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About the Venus II 12th
The Denafrips Venus II 12th is an upgraded anniversary edition of the award-winning Venus II R2R DAC, featuring enhanced performance with dual 80VA O-Core transformers, improved firmware, upgraded DSP, and premium components for richer, more musical sound reproduction. It employs true balanced 26-bit R2R + 6-bit DSD architecture with high-precision 0.005% hand-matched resistors, independent high-speed FPGAs per channel, TCXO clock, and adaptive FIFO buffer reclocking for low jitter and noise. Inputs include USB-B (DSD1024/1536kHz), I2S HDMI, AES/EBU, Coaxial SPDIF, and Optical Toslink; outputs are balanced XLR and single-ended RCA. Housed in a sturdy chassis acting as a Faraday cage, it delivers analog-like refinement, holographic soundstage, and precise imaging. Note: This model has been discontinued, succeeded by Venus 15th.
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