Denafrips Ares II - Why did you sell?

I love mine. I have several, some that i am protyping as well.

At its price, its just killer.

I will comment on the above post that it was not better than the BlueSound Node.  Having done multi-person comparisons the Bluesound < $99 schiit Modi 3 < several mid priced DACs < Allo Revolution (ok, that's a DIY kit, buyer beware!, but quite good) < Denefrips.  Both of my prototypes are slightly better, but only slightly (of course, they are dogs' breakfasts at the moment too).

But the bottom line is that i would not put those two in the same zip code the Denefrips is so much better.  of course, you need a really good system to hear all this.

Its trade-offs: warmth, possibly at the expense of some detail, but there's plenty of detail!  Just not "fake" detail courtesy of a rising high end, favored, i think, but old men with progressive HF hearing loss.

Soundstage size is not as good as the absolute best, but we are talking 10X the price and more.

Lots of people experiment and find that's half the fun. Lots of people also can't hear.

I sold mine to buy a Pontus, then a Terminator 2 

they get progressively better as you move up the line ,the pontus just better in every area , The T-2 in a whole different league .

Indeed. Many of our customers bought the Ares II to have a taste of the DENAFRIPS sound prior to moving up to the next level up model.

I see an interesting trend recently - some customers bought the Terminator II/Plus after a few weeks of owning the Ares II. It means a lot to us 😃

I will be listing my Ares 2 soon. Purchased a Yggy LIM and love it’s SQ more. 

@ozziegurkan 

You should have tried a Denafrips Venus II.