audiofilo123
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| Denafrips Pontus II FPGA firmware upgrade 2023 @mksun thanks for the information. In my use scheme, it is around 40 days (8 hours a day)... so far 8 days have passed. Now the sound is less glazzy and a bit less congested. But still not natural at all. And the qualities I miss the the most ar... | |
| Denafrips FPGA Firmware Update @bobo1000 I am exactly in the same boat with you: the experienced “glassiness” and the will to wait for burn in and see the improvements. If not, then I wish to go back to the previous firmware. | |
| Denafrips Pontus II FPGA firmware upgrade 2023 @mksun I admit that don’t understand why a Firmware change needs burn-in but I am not an Engineer so I choose to believe what the brands says, So I will wait, let’s say another full week until I reporting any more, just to be fare. Although I am... | |
| Denafrips Pontus II FPGA firmware upgrade 2023 I will give it the mentioned break-in time and more, but now, after 4 days it still makes unhappy... let’s see how it goes. I haven’t change anything in my system and I was having a blast prior to the firmware upgrade. The sound was very natural ... | |
| Denafrips Pontus II FPGA firmware upgrade 2023 After some listening hours I get the impression that, despite the enhanced soundstage and definition, there is also some kind of artificiality to the sound. There is more clarity in the mids and I can hear more details and voices / instruments ar... | |
| Tubes for a pre stage... matched NEW or unmatched identical NOS? Thanks to all for all the interesting posts. It seems that matched is the way to go, but as I don’t want to spend top money on NOS tubes I will to manage with NEW production tubes. What are your favorite 12au7 type NEW production? | |
| Cayin CS-55a integrated... which speakers? @dz13 you are welcome! Portugal is a great little country, with great weather, mostly with simple and friendly people. All foreigners are very well received and almost everyone speaks English at conversation level. You have the immense coast, bea... | |
| Cayin CS-55a integrated... which speakers? @dz13 Another very interesting speaker recommendation, yet another brand not available in Europe! On looks and specs alone the Nola Boxer Mk3 appears to be excellent with the Cayin. | |
| Cayin CS-55a integrated... which speakers? @hilde45 thanks for the recommendation, the Fritz do look interesting and my kind of speaker. Unfortunately I am in Portugal... | |
| Denafrips FPGA Firmware Update Great news for my Pontus II. I hope it fixes the skipping issue and that it sounds even better. Well done Denafrips :) | |
| Totem Model 1 vs Totem Arro @marco1 , I found that also true. I have never been successful in putting any speakers close to the front wall, more than 85cm In fact, the 1/5 rule, my favorite positioning starting in my room distance the speakers 100cm from the back wall, and ... | |
| How much does a DAC do the more expensive it is? For me it depends on the system quality and room acoustics/ size. Up to a certain point a dac like the Denafrips Aries is all you’ll ever need. The differences could be subtle if we are talking of a simple system, but can be really palpable in a h... | |
| Totem Model 1 vs Totem Arro Finally I am in the position to say a few words about the Model 1: wonderful stuff indeed! The upgrade from the Arro is very evident from the first note, the transparency the balance, the superior bass delivery, mid range presence and clear, det... | |
| Denafrips Pontus II Clicks Or Static? @fastcat95, maybe they have corrected it on the 12th. I tried my Pontus II with 2 cd transports and 4 cd players, using 5 digital cables, with different terminations, bnc-rca, rca-rca, aes/ebu, and the problem is there. Once a day in some combina... | |
| Denafrips Pontus II Clicks Or Static? I have those reported issues with my Pontus II when using aes/ebu or coaxial front all my cd transports, but none ever through usb with the Auralic Aries. I have been talking with Alvin Lee and trying all updates he recommended but the problem is... |