I've been rebuilding my audio system this year. I started with the Kinki Studio EX-M1 that I bought used through Facebook. The result encouraged me to replace my Mytek Brooklyn Dac+ with a Denafrips Venus II. Alvin from Vinshine Audio answered all the questions I had in advance, always and extremely quickly. What a commitment!!! Grade AA+! The result was ..WOW! What a difference from the Brooklyn! It went from just sound to real music. Then when I went to XLR connection from

I am sending you some photos of my system with little note. 1. Living Room Sets Since I met the Altec Voice of Theater speaker early 1980s I was attracted by its unique horn sound and decided not to look back or to search for other speakers. Also I can't afford to swap new fancy audios. Altec VOT speaker is used for Movie theater as name said and I guess none of them is on duty in theater these days, all retired I think. When I was kid only limited number of movie theater in

A Blissful Sound from Denafrips Hermes DDC + Pontus II I have to admit that a setup under the desk is not the most appealing look. I do not have a big room to show off the audiophile gadgets to those who admire the beauty but what we hear is more important than it looks, right? I have not dipped my toe into speaker setups (a whole another world) but dig enough into the headphone’s world. It has been quite a journey to find the perfect DAC and headphone amplifier for me and I

Denafrips Pontus II ($1750 USD) A Chinese-built DAC sold directly through a Singapore source, the Pontus sounds like a risky purchase. We got one, tested it, and discovered that it featured a “lot of cutting-edge DAC tech” and that “the price is certainly right.” “It sounded so good we’re curious about how much better the higher level Denafrips DACs are,” we concluded. Credit: part-time audiophile Ref: https://parttimeaudiophile.com/2021/05/15/the-best-dacs-servers-streamers-

"During my time with the IRIS, there was no question that it took the sound of the Pontus II and my McCormack DAC 1 Platinum to a higher level and the upgrade in sound quality was consistent between the two DACs." Special Thanks: Ken Redmond @ theaudiobeatnik.com Full Review: https://theaudiobeatnik.com/review-denafrips-iris-ddc-digital-to-digital-converter/ PRODUCT INFO: https://www.denafrips.com/ddc WHERE TO BUY? https://www.vinshineaudio.com/shop

Enjoying a lot Ares II with Hermes. Even DAC in the Hegel H390 improved considerably with support of Hermes. Credit: Jack @ Pattaya, Thailand PRODUCT INFO: https://www.denafrips.com/dac https://www.denafrips.com/ddc WHERE TO BUY? https://www.vinshineaudio.com/shop

Stereophile recommended CD player terminated by Denafrips Terminator II Musical, analog, delicate and detailed music coming from the T2 and it’s not even fully burnt in. It bested my high end CD player and came close to my analogue setup without even trying. Special thanks to Alvin for the home trial that opened my ‘ears’ to digital music. Credit: Philips L. @ Singapore PRODUCT INFO: https://www.denafrips.com/dac WHERE TO BUY? https://www.vinshineaudio.com/shop

I want to begin saying that I'm not an audiophile person of those that buy 100K systems, but I really like to hear good quality music and I invest on that what I can. I'm using a Denon 8500 as a preamp. (I know, it's not an audiophile preamp, but I need it also for TV). I like Denon sound but it lacks presence and energy and it feels a bit cold. So I decided to try to add a Power amplifier to the Denon. I tried super expensive amplifiers (7K and above) and it was nice but not