DENAFRIPS DAC ---- Owner Impressions, Feedback, General Discussion, Questions and more....

Hello audio folks. I just received my ARES II today and hooked it up. I am now a bit confused. I have a Dell laptop from which I get the usb output from. I have installed the Denafrips usb driver. Installed on the laptop is Foobar2000 to play my musical selections. My selections include 44.1 K  some 96K some 192K and some dsd. When I play any of the musical selections the led indicators on the ARES II always show 44.1 K X1.  I thought the indicators would respond to the input such as 96K etc. Foobar2000 shows at the bottom of the screen the specs of the tune being played. The  info appears to be correct as in displaying 44.1K 96K etc. So  my question is what am I doing wrong? I will add that the music plays just fine with any of my selections. I could add some additional detail but I thought for now this would be enough to get started. I apologize for not being a whiz at the ins and outs of the digital realm but I'm pretty old...This Dac stuff i new to me.

Thanks

Terry

Hi @wegenert,

Thank you for your support. You've done the first right step to install the USB driver for Windows (Thesycon v4.82.0), that's a good start.

To unleash the full potential of the Computer Audio System with DENAFRIPS DAC(in fact, all DAC), please consider to use the following software:

• Roon
• Jriver
• Foobar
• Audirvana 
• Amarra
  
• etc

These applications have the ability to control the USB DAC in Exclusive Mode. This is the keyword. Exclusive Mode bypass Windows Mixer, allow the applications to take full control of the USB DAC. 

For your case of Foobar, please use use WASAPI output. Some guides can be found here:
https://www.highend-audiopc.com/PDF/Fidelizer-Pro-User-Guide.pdf
https://www.thewelltemperedcomputer.com/SW/Players/Foobar.htm

Manual, Video Guides to configure NOS/OS, Filters, FAQ can be found on the DENAFRIPS website: 
https://www.denafrips.com/support

Hope this helps!

Many thanks.

Yours sincerely,
Alvin Chee
www.vinshineaudio.com

For those interested in the DSP 'upgrade,' here is owner Art's feedback on doing so with his Pontus DAC:

https://www.denafrips.com/single-post/2020/06/04/PONTUS-DAC-It-is-an-astounding-value?utm_campaign=31799a0d-dd95-41f8-8fcb-af94cc4e451d&utm_source=so&utm_medium=mail&cid=6a6bbfad-aefa-4c9d-9edc-f0321a709747

 PS. Love the simplicity and beauty of those speakers of yours, Art.

Hello guys,

Like to share the users' impression of DENAFRIPS DAC.
https://www.denafrips.com/news

I am extremely happy and encouraged to read these positive impressions. This is simply the best encouragement and drive for me to continue what i am doing and i will do better!

Thank you for your support!

Alvin Chee
www.vinshineaudio.com

Terminator Plus DAC information, courtesy of John Darko / Darko Audio:

https://darko.audio/2020/07/denafrips-announces-terminator-plus-dac/