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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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david_ten OP
5,480 posts
 
@canibefrank  You are looking at two very different units with respect to price, functionality, utilization, sound signature/performance, etc.

If price is a driver, then consider one of the other Denafrips DACs.

It really depends on what you are looking for and how each DAC fits those goals. All the best.
coach59
50 posts
 
canibefrank , if cost is a concern give the Denafrips Pontus a listen. It's head and shoulders above you're other choice. There are no slouches in the Denafrips line. I own the Pontus and have no complaints.
smodtactical
967 posts
 
I have an HD800S, Auteur and Atticus, I am getting HE9 and need a DAC to pair. I want end game and not to upgrade again.

I am thinking either R2R7HE or Terminator. Any opinions?

Also anyone compare terminator to DAVE ?
anwar
119 posts
 
@smodtactical  if within your budget, why not consider Marantz SA-10 which has built-in, good quality headphone amp? It’s a reference-class CD/SACD player with USB (Type A and B) and SPDIF inputs. You need to read more about SA-10 DAC-less conversion. It’s hard for me to go back to Terminator after listening to SA-10. I still have both.
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