What Digital to Digital Converter Do You Use? Why?

I have an iFi Zen Stream and am considering using a digital to digital converter to convert the iFi's USB to i2s into the May Holo DAC.

I guess the question that arises is if this approach is sonically better than USB directly into the DAC.

So, who can offer some advice based on personal experience? Yes, I do realize that your DAC and streamer differ from mine.

vonhelmholtz08-22-2022 1:35pm

old_ears Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 42 posts 08-26-2022 at 06:30pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete to ghdprentice Agree, I'm not sold on converting any native output signal, just adds interpellation (maybe good or bad). What did make a very notable difference for me was using a cheap "break-out" box on an OPPO 83 HDMI output to separate the native I2s and feed it to a Pontus II. Notably better than coax/optical/spdif sound from regular CDs. Plus dsd layer output from SACD disks, a lot better! If you have HDMI output from whatever device your not converting anything, just accessing part of the source native signal in this chain.