the server software providing the file handling. |
I agree with both posters above to some extent. The Iris (and all the Denafrips DDC units) are excellent, especially when used with I2S. I don't doubt it would be a decent upgrade for you. But I also agree with the other point that pointing that money towards an upgrade to your actual streamer makes more sense overall. |
My bad — I didn’t look at your streamer and was focusing more on the DAC/DDC side and agree with @davide256 and would get a new streamer first. Apologies for my oversight. Still think you’d hear nice benefits with an Iris, but IMHO and given your steamer it’s kinda like putting the cart before the horse. Adding an Iris later (or doing both if possible now) is still a good idea though. |
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