Digital to Digital Converters with Devialet - New products

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I use a Singxer SU-6. The Singxer SU-1 released a few years ago raised the bar significantly, and the new ones are even better.

https://shenzhenaudio.com/products/singx...-interface

I was also keen on comparing the Audio-Gd DI20HE with the SU-6, but now the new Denafrips Gaia looks more interesting.

I find that even with a good DDC, the USB part still makes a big difference.
I use an isolating USB hub in front of it - the Uptone ISO Regen.

https://uptoneaudio.com/products/iso-regen

And I find that using these little iFi iDefender devices to inject very clean DC into the USB cable going into the DDC or Hub also makes a big difference to the sound. This is because the USB inputs on most DDCs with galvanic isolation power their isolating circuit from the 5V on the USB input.

https://ifi-audio.com/products/idefender3-0/
https://uptoneaudio.com/products/ultracap-lps-1-2

Made a lot of incremental additions along the way. If I were to start from scratch, I'd probably go with a good DDC, plus the iDefender and a good DC power supply in front of it. That would probably be the best bang for the buck.