Dear Alvin, Thanks for your guidance! First, I found the reason for the hum: it was the antenna for the TV. I took a "Mantelstromfilter" (Capacitive coupling filters?) and the noise disappeared! (Alvin: ground loop hum is a tricky problem. I would start with dismantling the system, hook up the essential components, i.e. transport+DAC+amp+loudspeakers. Add in more components step by step to isolate which component(s) causes the hum) And here are the pictures of my audio system

Alvin, As I sit here in the early evening glow, it has been 2 weeks since I began breaking in my passive amplification and loudspeaker setup. At first, the sound was harsh, but I can now ascribe that to new-speaker-syndrome. The drivers seem to be moving more freely now and all harshness is gone. What is left is the boundless clarity of the Apollo. Voices sound so real as if they are here in the room with me. Bass instruments have a high-end definition and tone which enables

Hello, Annie, I received it today and spent the afternoon listening. I absolutely love the DAC. With poorly recorded material, my system can be a touch ruthless. With the Pontus, the detail is even better, vocals are mesmerizing and I am a happy audiophile. I compared it to the internal unit in my Mark Levinson ML 5805 as well as a Chord Qutest and the Pontus was clearly superior. Thank you, Don M. @ Oregon USA PRODUCT INFO: https://www.denafrips.com/dac WHERE TO BUY? https:/

Hi Annie, Yes, I can confirm that it has been delivered. It arrived Saturday morning, and I have already set it up and listened for many hours last evening. I think it sounds great so far, and I'm curious to see how it will sound after some time after with burn in. I also think it looks stunning, and I have attached a picture of how it looks in my setup. I have one question regarding to OS/NOS switch, when is NOS enabled, is that when the led is lit? (Ans: NOS enabled = LED l

Dear Annie, Thank you for your mail. I don’t know if I’m a good candidate for your website. My system is not placed in a hi-fi rack but in a sideboard in my living room. I’m afraid this makes it hard to make a good photo. In the attached photo you see my setup under construction. At the moment I'm trying different power blocks and cables. When I'm done with that I'm going to put my system and my new Pontus II DAC back in my sideboard. I could send you some pictures when ever

"There is a point when you have to stop talking about audio quality and start talking about emotions. Some rigs will have you listen to music, but with the Gaia and Pontus II, you are right there with the band surrounding you. I witnessed my neighbor listening to his favorite Brian Ferry track, one he had heard a thousand times, as if he was hearing it for the first time. This is the Denafrips experience!" My rig: KEF Reference 1 Speakers - Gaia + Pontus II - Yamaha RX AH8 -

I received it this afternoon and did get it set up , I’m happy to say it sounds fantastic, the build quality is also outstanding! Of course it’s not broken in yet and I have a audioquest after market power cord to replace the stock cord, I also haven’t try any of the settings only the default ones and I may try the XLR outputs as well. I’m not changing anything yet as I’m letting it break in and just enjoying it as it is and will do some experimenting after a few weeks. I’m

Dear Alvin, thank you for your email and support. I am happy with your recommendation to go with Venus II. Below is my view of the Venus II impact on my system sound. My setup consists of MC C52 Preamp, Prima Luna EVO 400 Preamp, MC 302 Power Amp, Marantz 14S1 CD player, Melco N100 Music Server and Rega RP8 Turntable. I was previously using MC C52 built-in DAC. With the installation of the Venus II ( essentially plug and play), and over 300 hrs of play, the improvement that