Denafrips Terminator R2R Multibit, ultimate pcm redbook converter??

Tried the Denafrips Ares R2R DAC and for its asking price it was very good.  The only major setback was the 1mm LED indicators and the dark gray on black silkscreening.  


Good Listening


Peter   

Are these R-2R design DACs optimized for 16/44.1 Redbook PCM or they will perform equally well for other types of content in PCM format, like FLAC content streamed from Tidal, etc., at higher rates, e.g., MQA, say via something like a Bluesound Node2 or other popular streaming gear?

http://www.denafrips.com

Read all about it above.

Good Listening

Peter

is there something inherently special about R2R?

is there something inherently special about R2R?

Yes there is, it does 16/44  24/96 Redbook pcm bit perfect,, when implemented right, better than any dsd/sacd delta sigma can hope to, which can only give a facsimile of it.

MoJo Music:
" When a PCM file is played on a DSD or Bit Stream Delta Sigma converter, the DAC chip has to convert the PCM to DSD in real time. This is one of the major reasons people claim DSD sounds better than PCM, when in fact, it is just that the chip in most modern single-bit Delta Sigma DACs do a poor job of decoding PCM."

Cheers George