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Speaking of sound quality, I put the Denafrips into my system with the T+ fed by my Audionote CD4T and a Melco feeding a dCS Bridge. The Denafrips was initially connected to my Vitus RI101Mk2 and then my ARC Ref 5 and a REF 110. Topping off the system was a pair of Audionote Es silvers with external crossovers. And cables galore of which more later and a bonus extra review.


I played my music test lists through the dCS.


WOW……this DAC is no slouch and has a great mix of details and naturalness. I find that some DACs can have enormous amounts of detail, but they tend to fire it at you. For me, this tends to be more a characteristic of Bitstream DACs, especially the earlier ESS converters. Later ones were better. At the other extreme of the spectrum are the less detailed, but more natural-sounding DACs. Invariably they are ladder DACs and have valve preamplifiers or discrete SS outputs in them. The reason I liked the Chord Qutest is it is one of the few DACs that has the detail and the naturalness of real music. It also has a great 3D soundstage but does not quite have the organic nature of an Audionote DAC. But the Denafrips was a great mix of both. Detail and naturalness with great 3D.


I was not expecting that.




Credit: George Sallit



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21 Comments


MERRILL TRESA
MERRILL TRESA
3 hours ago

The Denafrips pairing with Audionote Es silvers sounds incredible—would love to hear how it holds up against the dCS in your setup. I've been using https://cowork-code.com

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Perezsusanzrgyr
Perezsusanzrgyr
20 hours ago

The Denafrips with Audionote Es silvers sounds like a killer combo—did you find the DAC's detail retrieval too sharp for your Vitus RI101Mk2, or did the T+ tube stage keep things natural? I've been using https://seedance-2.us

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JERRELL CORAZON
JERRELL CORAZON
2 days ago

Great sound chain — the Audionote CD4T into the Denafrips really sounds like it brought out the best in your Melco-fed dCS setup. I've been using a similar Vitus preamp and would love to see a follow-up comparing how the dCS Bridge holds up against that full Audionote signal path. https://ai-3d-model-generator.com

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Sexto Echeverri
Sexto Echeverri
3 days ago

The Denafrips with Audionote Es silvers sounds like a killer combo — that balance of detail and naturalness is exactly what I chase. I've been using https://2d-to-3d.org

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