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

@david_ten 

I do have pal with a laptop who could assist but It’s my understanding that if you eff-up the upgrade, you’ll brick the unit. Hence my apprehension about winging it.

@jl1ny I understand. I'm guessing, but is this regarding downloading and installing the Thesycon USB Driver?  If so, instructions are on the 'Get Support' FAQ page, linked below.

Reach out to Vinshine Audio if you need them to walk you through it.

FAQ Support for Downloads etc.

Finally, it's possible to update the firmware via a macOS. One of the most wanted features!

USB MCU v3.12 is the latest and greatest firmware. If you use USB input, I highly recommend to update the firmware. 

https://www.denafrips.com/usb-mcu-firmware-update-mac

 

Please reach out to us if you need help.

 

E: support@vinshineaudio.com 

 

Best,

Alvin Chee 

www.vinshineaudio.com 

Thanks @alvin1118 

For those of us with a fear of Terminal, a short youtube video demonstrating might be a good idea. Just a thought...Cheers,

Spencer

As a follow-up to my previous post, the Terminator II does indeed improve dramatically during break-in.

After having left it playing for a week, the sound is completely different in my system for the better!