Denafrips
Terminator II
The Denafrips Terminator II is a flagship-tier, balanced dual-mono R-2R (resistor-ladder) NOS DAC from the Singapore-distributed Chinese manufacturer Denafrips, using a discrete network of over 1,000 high-precision (0.005%) resistors rather than an off-the-shelf delta-sigma DAC chip, paired with an OCXO clock for low jitter. It sits near the top of Denafrips' DAC lineup, one step below the flagship Terminator Plus, and is frequently compared favorably against DACs costing two to three times as much, including Chord's Dave. Our researched price of $4,500 matches the ~$4,500 guide figure closely.
MSRP
$4,500
Used market · Good
$3,450
MSRP to used market
From $4,500 at launch to $3,450 today.
Specifications
- Clock
- Upgraded Oven Controlled Crystal Oscillators (OCXO)
- Price
- $4,500
- Weight
- ~40–42 lb
- Analog outputs
- 1 pair balanced XLR, 1 pair single-ended RCA
- Digital inputs
- 1× BNC coax (75Ω), 1× optical, 2× AES/EBU, 3× I2S (A/B/C), 1× USB
- DAC architecture
- Proprietary balanced, 24-bit discrete R-2R (resistor-ladder) NOS DAC; 1,000+ high-precision (0.005% tolerance) resistors in dual-mono configuration
- Comparable models in lineup
- Ares II ($880), Pontus II ($1,700), Venus II ($3,074), Terminator II ($4,500), Terminator Plus ($6,400)
- USB I2S sample rate support
- Up to 1536kHz PCM and native DSD1024 via USB and I2S
- Standard PCM sample rate support
- Up to 24-bit/192kHz across all standard digital inputs
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