Denafrips Venus 1 vs Venus 2

please report back and let us know what alvin tells you... 

i have his reply when i asked for what differentiated a pontus v1 vs v2 a few months back... i will let you get his direct answer on the venus version update

i would think the dena site will specify the areas of improvement

otherwise a quick email to alvin at vinshine should yield a timely response

but seriously -- they have 4-5 dacs in the line, spaced out carefully by price tier

now they roll out ’improved’ versions... i would suspect the improvement are very very marginal

i wouldn’t hesitate to get a used ’dot 1’ version and save a few bucks if one is available

seems like the western world marketing grist windmill turns on the lights in southern china too!

oh no, the plummeting prices of used terminators will now see new lows and used venus 1's will be thrown out in the trash !!! 😆😆😆

jk... sorry i just couldn’t resist... gotta love it when the manufacturers market the upgraded versions...

good luck with the venus 2... i am sure it will bring oodles of sonic joy!

@sjsfiveo

just send alvin chee an email he will answer your query with the details

denafrips folks in china like many passionate engineers seemed to continue to incrementally improve their gear over time, while this may not be surprising, this v1 v2 v2a v2b-prime business indeed captures the minds and pocketbooks of some buyers but one must put the real differences in sq in perspective imo

one personal data point i will share is i had a pontus 1 and compared vs a pontus 2, and i could only hear a minute difference in bass transient response, repeat it was minute (much less than changing an rca interconnect, for instance)... just a word to the wise...