...and pay attention to the clock cable cross as pictured in Alvin's depiction above!
Hi Blake,
I am interested in trying other clock cables, open to recommendations.
Agree with @Blake , Kimber D60 is good cable.
I can recommend "Chord Epic" cable as well (wchich is in the same price range as Kimber D60).
Now for Stealth cables. They are indeed exceptional and crazy expensive. I had the chance to auditioned some Stealth cables at local distributor setup. Never heard anything that good (and anything that expensive). There is pretty good chance in some case, that Stealth digital cable is more expensive than component to which it is connected
PS: ...just ordered Venus II DAC few days ago. Can't wait for listening to Gaia + Venus II combo.
We are surfing the same wave... I had placed an order for the Pontus a while back for my headphone rig, but switched the order at the last minute to Venus II. Looking forward to its arrival.
Hi Blake,
Enjoy the new toy buddy, question, how are the footers?
Venus 2 arrived in Salt Lake City just 3 1/2 days after shipping from China. A new record in shipping time for my Denafrips purchases!
I hooked up all my digital cables (HDMI, Toslink and spdif) between the Venus 2 and Iris. After I burn in the Venus I will start switching around to different inputs to see which digital input I prefer.
Hi ahton82,I'm happy with my Denafrips Pontus DAC and enjoy to this topic. Hope every body will help and share experience.
Antipodes CX----direct eth--->Antipodes EX----->Antipodes P2----usb--->T+How would the mentioned setups score against the following, if anybody did any comparison? (Pros/Cons, bang for the back, complexity vs gain, etc.). E.g. how does Antipodes P2 score against GAIA and PhoenixUSB? Is the price $6000 of Cary DMS-700 streamer/DAC w Crystek oscilator and R2R/FPGA DAC justified compared to other possibilities (e.g. CX/EX/P2 combo $7500 plus T+ $7000 = almost $15000). So far I've heard excellent things about PhoenixUSB, GAIA, Mutec Ref10 (now replaced with SE120), Termy+, R2R/FPGA combination, different accessories but all of which surpass the total price of some high end devices, etc.
Antipodes CX----direct eth--->Antipodes EX----->Antipodes P2----usb--->T+
Innuos------usb---->GAIA-----I2S----->T+
Innuos------eth------>Aqua LinQ-------I2S------>Aqua Formula
Innuos-------------usb--------Aqua Formula
Innuos------>PhoenixUSB--------->T+
Lumin U1------->T+
Lumin U1----->GAIA------>T+
Lumin X1----->GAIA------>T+
Computer-------eth---->Soundaware d300ref------->T+
Computer-------->SOtM Stable / MC3+ / Mutec Ref10
Antipodes DX Gen3 / MC3+ / Mutec Ref10
Antipodes DX Gen3------>SoTM Stable / MC3+ / Mutec Ref10
Computer--------eth------>Cary DMS-700
Thanks, it makes sense. What are your thoughts about the new K and S line compared to EX/CX? They say it is a radically new design rather than an improvement. Did you have a chance to compare?Antipodes CX----direct eth--->Antipodes EX----->Antipodes P2----usb--->T+
Hi Sale,
I am enjoying my Antipodes setup of EX+CX -> usb -> TP but none of your mentioned to compare unfortunately.
P2 usb powered by EX and Gaia/Hermes are not used since direct usb to TP sounded best ... P2 uses femto clock vs encased oxco clocks of TP and shortest path perhaps are some of the reasons.
Gaia/Herme improves sound quality to my ears for my allo usb bridge and Nuprime Omnia S1 but deteriorate the Antipodes stack.
Cheers.
Richard
Thanks, it makes sense. What are your thoughts about the new K and S line compared to EX/CX? They say it is a radically new design rather than an improvement. Did you have a chance to compare?
Cheers,
Sale
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