Voici donc mon tout premier verdict à propos du Denafrips Ares II. Cela fait environ 2 semaines que je l'ai reçu, donc je me suis laissé un peu de temps avant de juger de ses qualités musicales... Mais avant d'aborder ma critique, je voudrais dire quelques mots à propos d'Alvin Chee, que je remercie tout particulièrement pour sa disponibilité et ses bons conseils ! C'est rassurant d'avoir un contact comme lui, et ça donne confiance au sérieux de la marque. Mon DAC précédent e

Really can't decide what to say about the Ares II. This I do know, I listen to songs I don't like, and I'm tapping to the beat. I set out to listen to one song, and listen to the whole album. Gonna take forever to re listen to all my recording. My modest equipment; Marantz AV 8801, NAD M25, Crown XLS sub amp, KEF Q650, 2 12" custom subs, Denon Heos and Denon CD feeding the Denafrips AresII. Credit: Dave B. WHERE TO BUY? https://www.vinshineaudio.com/shop

The Venus II has arrived safely.  Really sounds great. Thanks for the recommendation and for the very fast delivery. I am greatly enjoying the Venus II. I truly appreciate the most excellent first class customer service you have provided. Credit: Happy customer :) WHERE TO BUY? https://www.vinshineaudio.com/shop

As you probably know I also have the Ares II, so was planning to do a A/B comparison between the two. Well that was not necessary because when I connected the Terminator with in seconds I knew this way better than my beloved Ares II. So I skipped the A/B tests. (waste of time) When I sent you my first email saying that i might have made a judgement mistake with initially ordering the Pontus, let me explain. I was reasoning from the fact that the Terminator is more than twice

Hello Alvin, Well, last night I finally hit audio Nirvana. I have dialed my Denafrips Ares 2 in with Nordost Red Dawn interconnects, Signal cable power cables, and Monolith USB cable. As you can see in the pic my AKG K701's are modified with Jenna labs cryo reference 8 cables wired directly to the drivers. I have also done the base port mod. The Lehmann Black Cube linear has been modded with dip 8 adapter and is running 2 OPA 627 BP biased to class A with 3.5K Blackgate resis

The Denafrips Pontus DAC $2298 (Singapore Dollars) The review is upcoming, but it's just too good not to mention here. While building my new "reviewer's system," I had the pleasure of auditioning three DACS that just happened to be designed by three different Chinese engineers. The designs styles were one delta/sigma representative and two R2R DACS. Each one of the designers is highly regarded amongst Chinese audiophiles and has begun to gain recognition and a following here

Hi Alvin, I will like to thank you for Pontus, excellent dac. My system is revealing and will reject a bad dac system Tips to set up the DENAFRIPS DAC in the system: Keep the DAC on 24/7 for the best sound. 10days should be good to start the critical listening. Use only the RCA or XLR output, but not both at the same time. The outputs are shared, connecting both outputs may degrade the SQ depending on the input stage design of the connected devices. Configuration Guide for NO

Terminator Plus and Iris combine to elevate my digital source to new highs!! Two months in, and the superlatives keep coming. Every time I sit down and listen to the Terminator Plus, fed by the Iris D2D converting the USB signal from my Auralic Aries G1 streamer to I2S, and onto the TPlus... ...I get an insanely quiet background, met with uber amounts of detail, presented in a 3D holographic soundstage unlike any I have heard before, expanding well beyond the width of the spe