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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.




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paullb
113 posts
 
are they Roon endpoints?
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jaytor
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They can't be Roon endpoints since they don't have an Ethernet connection, butt they might act as very good buffer between a device acting as both a Roon server and endpoint that is connected to your DAC over USB, such as a PC, NUC, or Nucleus. 

I'm considering selling my streamer and connecting my NUC running ROCK to a Gaia and then using I2S to my DAC (Terminator). 
paullb
113 posts
 
Got it. Could end up with lots of boxes though. Roon core or server, with separate power supply, buffer, dedicated endpoint, and dac. Then there’s the router and network stuff, or lots of cat five cable to connect them to your other boxes  My wife just calls them boxes, saying how many boxes do you really need?
paullb
113 posts
 
Got it. Could end up with lots of boxes though. Roon core or server, with separate power supply, buffer, dedicated endpoint, and dac. Then there’s the router and network stuff, or lots of cat five cable to connect them to your other boxes  My wife just calls them boxes, saying how many boxes do you really need?
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jaytor
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I was proposing dropping the dedicated endpoint and using your server as the renderer/endpoint as well, and then using one of these between the server and DAC to provide isolation and reclocking. So it would basically replace the dedicated endpoint with the digital-to-digital converter. The downside of this is that the server would have to be close to your DAC since USB is not designed for long distances. And this is all assuming you are using Roon. 
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