Denafrips Pontus *15th* ?

I am more concerned why they changed the warranty from three years to one year.

@otherworld74 I agree this is a concern; is this an indication that they are going to cut corners?

I've still no idea what is going on with Denafrips/Vinshine; I'm not sure if there actually is a parting of ways, as down in the shipping notes on the Denafrips site, the notes reference Vinshine several times re: EU and UK VAT/Duty, so nope, no idea what's going on.

Regardless, the Pontus II 15th is a lovely, lovely sounding piece of kit. I won't go into hyperbole, except to say it gives everything the Ares 12th-1 did, but much more if it.

The DAC the Ares and now Pontus has kept off my rack since Jan/Feb is the Cen Grand DSDAC 1.0 Super Clock, which converts all PCM to DSD, up to DSD 1024 and a fine DAC, which was almost twice the price of the Pontus; but the Pontus is just streets ahead in terms of emotional engagement compared to the Cen Grand.

I've never owned a previous Pontus version, so can't compare, but the 15th is staying put; no complaints at all 👍

I received an email from Denafrips Europe today, advertising the 15th versions; this is a copy & paste from the email:

"The Enyo 15th matches the sound quality of the Ares 12.1, the Pontus 15th matches the Venus 12.1, and the Terminator 15th matches the T12.1+. The new Ares 15, with major circuit adjustments and two low-phase-noise oscillators, now matches the sound quality of the Pontus 12.1, despite its unchanged size."

Make of that what you will. There's nothing I can see relating to the above statement on the main Denafrips site; it's as it has been for the last couple of weeks or so. Vinshine remains the same; DACs/DDCs out of stock

This whole thing how they’ve handled the launch of the 15th models to how they’ve treated/ghosted Alvin at Vinshine after being such a good ambassador for the Denafrips brand is an utter embarrassment IMO and is making them look like a completely mismanaged company.  By contrast look how LAiV, a brand new company, is handling the launch of their highly-regarded Harmony DAC on all levels.  Frankly I’d look at their DAC before anything at Denafrips right now with their multiple unforced fumbles and seemingly endless/confusing product upgrades.  Nice job Denafrips!