Denafrips Terminator 15th
The Denafrips Terminator 15Th is a high-performance, balanced R2R NOS DAC capable of delivering incredibly pure, rich sound. It benefits from an uncompromising design, conceived to offer the best possible musical experience!
Denafrips Terminator 15Th: An exceptional DAC
The Denafrips Terminator digital/analog conversion module and its R2R ladder networks are perfectly isolated. The two boards are physically linked by the OCXO clock module. Physical isolation reduces background noise and improves the signal-to-noise ratio.
The Terminator II is equipped with two OCXO clocks operating at 45.1584MHz and 49.152MHz. Encapsulated in a metal housing located in the center of the DAC, these OCXOs are specially designed for high-end audio applications with ultra-low phase noise and very high precision. Both OCXOs are powered by the completely redesigned power supply circuit, providing constant current to the clocks. Adequate power reserves guarantee the linearity and stability of the clock signal.
Jitter is also reduced by reclocking the FIFO buffer. The adaptive FIFO buffer stores digital audio data. These are read directly using the ultra-low phase noise OCXO located directly in the DAC.
The Terminator also features an OCXO clock output for perfect synchronization of multiple audio devices.
Key features:
- Low-noise power supply
- High-precision OCXO clocks
- Total insulation of digital and R2R modules
- Adaptive FIFO buffer and reclocker
- Support for DSD1024 and PCM 1536kHz streams via USB and I2S
- Proprietary USB interface via STM32F446 microcontroller based on AMR technology
- Pilote USB Thesycon
- Dual AES/EBU input
- Slow / sharp filters
- I2S pinout configuration
- I2S DSD configuration
Product type | NOS balanced R2R DAC |
Inputs | 1x USB-B 1x I2S via HDMI LVDS 1x I2S via RJ45 LVDS 1x I2S via RJ45 LVCMOS 2x AES/EBU 1x Optical Toslink 1x Coaxial |
Outputs | 1x Balanced stereo XLR 1x Single-ended stereo RCA |
Supported sampling rates | USB / I2S : PCM up to 1536kHz, DSD up to DSD1024 Optical / Coaxial / AES : PCM up to 24bit 192kHz, DSD DoP up to DSD64 |
Output level/impedance | RCA : 2.2Vrms @ 625Ω XLR : 4.Vrms @ 1250Ω |
Sampling modes | Non-oversampling (NOS) Oversampling (OS) |
Filters | Slow Sharp |
Frequency response | 20Hz - 40kHz -0.2dB |
THD+N | 0.002% |
SNR | 120dB |
Dynamic range | > 132dB |
Crosstalk | -110dB |
Supply voltage | 100-240VAC 50/60Hz |
Consumption | ≤ 20W |
Color | Black / Silver |
Dimensions | 430 x 380 x 125mm |
Weight | 19kg |
Package | 1x Denafrips Terminator 15TH |