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

Thread for OWNER IMPRESSIONS, FEEDBACK, QUESTIONS, ETC. regarding DENAFRIPS DACs.

DENAFRIPS lists the following R2R DACs:

Ares, Pontus, Venus, and Terminator (in increasing price order).

"DENAFRIPS incorporated in year 2012, focus in developing high end audio equipment at a very affordable price. Throughout the years of intense Research & Development, and continuous improvement of the product lines, DENAFRIPS had finally settled with the current product range equipped with R-2R ladder DAC technology. The reason behind this is the designer strongly believe that R-2R DAC is the best way to reproduce music.

The name, DENAFRIPS, stand for:

D-ynamic
E-xquisite
N-atural
A-ttractive
F-idelity
R-efined
I-ntoxicating
P-ure
S-ophisticated

This mean a lot and it is the house-sound of all DENAFRIPS products." [Copied From Denafrips About Us section]
david_ten
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FYI for those considering Denafrips products...From Vinshine Audio:

 

IMPORTANT NOTICE: ANNOUNCEMENT OF PRICE INCREASE

Date: 1st December, 2021

"Greetings from all of us at Vinshine Audio (Singapore)!

Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and global economy outlook, the cost such as raw materials, electronics, components, and shipping has increased. 

Please be rest assured that we did everything we could to avoid raising the prices. However, the situation has continued, there is no sign of slowing down. Unfortunately, we will have no choice but to adjust our pricing to reflect the increased cost. It is unprecedented. The new pricing will take effect on 13th December 2021, 00:00hr Singapore Time. 

Any order placed before 13th December 2021, 00:00hr, will be honoured at the lower prices. We highly encourage you to place an order today.

The increase helps us ensure our commitment to providing the very best products and services for our customers. As always, we appreciate your business and continued support."

 

 

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jjss49
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price increases fairly modest - about $100 USD per piece

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ozzy62
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price increases fairly modest - about $100 USD per piece

 

Exactly. When you consider the performance you get from their products, it's still far and away a bargain.

kingdeezie
93 posts
 

Has anyone experienced a tumultuous break-in process? 

 

I purchased a Denafrips Terminator II last month. I plugged it in and the first time listening to it I was very encouraged by the sound. 

 

What I should have done is hooked everything up right and let music play for 7-10 days. Instead I was lazy and just used it intermittently for 10 hours or so over a period of a few weeks. 

 

This weekend the sound wasn't great. The midrange seemed overly warm/veiled and the highs were all over the place. 

 

I finally hooked up everything as it should be and have been running it 24/7 since Sunday. 

 

Anyone else notice changes during the first 100 hours?   

mr_m
1,900 posts
 

If you're concerned about price increases, check out some of Chord's price increases. Looks like their "Cutest" dac went from $1698 to $1945. That's a fairly large increase for a design That's several years old now.

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