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DENAFRIPS DAC ---- Owner Impressions, Feedback, General Discussion, Questions and more....
Good news for Windows PC users!  DENAFRIPS Thesycon v5.45.0 USB Driver is available now. https://www.vinshineaudio.com/post/thesycon-v5-45-0-usb-driver-windows   Alvin Chee @ Vinshine Audio  
Clocking: again!
My view of Master Clock Generator: https://www.vinshineaudio.com/post/what-is-a-master-clock-generator   Take away: If you are after the best audio quality, and one or more of your equipment supports Master Clock Sync Input, it is worth conside... 
HDMI cables for I2S
@timyamasaki , congrats on the PST purchase.    Please note that the I²S output of the PST over HDMI is not a typical multimedia HDMI port. It's I²S (Inter-IC Sound). It is not compatible with multimedia HDMI input found on the Bryston DAC / AVR... 
Naim 5si integrated?? The reviews are good but is it still current in performance
Thanks for the call out @arafiq .   Sorry to hijack this thread but I thought I should mention that we have a Kinki Studio products dealer in Texas, USA. Servicing of the products can be done within the stateside. I just like to clarify this poi... 
Good Ethernet switch
@alvin1118 For someone without much technical knowledge about power supply tech, can you share anything about the power supply on that LHY Audio 8-port switch you recommended?  Any additional thoughts on why you recommend it?   Here you go sir... 
Just got a new Bluesound Node. Very disappointed!
Important: Audio clock trim - BluOS uses small adjustments to the audio clock to maintain glitch-free audio synchronization. Disable this when using an external DAC that cannot cope with these adjustments. There is a setting that you might like ... 
Good Ethernet switch
+1 LHY Audio 8-Port (Linksys Business Gbps Switch) https://www.beatechnik.com/lhy-audio   Alvin @ Vinshine Audio  
New Jays Audio flagship cd transport
Hey @a1uc    My apologies on behalf of my team. The CDT3-MK3 (Black) was handed to the shipper yesterday. My logistics team will provide the tracking information in approx 48hrs.   Many thanks, Alvin Chee @ Vinshine Audio  
Terminator II or Rockna Wavedream Edition (non signature version) which one to buy and why
Hey @danthemannn    DENAFRIPS Terminator II is a trickle down of the Terminator Plus. In my opinion, it's a great DAC that punches way above its asking price.    Here's the Terminator Plus review might be of interest to you: https://soundne... 
Denafrips Ares ii
Hey @audiomaze , thanks for loving the DENAFRIPS Ares II DAC!    It's a good question.   Comparisons of Ares II / Pontus II can be found here:  https://youtu.be/_UTDlLejD-A https://youtu.be/NA9GD7arBlw   User Feedback: https://www.de... 
Different R2R DACs
In my previous post I forgot to mention that the Ares 2 Has ambience, and instrument decay the likes I never heard before. Thanks @gillsysb. Enjoy the music!  ♩ ♪ ♫ ♬ ♭ ♮ ♯     
Looking to replace a CD transport...
I would love to find an affordable Jay's...Correct me if I'm wrong, I thought the retail was close to $5K on the new Jay's... There are two models: CDT2-MK3  CDT3-MK3    Cheers, Alvin @ Vinshine Audio  
Denafrips Ares II - Why did you sell?
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 owni... 
Too many choices for R2R DACS--opinions appreciated
Thanks for the kind words and supports, gentlemen!    Indeed, there are many choices of high performance R-2R DACs on the market right now. Let me start by saying this - we have great respect to other brands. We welcome and value healthy competi... 
DENAFRIPS DAC ---- Owner Impressions, Feedback, General Discussion, Questions and more....
Thank you, David! 🙆‍♂️