@erik_squires The only thing that I have hooked up to the Ares 2 is my CD transport via toslink. I don’t have a streamer and I don’t have my PC or cable TV running through it. At some point perhaps a streamer and or my PC via J River USB as I own a bit of hi res audio.
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Well that was my only other thought. A ground loop or the DAC is getting overloaded, which can happen with upsampling algorithms. The curve of the upsample exceeds the bit range on peaks and causes the DAC to produce digital sounding distortion. In other words, ticks and the like as opposed to how a receiver may sound when it’s overloading. Couple of related symptoms:
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@goex54 - I had a few pops and clicks prior to the firmware upgrade. Not enough to bother me, but enough to know what it was from my online reading. Post firmware upgrade, I can't say that I've had any but have not spent a lot of time listening. |
I never had the popping or clicking issue on my Denafrips Area II, but finally took it apart yesterday, photographed the chip, sent in the form, and got the update last evening. Took the time this morning and carefully followed the instructions provided by Alvin. Turned out to be straight forward as I worked my way through, step by step, even though I am on the newest Mac OS…..easy to figure out. It is a very nice performance upgrade for the Ares II, I must say. Well worth the upgrade regardless of any past issues, or not. Thanks to Alvin and Vinshine for this update, pretty unexpected and adds new life to the Ares. 👍 |
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