Denafrips Pontus Tweak! News from the HQA workshop!
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- čas přidán 13. 09. 2024
- News from the HEADquarter audio workshop with little tips for assembling the Pontus lid and further information. The assembling of all Denafrips devices and the lid are the same ( except Ares 2 ), so this tweak rules at other devices too.
The tweaks are really working. Have faith!
Hi, yes!! Many thanks, Mike
Thank you for all your helpful information. I will be ordering my Pontus II next week and will be definitely doing your tweaks when it arrives. I am a structural engineer so I understand the stresses in materials caused by slight misfits and connections. I enjoy all your videos. Thanks again.
Hi Bradley, very nice. Please keep us updated on the result :) have fun and enjoy the Pontus :) ( Burn in min. one up to two weeks with music! ) Cheers Mike
The best dac on the market!!! The value is outstanding!!!!!!
Hi, yes, with tuning some other must run...cheers Mike
Thank you for that bit of information, I will try it on my Pontus very soon I am currently awaiting my Kinki Studio EX-P7, thanks to your reviews.
Hi, please. Let us share the result here ... cheers Mike
I'd really eager to have your thought about the kinkis thx😃
Thanks for the information but would be nice is once you made the recommended changes you would tap the board in order for us the viewers to hear the different loosing the screws made to the circuit board resonance.
I have about 100 hours on the DAC. The adjustments made an improvement in imaging and depth. I also discovered another issue with the cover fitting into the front panel, when I removed it to check the clip on the rear clearance. There is raised metal on the front right corner due to such a tight fit and probably some stress applied to fit the cover into the front panel for closure. I will address this later, running out of time. Thanks again for your tips.
Hi, nice you tried it! :) have fun cheers Mike
Truly? Are you serious? I hope It's a joke and that Alvin Chee never sees this !!! 🤔
100 percent works it's an old audiophile tip read his comments many stating improvements with this tweak.
Yeah, thanks! :) Karl-Otto needs more experience... :) cheers MIke
Love the build quality !!
Yeah , thats the first impression...but then the sound....cheers Mike
@@headquarteraudio5388 I live in the U.S. and Idk if we have a distributor .
I heard from many people that Denafrips doesn't have a return policy if someone doesn't like thats it , but i do understand that alot of people take advantage of this and this cost a company a shit ton of money !
@@tee-jaythestereo-bargainph2120 Hi, as an old Frenchman once said to me: You can't have the butter and the money for the butter :)...I'd rather have some money left over to buy other nice things...cheers Mike
This tweaks may work or not. But shure this videos are fun to watch!😀
Hi, and the tweaks work too :)...cheers Mike
@@headquarteraudio5388 should I do the same ares 2 tweaks to my iris ddc?
Hi,sure! Cheers Mike
Planning to buy the pontus ,I have a singel ended tube amp from Poland brand Miltra model otl 8 .
Once I have this dac I think I will contact you then for tuning it .
Hi, please write me an email, there are important news out there...cheers Mike
Fun to watch, but I wonder if this guy maybe was a voodoo witch doctor in a past life!!?? LOL
Hi, think about what I could be for you in my next life .... :) Cheers Mike
Is the Pontus II a worthwhile upgrade from the Ares II?
Hi, absolut!1. Much better power supply 2. I2S 3. Jewel case (my name for the case) 4.separate power supply from the digital part.... as a result simply a more adult and finer resolving sound signature ... more analog ... cheers Mike
@@headquarteraudio5388 Thank you for the sharing this information!😊
Try sealing the entire board with military grade sealant to dampen shield and transfer heat. Eliminate RFI and EMI… resonance will be completely removed.
Hi,.YOU can do that, but I want to hear MUSIC 😉 ...cheers Mike
hi mike i watched your videos, you talk a lot about resonance tricks inside the device as it is great for your system. So I would ask you why do you do this tuning at all when you use Nordost Sort Cone in your system? That does not make sense to me 😏
Hi, thanks for this comment, I can make something clear here: With the Sortkones, Nordost has the philosophy to keep the resonances in the device. (but not dampen or dissipate) Depending on the choice of Sortkone, more or less and then there is also the material response of the respective SK (bronze etc.) and the placement. If the device used is then very heavily damped in itself, it of course reacts little or not at all to the SK. A device that I have tuned or, in my opinion, has been built by someone with ears shows the effect of the SK very clearly, for example the effect of a Q-Point too (resonance harmonization) Ok? :) Cheers Mike
Slightly off topic... but where do you stand on loudspeaker drive units, should they be tightened down as much as possible?..
Hi, noooo :) this is not a car wheel :) ... with feeling and fingertips, just a little more with the bass. Always crosswise and not one screw fully and then crosswise the next, but crosswise gradually all evenly. Please watch my Linton video, I will say something about it. Cheers Mike
Hi Mike, I have an EAR 599 amp. The tubes are mounted on a circuit board that couples to the tube cage. I removed the cages to reduce vibration.Should I fix the cicuit boards back to the chassis? Cheers from Canada.
Hi, sorry no tips for tube amps, high voltage / danger to life. However, it is never a good idea not to fasten circuit boards, it is important to mount them without tension. Cheers Mike
@@headquarteraudio5388 Danke Mike, my Pontus ii is now tuned.It"s time for some Motorhead!
@@darrinswallow1839 Have fun 🤟🍻😁 cheers Mike
HI,i JUST NEED ADVICE i HAVE PONTUS+ ZMF VERITE CLOSE HEADPHONE.AND I SEEK TUBE AMP WITH GOOD SYNERGY WITH PONTUS....DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ANYTHING?
Hi, why are you screaming like that? :) I know Kinki Studio THR 1, and this i can recommend you, you can always leave power on and you don't have any secret tubes worn out ... if you want more, then send me the device ... :) Cheers Mike
Love your videos! Tuned my Ares 2 with great success. I thought you were listening to the Freya+ with the Kinki Studio amp a while back. Will we see a review?
Hi, can you tell us more about the sound-changes please :).. Freya+ is not bad for the price ( sound ), but it has to hum problems and poor operability so, nothing for me, but to start with ind high end is an option... if you will have much better sound ( dark background, no hum, vol Pot made in heaven ) and a dream of operability...Denafrips Athena! Cheers Mike
@@headquarteraudio5388 just discovered your channel! Denafrips lineup is very desirable! What is your opinion of the Benchmark HPA4 ?
How about power in Pontus 2? Do it use isolation transformer?
No, but...no cheap glass fuses in cheap holders etc..., so many problems are gone, but security is there :) Cheers Mike
Is this something that affects all models? Or maybe only some models due to poor QC?
Hi, this has nothing to do with bad QC, it affects all brands. There are solutions that are less sensitive, others make it worse. I always recommend loosening the screws on new devices in order to loosen any tension that may have arisen. (Especially when you are possibly dissatisfied with the sound, then use especially my tipp with XLR sockets)) Cheers Mike
@@headquarteraudio5388 very interesting, I’ll keep this in mind now, thanks!
Too bad my unit live with me in Canada or hiI send it off to you for magic! Cheers… Keith
Hi, the device was ordered in Singapore, produced in China and then went to Canada, why shouldn't it want to take a trip to Germany? :) With UPS it will be here in 3 days ... maybe for "repairs" :), then you save customs duties etc. Cheers Mike
What the hell is he talking about?
who the hell are you asking? :) Cheers Mike