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| Denafrips FPGA Firmware Update Denafrips is great. I applaud their efforts! TRULY! 👍🏼 My experience was not good…part of that is perhaps me and my tastes, abilities etc. I downloaded the first new firmware offering for my Pontus II at it’s release date....The process is a chor... | |
| HIfi Rose 150b OR volumio rivo+DAC Hi gryphongryph… I am into separates, too. I just purchased a 5V LPS and a Volumio Rivo. (Not yet arrived)…I bought the set to replace an LPS + Mercury Streamer V1 in my main sound system. I am relegating The Mercury to the headphone set-up in my... | |
| Denafrips FPGA Firmware Update I could not agree with whipsaw more…(I DO believe in burn-in of capacitors, speakers…new gear in general)….well-used Pontus II, here…Only tried the 1st update. Definitely too bright for this Bobo Boy! I feel silly now for running the unit for 200... | |
| Denafrips FPGA Firmware Update I loaded the 1st update….and wasted many, many hours (for burn-in…LOL! …there was none for me). I spent a lot of money on an R2R DAC to have a warmer more organic sound as opposed to all those analytical Chip DACs. In my world the 1st firmware upd... | |
| Denafrips FPGA Firmware Update triode4 4 posts 04-19-2023 at 05:42pm Maybe the HDMI pin designations changed when you updated? Yes, THANKYOU!! That's what it was YAY! I WAS USEFUL! 😀😀😀😂 (HAPPY 4 YOU!) | |
| Denafrips FPGA Firmware Update triode4 3 posts 04-19-2023 at 03:47pm I got a chance to roll my firmware back to the first version and after the flashing and restarting, my Pontus 2 is now really distorted in I2S mode, USB sounds fine. So I thought I would reinstall the ve... | |
| Denafrips FPGA Firmware Update FYI: According to the Area II User Manual the Slow/Sharp Filters only affect the sound of the DAC in OS Mode. | |
| Denafrips FPGA Firmware Update If it is bricked…you will have to send it down to Todd in Texas (if you are in The U.S.A.). I have dealt with him…he is super professional, with fast turnaround….but you may want to wait and see if there is a second firmware release before doing t... | |
| Denafrips FPGA Firmware Update fanofmsu 3 posts 04-11-2023 at 09:27am I shared my desire to revert to the old firmware with Vinshine and here’s what they said: Our goal is to have the best of both worlds - New firmware with bugs fixed, as well as to preserve the sound... | |
| Denafrips FPGA Firmware Update kengt 04-09-2023 at 01:48pm "However, if you still have the synthetic, glassy sound in the highs after the burn in. you then really need to contact Denafrips. I believe they would like to hear from you about your issues. Especially, you didn... | |
| Denafrips FPGA Firmware Update My system is as follows: Qobuz via Ethernet =>Pi2 Design Mercury Streamer=> I²S =>Pontus II =>XLRs =>Schiit Loki Max => XLRs => Schiit Freya+ Preamp => McIntosh MC152 Power Amp => DynAudio Contour 20s, w/Stereo REL T/5x ... | |
| Denafrips FPGA Firmware Update Thanks for the confirmation. I am getting a little buggy with all of this listening. Glad to hear that you have the same perceptions as me. Seems that there are a lot of us hearing this synthetic, glassy sound in the highs. Perhaps some systems d... | |
| Denafrips FPGA Firmware Update Yeah…I luckily have another decent DAC to compare the updated Pontus to side-by-side. My Marantz SACD 30n has a Burr/Brown chip based DAC/streamer which is on the warm side. Unusual for a chip-based DAC, but true. It can lack detail though in th... | |
| Denafrips FPGA Firmware Update paulcreed 455 posts 04-05-2023 at 04:00pm After reading some saying a little brighter and not as organic has anyone decided to hold up on the update? I was planning on doing an update on my Pontus 2 this weekend but may hold off until mor... | |
| Sofia Electric Blue 6SN7 Pinwa, my guess would be that Sophia's supplier was either the factory in China that burned down or a Russian supplier. This is why many tubes are unavailable and why prices are absurd. …but I am just guessing…I am just a music enthusiast. |