Denafrips FPGA Firmware Update

I never had the popping or clicking issue on my Denafrips Area II, but finally took it apart yesterday, photographed the chip, sent in the form, and got the update last evening.

Took the time this morning and carefully followed the instructions provided by Alvin. Turned out to be straight forward as I worked my way through, step by step, even though I am on the newest Mac OS…..easy to figure out.

It is a very nice performance upgrade for the Ares II, I must say. Well worth the upgrade regardless of any past issues, or not.

Thanks to Alvin and Vinshine for this update, pretty unexpected and adds new life to the Ares. 👍

The setup guide says to download a Theyscon driver if you want to use usb into the Ares II.  Since I won’t ever e using my PC as source, do I need to install the driver on my PC?  Thanks.

Yes, if you are updating the Ares II with the PC, it will need that driver to do the update to the firmware.

OK, makes sense now.  Thanks,

@rowlocktrysail - Thanks for providing your impressions of the update. I'm looking forward to trying this update on my Terminator Plus. It already sounds great, so will be interesting to hear how it can be improved. 

btw - I'm not sure what you mean by TPlus II. I'm aware of the Terminator II and the Terminator Plus (as well as the 12th anniversary versions of them), but don't know what a TPlus II is.