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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.

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?   

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.

@kingdeezie 

i received my Pontus II last week and listened over the long weekend. Sounded excellent out of the gate. I have had it running 24/7 since Sunday night so it should have a good amount of hours on it now. I plan to listen again tonight and hopefully things are even better now.

I’m stuck in the stone age when it comes to computer tech stuff. I’m looking for a solution other than DIY for updating the firmware on my Terminator. Think a service like geek squad would be capable?