I bought a Denafrips Pontus 655th edition dac from a member here over a year ago to see what all the fuss was about. It was solid, heavy, well built, but sounded like crap. I was confused. I ran it constantly for weeks and still no improvement. Very disappointing. Packed it up and sold it pdq to a member who never said boo when he got it, since I was crossing my fingers it wasn't broken during my run with it.
It was vailed, grungy, and so boring. What might I have done wrong with it? USB in, analog out to preamp was all I asked of it. Do they have a long break in period (it was used btw)?
Anyways, I still have my Bricasti but am curious about the sound of other brands so enjoy reading of other's experiences.
Happy listening.