Tonight I'm going to try RCA out and see if that makes a difference. And I ordered USB and coaxial cables to try tomorrow. I've read in a couple different threads that USB worked the best on the Pontus.
EverSolo DMP-A8 with Denafrips Pontus 15th, both have i2S
For the past couple of years I’ve been using a Bluesound NODE (N130) with a Denafrips ARES II DAC (USB). I liked it very much!
Well, I got the itch to not leave well enough alone, if you know what I mean!
I purchased an EverSolo DMP-A8, thinking this all-in-one could replace what I had. It sounds pretty good, but, started missing my Denafrips DAC (which I sold). A couple days ago I ordered from audioman58 (Thank you!), a Pontus 15th Edition, can’t wait to get it!
This brings me to my question please. The DMP-A8 has i2S Output, which I plan on using to input i2S on the Pontus 15th (I hope for compatibility?). Is there still a reason to get a Denafrips DDC? Or, am I most of the way there with i2S on both my streamer and DAC?
Thanks,
Tom
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@pkthesublime What Yamaha receiver are you using? That’s a red flag. Also, how long is the HDMI cable? |
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@pkthesublime Yeah, the Yammy does not belong between your otherwise nice DAC and amp — it’s a big bottleneck to better performance and is certainly not helping here. Preamps matter big time, and the pre in your AVR (and almost all AVRs) is garbage relatively speaking. Getting a dedicated stereo pre with an HT bypass should be #1 on your upgrade priority list. And that’s way too long for an i2S cable — not sure how much that’s contributing but in any event it’s not good. You might want to try this 1 foot cable just for reference purposes as it’s only 7 bucks. I use something very similar with satisfying results although I’ll be upgrading soon. Sorry, don’t mean to sound harsh and just trying to help and provide some hopefully useful info. |
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