Received my Denafrips Venus 15th


It has been burning in for a week. I am very happy with my purchase. The bass is much more present and detailed than my previous Venus ii. The vocals are also improved. They have a much more 3D sound and are sitting out in space. 

zaxx40

My understanding is the new Pontus 15th is the old Venus ii. All version 15th Dacs received a substantial upgrade with Denafrips selling direct to the end user now. 

From what I can gather the Arcas has a better clock, but if you are using the clock sync between the Arce and the Venus 15th then it is taking advantage of the better OCXO clock in you Venus so most likely there would be no advantage of the higher priced Arcas. It looks like everything else is equal? Also it appears that you use 2 BNC  clock cables for 45 and 49 khz clock sync.

@zaxx40   There is a USA Dealer too, @Audioman58 in MA. I got my Terminator 15th from him.

 

Yes dual cables for clock out of the Venus to the Arce. 
 

Unfortunately I am in Canada so I think it is still cheaper to buy direct. 
 

V fi.....I owned the Pontus II and had the Venus II in my room back to back...To me in my system the Pontus was too dark in its presentation ,Decent sound stage but the Venus II was superior in every way,,Well worth the money to move up in my opinion.I have not heard the new Venus 15th version but have one on order to try..