matthias Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 2 hours ago, Gavin1977 said: Hi George - good to see your review finally made the light of day! Now, in my system and to my ears the Yggdrasil is a clear step ahead of the Hugo 2, even the Chord DAVE that I presently have in. This is the Unison, latest version. So my impression may differ from yours. I think many of the older reviews that place the Yggy behind the Hugo 2 etc... are based on the first iteration. I am yet to test, but I think this may well be down to my source as well (JCAT USB XE among other things). Can you please detail your source and associated test equipment in the review? Also Denafrips is reported to be more laid back than the Schitt’s - can you comment? My system setup is listed in my profile. I would add that so far I have found the Stereophile ‘Recommended’ listings accurate, but no so with the latest iteration of the Yggy. +1 May I suppose you listened with Macbook Pro/Audirvana via USB? I also think that a comparison vs Yggdrasil WITHOUT Unison does not make any sense. Matt "I want to know why the musicians are on stage, not where". (John Farlowe) Link to comment
Popular Post matthias Posted December 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 9, 2020 @The Computer Audiophile Chris, I would very much appreciate if every reviewer on AS lists the Associate Equipment and Associate Music as you do in your reviews. Thank you Matt jacquesr, blue2, gln2 and 3 others 5 1 "I want to know why the musicians are on stage, not where". (John Farlowe) Link to comment
Popular Post matthias Posted December 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 9, 2020 @alvin1118 Hi Alvin, according to Denafrips specs the Pontus and Venus have an Amanero USB interface and Ares and both Terminators have the proprietary USB solution via STM32F446. Can you please shed some light on these differences. Thank you Matt Gavin1977 and barrows 2 "I want to know why the musicians are on stage, not where". (John Farlowe) Link to comment
Popular Post matthias Posted December 10, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 10, 2020 1 hour ago, alvin1118 said: All DENAFRIPS DACs have the STM32 MCU USB solution implemented, as well as FIFO buffer and reclocking of all digital inputs. Alvin, if this is the case then DENAFRIPS should update their homepage 😀 Matt Gavin1977 and Sam Lord 1 1 "I want to know why the musicians are on stage, not where". (John Farlowe) Link to comment
Popular Post matthias Posted December 10, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 10, 2020 16 minutes ago, audiobomber said: I'm a fan of rock and jazz. I have several requirements for gear in my system, but my main priority is PRaT, which IME requires fast attack and decay, punchy transients. Lots of musical drive, even for ballads, maybe especially for ballads. Exactly my preferences as well. Yesterday I read the complete review on the Highfidelity page: http://highfidelity.pl/@main-968&lang=en If Highfidelity is right and the signature of all Denafrips DACs is similar then these DACs are not for me. Matt Anonamemouse and Gavin1977 2 "I want to know why the musicians are on stage, not where". (John Farlowe) Link to comment
matthias Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 4 minutes ago, Blake said: Yes, I read that review as well, and I am sitting here listening to my Venus 2 and thinking.... wow, we must have radically different ears/brain/system, or something else. All good though, there is no one DAC that will satisfy everyone. But, that is not at all how the Denafrips DAC's I have owned sound like. If they did, I would have quickly sold my first Denafrips DAC and never considered them again. I love speed, fast transients, etc. Blake, did you compare Venus2 and Terminator Plus both in your "Home" system? If yes, what are the differences? Thanks Matt "I want to know why the musicians are on stage, not where". (John Farlowe) Link to comment
matthias Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Thanks, @Blake nice picture 🙂 Matt "I want to know why the musicians are on stage, not where". (John Farlowe) Link to comment
matthias Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 @gmgraves Please, can you disclose if you listened to the Pontus in Oversampling or Non-Oversampling mode. In the case you listened in OS mode which filter did you use? Thank you Matt "I want to know why the musicians are on stage, not where". (John Farlowe) Link to comment
matthias Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 1 hour ago, alvin1118 said: I should clarify that the Venus reviewed by High-fidelity was the original Venus. Alvin, the complete review on HF gives the impression that it is about the Venus II, so they always talk about Venus MkII: "This input supports the DSD signal to the breathtaking DSD1024 resolution, and the PCM to the equally surprising PCM1536." This is not possible with the original Venus. If the review is not about the latest Venus you should urge them to write a clarification. Matt "I want to know why the musicians are on stage, not where". (John Farlowe) Link to comment
matthias Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Some interesting info about Denafrips DAC design principles: https://theaudiobeatnik.com/review-listening-to-the-denafrips-pontus-dac/ Matt sonodynesrp205 1 "I want to know why the musicians are on stage, not where". (John Farlowe) Link to comment
matthias Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 1 hour ago, davide256 said: I note that the specs page for the Pontus still says "Amanero USB Interface". which caused me to think I should buy an Iris first... might want to correct that on the soon side as that will be a closer for some sales. Indeed, the manual of the Pontus is not updated too. Some confusion since some models with the new USB board are updated to Mk2, some not. Matt "I want to know why the musicians are on stage, not where". (John Farlowe) Link to comment
matthias Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 11 hours ago, Blake said: The Pontus has user changeable filter options, but the filters are only applied when OS Mode is being used. Thanks, but extremely inconvenient. Denafrips should offer the Pontus one extra button for the two filters. Matt "I want to know why the musicians are on stage, not where". (John Farlowe) Link to comment
matthias Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 6 minutes ago, bluesman said: We weren’t talking about Cayennes. We can’t even stay on topic off topic. No real man buys a Cayenne. Period. Matt "I want to know why the musicians are on stage, not where". (John Farlowe) Link to comment
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