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Denafrips Ares 12th speculation/discussion/impressions
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JerryLeeds
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Does anyone have a recommendation for a good single ended dac? For another 2.1 setup? Sound quality as good as the Ares 12th
sajunky
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Musicians has one, but price is close to Ares 2. Audio GD R2R-11 comes with headphone amp. Why you need single ended? R-1 is balanced, but you can use multiple outputs simultaneously.Does anyone have a recommendation for a good single ended dac? For another 2.1 setup? Sound quality as good as the Ares 12th
Someone in YouTube stated Ladder Schumann is Better with RCA than Coax
QA aside, Metrum Amethyst, with DAC3; to me, it sounds better than Ares II. Don't know how Ares 12th sounds.Does anyone have a recommendation for a good single ended dac? For another 2.1 setup? Sound quality as good as the Ares 12th
JerryLeeds
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My integrated amp only has rca input .. and my streamer just has coaxial output … not my main listening setup .. just for speakers .. no need for headphones
Hi everyone, new user here. I am enjoying my Ares 12th very much after only one week of use. I was wondering if anyone knows where to find a graph or info on the attenuation of the 2 available filters?
Doing a further search i found this Stereophile article where they measured the filters of Ares and Terminator, they have a couple of graphs of the filters. It’s not the Ares 12th but it’s the closest I could find to any filter specs. I also wrote Vinshine and asked and they responded promptly and kindly but only with descriptions, no graphs or numbers. Here is the link to the stereophile article:Hi everyone, new user here. I am enjoying my Ares 12th very much after only one week of use. I was wondering if anyone knows where to find a graph or info on the attenuation of the 2 available filters?
https://www.stereophile.com/content/gramophone-dreams-40-denafrips-terminator-ares-ii-measurements
luishi5000
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Wow they already released a new NEW version of the Ares 12th... the Ares 12th-1.
https://www.vinshineaudio.com/post/world-premiere-denafrips-ares-12th-1-r-2r-ladder-dac
Looks like an upgraded power supply. I just JUST bought my Ares 12th and now it's already been replaced.
https://www.vinshineaudio.com/post/world-premiere-denafrips-ares-12th-1-r-2r-ladder-dac
Looks like an upgraded power supply. I just JUST bought my Ares 12th and now it's already been replaced.
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I am very angry
Wow, not even a month after getting my “new and improved” 12th this happens. And 100$ -for not complaining?- My newly acquired trust for this company is just gone
luishi5000
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It's bad business practice. Part of the fun of buying something new is in having the latest version of the product, and can help justify the added expense.
I just got mine a few weeks ago and would have gladly waited for the new version.
I still love my 12th, but out of principal I believe Denafrips has lost a customer for life.
There aren't THAT many people out there willing to spend what is nearing a ludicrous amount of money on a DAC, seems like companies should be more thoughtful of not rubbing those customers the wrong way.
I just got mine a few weeks ago and would have gladly waited for the new version.
I still love my 12th, but out of principal I believe Denafrips has lost a customer for life.
There aren't THAT many people out there willing to spend what is nearing a ludicrous amount of money on a DAC, seems like companies should be more thoughtful of not rubbing those customers the wrong way.
make your voice heard on youtube, they must understand that in this way our ares 12th depreciates by $400. I just wrote
they have to take our units back and exchange them for the new one, or else they will lose thousands of customers through bad publicity
screwdriver
Headphoneus Supremus
Dam that sucks for the ares 12 buyers.
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