The Denafrips Iris DDC (digital- to- digital converter) is designed to clean up the USB output from your streamer or computer, re-clock it and send it to your DAC. It is supposed to improve sound quality.

Apr 5, 2021 · Denafrips offers three models in their DDC lineup, the entry-level IRIS, the mid-level Hermes, and the Gaia, their flagship. The two models above the IRIS offer more varied inputs and outputs and higher precision clocks among other enhancements.

May 17, 2022 · From laptop -> USB cable -> Iris DDC -> Coax -> Chord Qutest DAC. The I2S-A is supposedly the best output to be used on all Denafrips DDC models and is recommended by Alvin of Vinshine. However, even via Coax out, it's a substantial improvement in my system.

Jun 3, 2021 · The purpose of the IRIS USB DDC is to remove noise and jitter from the USB audio signal, and send out the freshly scrubbed and re-clocked bits through its I2S over HDMI (LVDS Standard) or RJ45 (LVCMOS Standard), S/PDIF (Coax and Toslink), and AES/EBU outputs.

Dec 11, 2020 · This is essentially what a digital to digital converter (DDC / “re-clocker”) does. It also converts between outputs in order that you can better match the best output of the streamer to the best input of the DAC.

The Denafrips Iris DDC works flawlessly since 2,5 years in my system, the Ares 12th-1 DAC since 2 months. The job of Iris was to receive...

Feb 5, 2024 · The Iris 12th DDC is described as a digital-to-digital converter. In plain English, the Iris is designed to clean up the signal from a USB input and convert it to an alternative output format. This process is said to improve sound quality due to what is described as ‘advanced processing techniques’.

In celebration of DENAFRIPS's 12 years of exceptional digital audio expertise, the Iris 12th Anniversary Edition incorporates highly sought-after sound quality the original Iris had, and performance enhancements.

The Denafrips Iris DDC (digital- to- digital converter) is designed to clean up the USB output from your streamer or computer, re-clock it and send it to your DAC. It is supposed to improve...

Dec 5, 2020 · My experiences with the Denafrips Iris re-clocker... There’s no shortage of tweaks these days to improve a digital front end. I’ve tried many of them and most do work to some extent.