Denafrips Terminator Plus/Gaia compatibility


I have an original Terminator Plus and and Gaia DDC (very early unit). I had been using this with an i2s connection which worked well, but after upgrading the firmware on the Terminator Plus in 2023 using the update provided by Vinshine, the i2s connection stopped working.

I assume this is because the i2s configuration changed. I have tried changing the i2s mode on the DAC, but have been unable to find a setting that works with the Gaia. My Gaia does not have programmable i2s outputs. 

I have been using the AES connection between the Gaia and DAC which sounds very nice, but before the firmware update, I felt that the i2s was a bit better than AES. 

I am toying with the idea of upgrading my Gaia to a Gaia 12th with the assumption that I can make this work over i2s to my DAC. 

Does anyone have experience with this issue? 

 

jaytor

@knock1 - yes, supposedly, but I was not able to find a setting that worked with the Gaia. When I contacted Vinshine (they were still the distributor then), they said the original Gaia was not compatible with firmware upgrade.

@jaytor Got it. Luckily for me having Gaia 12th I was able to configure its I2S so it communicates with Venus II.