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Gaia 12th DDC /the improvement in SQ is outstanding
after some weeks now running the Gaia 12th as DDC in front of last year's Venus II here's my conclusion: You (Vinshine) would do your DDC...
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Iris 12th DDC + Ares 12th-1 R2R DAC review
Iris 12th DDC + Ares 12th-1 R2R DAC review Connection: Roon-RPI4/Ropiee->USB->Iris DDC->I2S-> Ares DAC->XLR->Macintosh C2700 tube...
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Still enjoying my Ares 2. Great product.
Still enjoying my Ares 2. Great product. Here’s my current setup now: While I do have vinyl as my source, I am also enjoying much the...