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| Benchmark DAC3 vs. Denafrips Pontus II That sounds like a very nice setup. Those Montis are electrostatic right? Always been impressed at how those type sound when I’ve heard ‘em, such clarity. I can see the Dac3 being a very good source for such. No idea what a R2R dac would do in... | |
| Benchmark DAC3 vs. Denafrips Pontus II audiophile1, that’s a very nice preamp you own. Looks as if with the two sets of balanced inputs you could easily do a direct comparison. I would guess you would be pleased by the Denafrips dacs. My understanding is that Venus brings a bit more... | |
| Benchmark DAC3 vs. Denafrips Pontus II Just one other thing. Run direct the D2 has a more pleasant bottom end than the Dac3, it has a better foundation to match its warmth, or maybe because of it, it’s warmer. Pushing the Hyperion direct into some small floor standing Elacs, the DFR5... | |
| Benchmark DAC3 vs. Denafrips Pontus II I’ve the Dac3 HGC for several years as my primary ‘hub’, running Roon Roc on an intel nuc. Super flexible unit, (but u know this). Only unit I know of that has two additional analog rca inputs and the voltage to perform as its own preamp with my... | |
| Any members experience with the Rotel Tribute series? I really like the Tribute CD player. Very solid value. What r u looking for? Doesn’t do sacd or such but sounds like real music, not thin or digital sharp. The designer knew what he was doing and it shows… | |
| DAC better than Denafrips Pontus II I’ve the new SMSL VMV D2. Solid, very nice performing dac. In my setup, it just ‘breathes’ music. Run direct, the transparency is amazing. Musical as all get out, with lots of low end punch. The new Sting lp will set you back in your seat. T... | |
| Holo Serene vs Denafrips Athena (anyone compared these preamps?) dkerr, sorry no. In fact I just swapped Athena for her little sister Hestia. Using both the balanced and rca outs to bi-amp my Pro-Ac 1sc, fed by the Rotel Tribute CD player.Tried something a bit different, using Hyperion only on the ‘tweets’, a... | |
| Holo Serene vs Denafrips Athena (anyone compared these preamps?) Athena has become the ‘heart’ of my audio system. Feeds a Hyperion and a Mystere PA11. I’ve three or four sets of speakers I roll thru w/either amp. It’s definitely a ‘quality’ piece of audio gear. The other night, playing vinyl and using the ... | |
| Denafrips Amps So well said jackd. Kinda like walking a tight rope in that so many ways to go wrong, it’s about balance. That’s cool u own a PA11 also, 1st I’ve ever met. Been thru EL34’s, 6L6GC, but really like the Shuguang WE replicas, they r remarkable bot... | |
| Denafrips Amps What other equipment would you be integrating the Denafrips amps into? I’ve Hyperion, Hestia, and Athena and am very satisfied with both the performance and the build quality. Playing some old jazz albums over the weekend really ‘sealed it’ for ... | |
| Kinki studio EX-M1, EX-M1+ differences... vs Denafrips Hestia/ Hyperion combo? I’ll go out of my way to mention how good this combo sounds on vinyl. Count Basie and the Kansas City Seven, I Want a Little Girl is pretty damn nice, especially Basie’s organ. Randy Weston, Blue Moses is terrific. This is on a well sorted, mod... | |
| Kinki studio EX-M1, EX-M1+ differences... vs Denafrips Hestia/ Hyperion combo? Just an update on the Hyperion and Athena preamp. This has been a really nice combo on several sets of speakers. The Zu DW’s just gobble up the combo and the combo does jazz, rock, blues, folk and grunge with aplomb. More surprisingly to me has... | |
| The extinction of human interaction takes yet another step forward... So the algorithm of the soul is? Does music matter without musicians?Without ears to measure? What function is being recreated? If a tree falls in the forest… Can a virtual twin be beautiful? A shadow? If ye are gods, then surely, also devil... | |
| Kinki studio EX-M1, EX-M1+ differences... vs Denafrips Hestia/ Hyperion combo? Finally, a manufacturer that bridges dac to amp with a unity gain design optimizes both impedance and voltage relationships. The unity gain steps down the voltage and the voltage regulators are an essential function of the preamps. The systems v... | |
| Kinki studio EX-M1, EX-M1+ differences... vs Denafrips Hestia/ Hyperion combo? Ie… “When matching preamps to power amps, a general rule of thumb is for the load (amp) input impedance to be at least 10 times higher than the source (preamp) output impedance to provide a suitably flat frequency response. Many prefer using a min... |