panditji
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In that case, look forward to hearing your impressions once you buy a Gaia
Not heard Venus but I have upgraded from Gungnir to Terminator. For my Altec speaker which has a detailed sound,I prefer the warm and lush Gungnir. My other system which is on the warmer side sounds good with Terminator.Can someone post their experience with the Venus or Pontus models from Denfrips ? Ideally comparing it to some other dacs they have owned in the past. Youtube reviewers seem to be gushing over them.
Not heard Venus but I have upgraded from Gungnir to Terminator. For my Altec speaker which has a detailed sound,I prefer the warm and lush Gungnir. My other system which is on the warmer side sounds good with Terminator.
I think it all depends on the system we use. Denafrips are more detailed then the schiit.
None of these Dac's come closer to a Turntable. But the good thing is there is no Digital glare either from the schiit or Denafrips ( both are fantastic machines ) . I thoroughly enjoy the CDs and streaming through the Terminator. The only issue like any other R2R is, the Terminator sounds best only after 2 hours of warm-up.n your second system, while comparing with the lenco, which dac sounds closer to that experience ?
I am going a different route now. Buying a DDC would have led to the addition of one more box in the setup especially in the source chain. This is exactly what I hate.In that case, look forward to hearing your impressions once you buy a Gaia
For quick response contact with his What's up number.I wrote an email to Vinshine and Alvin was very prompt and helpful. I told him i'm concerned with shipping and customs so a local dealer will help. He pointed me to Sugumar, sent him a couple of emails, yet to get a revert. I'm looking for the Ares II, will update when I hear back from him, or find someone selling it in other forums.
+1Anyone who is interested to lessen the glare in digital playback and sound it closer to analog thing, no matter you use or ddc or not, do make sure to use good power cables. They matter alot for all digital equipment. Use your best power cables on sources and dacs.
Any suggestion on power cable for DAC. Currently I am using power cable that came with Denafrips ARES II.Anyone who is interested to lessen the glare in digital playback and sound it closer to analog thing, no matter you use or ddc or not, do make sure to use good power cables. They matter alot for all digital equipment. Use your best power cables on sources and dacs.
Mr.Murthy’s ( Tools and Trade, Bangalore) power cable has lot of recommendations from our members.Any suggestion on power cable for DAC. Currently I am using power cable that came with Denafrips ARES II.
My budget for power cable is 5k.
The only issue like any other R2R is, the Terminator sounds best only after 2 hours of warm-up..
Terminator sounds much better than Gungnir right from the beginning. But it gets much better after warm up. Gungnir is not bad either , better then the Denafrips Aries 2 ( atleast in my system)Does it sound at par with/better than Gungnir after two hours warm up or right from the beginning?
Iv been wondering about that same aspect too.. I have 3 pairs - elac b5 (warm detailed), PSB P5 (warm smooth) and PSB x2t (smooth and detailed). My experience out of the 3 with the mimby is best on Elacs. The mimby's heft/body does well on those whereas it sounds a bit much on the PSB.I think it all depends on the system we use. Denafrips are more detailed then the schiit