Also, my take is that the bass frequency response curve is more pleasant than before. The sub-bass was too boosted before relative to other frequencies.
Anyone regretting Pontus 2 firmware upgrade
I was notified of Pontus 2 upgrade for April 1st. I checked on Audiogon what people were saying of Pontus upgrade, not all reviews were positive. Most said they enjoyed improvement. More detail tighter bass.
Some claim bright and glassy with loss of bass, also stating not as musical. Reading this stopped my plans of the upgrade for now. I’m not looking for a more high fi sound. My system is all tube and very detailed as it is and very happy with Pontus in second system. Is this upgrade reversible? Some brought up “brick” I have no idea what that is but understand it needs to be sent in for repair.
I would like to do the upgrade but until I understand what I’m in for I plan to hold off on update. Does anyone agree?
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You can’t roll back the update once it’s done.
The update had been a very welcome change in my experience. The fact that the NOS mode is now legitimate and sounds great needs more attention, imo. If you do the update and don’t like the higher frequencies, since you can’t revert the change, I’d suggest investing in some noise killing mods (like linear power supplies in place of switching, Ethernet filters, grounding tech, vibration isolation, Heartsound Holostages, etc) and/or swapping for warmer sounding power cable for the unit to balance out the tone.
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@jaytor Good news indeed. I'm happy to be totally wrong about the impression I got regarding update revertibility. |