No consternation! Just happened to be listening to my Termi when I saw your post. I had never thought of it in those terms. When I had it playing exact same track side by side with my vinyl rig the Termi beat it in both those areas so my curiosity was piqued. I love hearing other perspectives on all equipment. I’ve never heard the Dave, so it’s interesting to hear your thoughts. Still curious, any idea if his Termi was the latest model or has new board? What was the source?
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]
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]
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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:
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 |
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