DENAFRIPS DAC ---- Owner Impressions, Feedback, General Discussion, Questions and more....


Thread for OWNER IMPRESSIONS, FEEDBACK, QUESTIONS, ETC. regarding DENAFRIPS DACs.

DENAFRIPS lists the following R2R DACs:

Ares, Pontus, Venus, and Terminator (in increasing price order).

"DENAFRIPS incorporated in year 2012, focus in developing high end audio equipment at a very affordable price. Throughout the years of intense Research & Development, and continuous improvement of the product lines, DENAFRIPS had finally settled with the current product range equipped with R-2R ladder DAC technology. The reason behind this is the designer strongly believe that R-2R DAC is the best way to reproduce music.

The name, DENAFRIPS, stand for:

D-ynamic
E-xquisite
N-atural
A-ttractive
F-idelity
R-efined
I-ntoxicating
P-ure
S-ophisticated

This mean a lot and it is the house-sound of all DENAFRIPS products." [Copied From Denafrips About Us section]
david_ten

@abd1   Thanks for sharing your comparative impressions and findings.

If you do decide to list the SW1X, consider getting a Denafrips GAIA and going I2S from it to the Terminator. You may be surprised. : )

@david_ten 

i was starting to think the same thing. I’m going to sit with things for a while but might want to try the gaia at some point. 

+1  @abd1 

 

i was starting to think the same thing. I’m going to sit with things for a while but might want to try the gaia at some point. 

Here's the complete teardown video of the DENAFRIPS Pontus II DAC. 

Happy watching!

 

Teardown: PONTUS II R-2R DAC

 

Alvin @ Vinshine Audio

FYI - Denafrips now has a new service partners for US based customers, TEK SPECIALIST in Buda, Texas.

Thanks, David! The four DAC reviews & comparison is the most anticipated review, ever!

 

Cheers,

Alvin @ Vinshine Audio

Hi any recommendations for a headphone amplifier to be paired with the denafrips Ares 2? So far my options are the headamp gsx mini and the audio gd master 19.

 

I love the bass on my hifiman 5se paired currently with the ruler Neve rnhp.

Reason of upgrading to so that I can upgrade my h3adphonesinfuture so was thinking of "future-proofing" the head amp, but I'm quotes set on my Ares.

 

Thanks for your time

@bent87  I encourage you to post your questions over at the head-fi.org forum.

FYI, I have the Headamp GSX Mk2  and the Hifiman HE1000 and HE560.  

All the best finding the right headphone amp for your needs.

 

New Thesycon v5.57.0 Windows OS USB Driver is out:

https://www.vinshineaudio.com/post/thesycon-v5-57-0-usb-driver-windows

 

Change Log: 

https://www.thesycon.de/usbaudio/TUSBAudio_history.txt

 

Out of curiosity, are there a lot of Windows users here?

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Hey guys,

Greetings!
We will be rolling out the FPGA firmware update by stages. Ares II / Enyo will be the first, follows by Pontus II and so on.

Notes:
1. The FPGA firmware update is for all DENAFRIPS DACs with the latest FPGA BGA chip.
2. It does not apply to the older DSP (Amanero, released in 2017-2019). If you have a DENAFRIPS DAC purchased after 2020, in general, it is upgradable.
3. The firmware update fixes some bugs, and enhance the sound quality for all digital inputs
4. The firmware update changes the NOS response to what Vinshine Audio believes it's NOS (Raw, Staircase Waveform output for 44.1kHz / 48kHz)


Areas of Improvement:
  • Improved Adaptive FIFO Buffer & Reclocking Architecture
  • Reduced the effect of Buffer overrun/underrun due to the Source's Clock and the DAC's Clock differences
  • Reduced Audio Latency
  • *Eliminate Phase Difference between L/R Channels
  • Optimised DSP to improve the sonic performance

Steps:
1. Identify the FPGA chip used in the DAC
2. Submit a FPGA Firmware Request via the webform found in the link below
3. Vinshine Audio shall provide a Firmware Update Tool (FUT) specifically made for the particular FPGA chip and DAC model
4. Use a Mac or Windows computer to update the firmware as detailed in the link below

Readmore:
https://www.vinshineaudio.com/post/denafrips-12th-fpga-firmware-update

Many thanks,
Alvin Chee
www.vinshineaudio.com