DENAFRIPS TERMINATOR 15TH R-2R DAC
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Product Overview & Specifications
The Denafrips Terminator 15th Anniversary Edition is a flagship digital-to-analogue converter built around a true balanced 26-bit discrete R-2R ladder network and 6-bit DSD decoding architecture. Marking 15 years of digital engineering from Denafrips, the Terminator 15th utilises hand-matched 0.005% precision thin-film resistor arrays alongside an encapsulated linear power supply. Housed in a brushed aluminium chassis with an internal steel divider plate, its power section incorporates dual O-core transformers wound with a high-purity gold, silver, and copper alloy wire to supply clean DC power to separate digital and analogue boards.
Timing accuracy and jitter suppression are managed by dual Oven-Controlled Crystal Oscillators (OCXO) running at 45.1584MHz and 49.152MHz, combined with an adaptive FPGA FIFO buffering and reclocking engine. Physical isolation between the digital processing board and the R-2R ladder network ensures low noise and wide dynamic headroom. Capable of supporting PCM formats up to 1536kHz and native DSD1024 over USB and I²S connections, the DAC includes high-precision BNC master clock outputs (44.1kHz to 49.152MHz) to synchronise external digital transports.
KEY FEATURES & PROPRIETARY TECHNOLOGIES
- True Balanced 26-Bit R-2R & 6-Bit DSD Architecture: Hand-matched 0.005% precision thin-film resistor arrays delivering bit-perfect conversion in Non-Oversampling (NOS) and Oversampling (OS) modes.
- Dual OCXO Clocks & Master Clock Outputs: High-precision Oven-Controlled Crystal Oscillators paired with 75 Ω BNC clock outputs to synchronise external digital source equipment.
- Gold, Silver & Copper Alloy Transformers: Encapsulated linear power supply equipped with custom alloy-wound O-core transformers and ultra-low ESR reservoir capacitors.
- Digital / Analogue Galvanic Isolation: Complete physical isolation between digital processing circuits and the R-2R converter ladder, joined by the OCXO reclocking link.
- Box-Within-A-Box Shielded Chassis: 1.5mm metal alloy internal box enclosure with a steel divider plate shields sensitive audio stages from electromagnetic (EMI) pollution.
- Broad Digital Input Connectivity: Features dual AES/EBU, Coaxial, TOSLink Optical, USB-B, and triple I²S formats (HDMI LVDS, RJ45 LVDS, RJ45 LVCMOS).
SPECIFICATIONS
| Specification | Detail |
|---|---|
| Product Category | Flagship True Balanced Discrete R-2R / DSD Digital-to-Analogue Converter |
| Brand / Model | Denafrips — Terminator 15th Anniversary Edition |
| DAC Architecture | Proprietary True Balanced 26-Bit R-2R Ladder + 6-Bit DSD (0.005% Matched Resistors) |
| Master Clocking System | Dual OCXO Crystal Oscillators (45.1584 MHz / 49.152 MHz) with Adaptive FIFO Reclocking |
| Clock Output Interfaces (BNC 75 Ω) | Audio: 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz | Master Clocks: 22.5792 MHz, 24.576 MHz, 45.1584 MHz, 49.152 MHz |
| Supported Resolution (USB / I²S) | PCM: 24-bit / 44.1 kHz to 1536 kHz | DSD: Native DSD64 to DSD1024 |
| Supported Resolution (S/PDIF / AES) | PCM: 24-bit / 44.1 kHz to 192 kHz | DSD: DSD64 (DoP) |
| Digital Audio Inputs | 1x USB 2.0 Type-B, 2x AES/EBU (XLR), 1x RCA Coaxial, 1x TOSLink Optical, 3x I²S (HDMI LVDS, RJ45 LVDS, RJ45 LVCMOS) |
| Analogue Audio Outputs | 1x Stereo Balanced XLR Pair (4.0V RMS @ 1250 Ω) | 1x Stereo Single-Ended RCA Pair (2.0V RMS @ 625 Ω) |
| Frequency Response | 20 Hz – 40,000 Hz (-0.2 dB) |
| Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) | XLR Balanced: 0.002% | RCA Single-Ended: 0.05% |
| Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) | XLR Balanced: 120 dB | RCA Single-Ended: 110 dB |
| Dynamic Range / Crosstalk | > 132 dB | Stereo Crosstalk: -110 dB |
| Power Supply Architecture | Encapsulated Super Linear Power Supply with Gold+Silver+Copper Alloy O-Core Transformers |
| AC Mains Voltage & Consumption | 100V–240V AC, 50/60 Hz (Worldwide Voltage) | 20 W Power Consumption |
| Chassis Construction & Packaging | Box-in-Box Brushed Aluminium Chassis with Steel Divider Plate (Power Cord Excluded) |
| Dimensions (W x D x H) | 430 x 380 x 125 mm (Including Footers) |
| Net Weight | 19.0 kg |
| Available Finishes | Black / Silver |
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Denafrips
Guangzhou • Est. 2012
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