I’m interested in getting a new Denafrips DAC

What part would that have been? A footer? A connector? The bulk of the components that go into a Gaia are proprietary.

Seriously, outside the chassis, furutech connectors, and the stock footers, I would be shocked to find out that the Texas guy has a parts connection from China that shoots him what he needs when the fix requires a soldering iron. Blasphemy! 

Providing hearsay is akin to presenting a house of cards as a solid foundation.

i was trying to be nice... todd replaced the motherboard in the gaia, yep they shipped him one from the factory in china

it is my unit, i am listening to it presently

sorry to burst your bubble

@audphile1 

my issue with so many “DAC’s” out there is that they are also streamers, headphone amps and preamps.  I am looking for just a DAC and to narrow it down even more, I like the sound of ladder DAC’s. So that’s why I mentioned Denifrips.  I think I’d be super happy with a Venus 15th.

@goodlistening64 rather than questioning others why don’t you divulge the source of your comments.  I’m, as I’m sure others are, very interested in the intent of your post.  

Yeah the Venus 15th gets rave reviews ... many positive recommendations throughout their whole line up. As you hear from many with the term CHIFI which is more or less a negative designation of product from China . I think most of the rhetoric concerning Chinese products seems to be directed to many of the fake clones you will see on ALi express, Teemu  and Amazon. Just reading a recent thread concerning Eversolo products...Warranty being the biggest concern. Have not seen many concerns concerning Denafrips from my time researching the line. Some of the more notable reviews on youtube from Steve Guttenberg - Audiophilliac reviewed the lower echelon of the Denafrips line favorably, New record Day youtube channel reviewed the Pontus 15th and the Venus 15th. Could sway your decision. As you said, so many brand names for DACS though. It seems that the the 2 Denafrips product I mentioned, seemed to be tagged as product as good or better than anything in its price range. Love to hear from those who have made the choice to go with the brand. Audio performance, customer service etc.