I first purchased an Ares II and it rekindled my life long love of music. It was able to draw me in to the emotion and drama in a way that I had not known before. I spent many many hours rediscovering my music collection. I was blown away by the difference a good DAC had made and although I was not confident much more was possible the raving reviews the Pontus had recevied convinced me to go all out. When i received the Pontus, it was good out of the box.... but the real good

Hi Alvin, The Athena is an amazing piece of kit! Right out of the box I feel as though a veil has been lifted! I think I am now set for life! Thanks again! Joe K. @ Virginia, United States PRODUCT INFO: https://www.denafrips.com/dac https://www.denafrips.com/ddc WHERE TO BUY? https://www.vinshineaudio.com/shop

Dear Alvin ! Thank you for keeping in touch! Here is my story: From the beginning when I was looking for a DAC I read a lot of comments and reviews on the internet to create an opinion to myself. I found the Denafrips DAC’s was getting very good reviews but I was a little bit concerned that I had to be ordering Denafrips DACs from another country. I decided to place an order on the Pontus ii and 3 weeks later I got the package by the post. Thank you for keeping me updated on

Hi Vincent and Alvin I remember reading an email from you guys asking me how does it sound but I cannot find the email but I will give you a breakdown of the parts that makes this an incredible setup! Sounds incredible BTW! TOPPING A90 (with stock power cable + XLR WBC) Denafrips Ares II (stock power cable + AudioQuest Carbon USB cable) Raspberry Pi RopieeeXL (AudioQuest FMJ Jitterbug + iFi Power Elite 5v power supple + John Darko door stop) All plugged in to an iFi Power Sta

I’m having great results with the Pontus II in my system. It includes: Krell Phantom III preamp Esoteric k-07x CD player Krell Evolution 2250e amp Shunyata power cables Analysis Plus interconnects, speaker cables, digital cable, speaker jumpers Salk Sound SS8 speakers. I’ve found the Pontus II and Aries II roll off so smoothly, and tame the sometimes overly bright SS8’s, listening now is just heaven. The Aries II I prefer in NOS, the Pontus II in OS with the slow roll off. Cr

I've been running in the Athena and I love this thing - its synergy with my Maggies and the rest of my Denafrips gear is excellent and I'm looking forward to trying the Apollo amp in my system when it arrives as well! Credit: Brian K @ US PRODUCT INFO: https://www.denafrips.com/preamp WHERE TO BUY? https://www.vinshineaudio.com/shop

I’m very happy with the Pontus performance so far and expecting it to be better after the burning out. I’m using a pair of 2A3 monoblocks from Wright Audio with MC2A3 Ming Da Preamp and the Avantgarde Duo speakers. Cheers, Irawan @ Canada PRODUCT INFO: https://www.denafrips.com/dac WHERE TO BUY? https://www.vinshineaudio.com/shop

I love the Pontus II. I can’t go back to chip based DACS after having first the Ares II and now the Pontus II. “The British Audiophile” said that I would need a more expensive system to appreciate the difference between the Ares and the Pontus, but this isn’t true. The Pontus clearly sounds superior in my system. Credit: Conan S. @ Kansas, United States PRODUCT INFO: https://www.denafrips.com/dac WHERE TO BUY? https://www.vinshineaudio.com/shop