[lukeap69]

I know its early but is Ares sound better then your audiogd DAC19? Any house sound signature you pick up?

I haven't compared them yet as my DAC-19 is in my bedroom HP rig and my ARES is in my small living room speaker system. I haven't been using much my headphone system lately...

 

[oneguy]

  Anyone using Audirvana?  Just playing around with the settings and wondering what everyone else is using.

i'm using it but with a different DAC.

 

 

 

[rudra]

right now Roon -> HQPlayer -> ARES upsampled to DSD256

 

[gunwale]

I haven't compared them yet as my DAC-19 is in my bedroom HP rig and my ARES is in my small living room speaker system. I haven't been using much my headphone system lately...

please do a comparison. thanks.

 

[Mr Pluto]

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I haven't compared them yet as my DAC-19 is in my bedroom HP rig and my ARES is in my small living room speaker system. I haven't been using much my headphone system lately...

please do a comparison. thanks.

 
Yes, in your speaker system please

 

[Walderstorn]

I traded a couple of emails with them but im still afraid of customs, sucks that they dont have a european storage somewhere.

 

[hyperdanny]

totally agree..I would buy a Venus right away....who knows? maybe, just like they picked up Holo, the Dutch guys at Magna will pick up Denafrips too...

 

[lukeap69]

Yes, in your speaker system please

Looks like tunnels leading to different dimensions LOL. I bet that setup will blow my ears off!

 

[slex]

Remind me of this!

 

[lukeap69]

Remind me of this!

Hahahaha. Imagine a very small ARES used to feed that monster!

 

[Mr Pluto]

Here is a perfect match for Ares .....
 

 

[seaninbrisbane]

So I have finally managed to spend some time with my new DAC, using Audirvana and upsampling everything by powers of 2.  Great midrange, deep and tight bass - I am really pleased so far.  I cannot recommend highly enough.

 

[rudra]

Sean what are you upsampling to? Dsd256 or PCM 384. I have had good result with HQplayer. Tried HQP NAA. It was quite diferrent to running the dac connected to my main PC

 

[Mr Pluto]

  So I have finally managed to spend some time with my new DAC, using Audirvana and upsampling everything by powers of 2.  Great midrange, deep and tight bass - I am really pleased so far.  I cannot recommend highly enough.

Thanks for the update! Do you have some other digital to compare the Ares to?
For the descriptions so far it seems that Ares belongs in the less forward, more musical, organic, relaxed an so called more analog like champ contrary to Oppo Sonica`s more upfront, extended, fast, pristine clarity and fine sharp details champ.
Owners of Ares please correct me if I`m wrong....

 

[seaninbrisbane]

PCM384 at the moment.  I'm running the DAC direct to a power amp which has a basic volume control, so I need to make small amounts of digital attenuation occasionally.  I didn't realise that this isn't possible with DSD and Audirvana.