Thanks! Oh, I completely understand that they owe me nothing, 100%. It's just a shame this happened. And yeah about Jude. He knows who I am and I have tried to contact him repeatedly about it but no response. You're right though, I could build up feedback again. I have also had a thought that in...

Hey Ken. Yep, I've exchanged emails with Garry (he actually has two r's in his name). Ok, sorry about the mixup, my bad here!! I read most of this thread here and think I may have missed which capacitor position Yoram was talking about and I gather now he was referring to the front/power supply...

I'm not sure why Yoram is recommending against the ODAM and doesn't give a reason why. The ODAM sounds fantastic and I liked it so much in this preamp that I redid the crossovers in my speakers with ODAM's. They are held in very high regard. I also have top of the line Mundorf Supreme Silver...

Great thread! I have owned this preamp for over three years now and still love it. Mine originally came with Mundorf Supreme Silver Gold Oil coupling caps and Mundorf Supreme power supply bypass caps. Last year I picked up some V-Cap ODAM's for coupling caps and am currently running those now...

I'm sorry, I'm looking for which model upgraded power supply you are using? Brand, model, etc. Thanks! EDIT : I see you edited your post and added a link, thanks!

I apologize if you have already mentioned this but what is the upgraded power supply you are using with the WiiM?

Probably not a lot of Zen Stream owners using Airplay BUT if you are, John Darko has a video (and article) out now explaining that if you send CD Quality or High Res audio from the Apple Music app to your Zen Stream updated with the the latest firmware update that makes the Zen Stream an Airplay...

Hey there! No problem, just making you aware. I don't use Airplay nor Apple Music myself either. I just find it to be a curiously frustrating thing. You guys upgrade the unit to Airplay 2 as most devices are moving toward and Apple in typical fashion has a way to completely eff it up and pull...

Yep. Same. It never fails, somehow Apple always finds a way to piss me off.

Must read if you use Airplay. Very interesting article posted by John Darko today about Airplay 1 and Airplay 2 and how the Apple Music app will compress 16 and 24 bit streams to a 256k lossy AAC format if your music app is Airplay 2 based (which the Apple Music app is, as well as Tidal for that...

Totally agree, NOS with 1.4 is fantastic!

You're going to want to try it. I have a feeling some are not going to agree with me on this but in my system 1.0 is brighter than 1.4. I am not saying 1.0 is bright, but 1.4 is smoother and more refined in the treble. I noticed that there is less fatigue to my ears especially with higher...

That's where I'm at right now, want to give it some time to make sure. I agree that 1.4 has a noticeable increase in detail and spatial qualities for sure. I also find the treble to be more refined and smoother. I would say 1.4 makes the Pontus sound more refined overall to my ears. Just to be...

Yep, I agree. I was waiting for you to chime in. I agree that time will tell to make sure. I'll try to do the same and A/B them. Looking forward to your comments!

I do, too, I vastly preferred V1 over 1.3. I mentioned earlier that it's not quite in between to me, which is what Sandro said, I said V1.4 leans toward V1 with a few attributes that I liked in V1.3 such as a tad more nuanced bass and a tad bit more clarity which makes spatial cues like layering...

It gets easier when you are obsessed with listening to your system several hours a day and helps if you have a system that is quite resolving.

I'll share some very early impressions of the new 1.4 software with my Pontus II. Very positive so far. From a broad stroke standpoint I find 1.4 does in fact sound like it falls somewhere between V1 and 1.3 but it leans more toward V1. The smoothness, air and decay of V1 is intact compared to...

Woot! Thought I would add a link to the 1.4 announcement video.

Just rolled back to 1.0 and have been listening. Wow. I without a doubt prefer 1.0. I had originally thought that soundstage was a little larger with 1.3 but I have to say, to me there is equal stage width but way more air and depth with 1.0. My speakers disappear more with 1.0. Also, the...

Exactly. I really hope the next update sits somewhere in the middle. I think I'm going to install the original firmware later today to remember, to go back in time, and re-live my younger years...two weeks ago.

Totally agree with all of that. Yep, even though I praise the "more info" I would gladly trade that for warmth and musicality. Yeah, I can only imagine Denafrips feels like they are in a pickle right now but I'm being patient as well, definitely great people. It would be awesome if they could...

Oh for sure, the NOS mode will always sound more analog regardless. I just did some listening just now and the treble is much better now. I can't believe I have been listening to Fast filter for a week and a half! Wish there was a button/light for the filters. But yeah, it's still not as rich...

I just noticed something. Right after I installed the update a while back the Phase button was off which I always had on. Today, it hit me, I wondered if the update sort of put all settings back into a default state so I double checked to see that the OS filter was set to Slow, as Fast sounds...

I agree, that is a nice option. But I can’t see myself going back, this update is fantastic.

Yes. The current Pontus model is the Pontus II 12th which has the latest 12th anniversary FPGA update.