Denafrips Pontus II Clicks Or Static?
There have been some who have reported clicks or static occasionally with their Denafrips Pontus II DAC units. And there is a test measurement review of the Pontus II 12th on the golden sound website talking about the following:
"When DACs oversample, they can sometimes encounter a situation where the reconstructed/interpolated waveform goes above 0dBfs (the maximum possible digital value)."
"The Pontus 2 is susceptible to intersample overs, and unfortunately, in a particularly bad way."
"The Pontus 2 does not clip, but instead when a sample value reaches above the maximum, it ‘wraps around’ to the minimum negative value, causing a huge sudden transient which will be very audible and may appear as crackling/popping."
Has anyone with a Pontus II encountered this anomaly when playing CDs? If so, can you elaborate about that? I am aware that the Pontus II can be firmware upgraded, so if this is an occasional issue, it could be eliminated with an upgrade.
I have those reported issues with my Pontus II when using aes/ebu or coaxial front all my cd transports, but none ever through usb with the Auralic Aries. I have been talking with Alvin Lee and trying all updates he recommended but the problem is still here. Because I really like the Pontus II sound and build quality I will wait for promised firmware fix. |
@fastcat95, maybe they have corrected it on the 12th. I tried my Pontus II with 2 cd transports and 4 cd players, using 5 digital cables, with different terminations, bnc-rca, rca-rca, aes/ebu, and the problem is there. Once a day in some combinations and once in every song in others! ...but looove the sound :) Enjoy your 12th :) |
