This Digital Converter Sounds So Good It Might convert LP-loving Audiophiles

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id="article-body" class="row" section="article-body"> The Denafrips Ares digital converter Pacula I love analog audio, but I've never complained that digital audio sounded unpleasant or bright, just a little boring, and it doesn't pull me in like a decent turntable. Music on LP connects better, and to my delight that's what's happened with the [ Denafrips Ares] digital converter. Digital sounded a few steps closer to vinyl, and if that [http://www.guardian.co.uk/search?q=translates translates] as more "analog-like," so be it. With the Ares I heard everything deep down into the mix, like never before. The Ares is competitively priced at $680, £550 and AU$980 but what makes it unusual is that it uses a bank of resistors to perform the digital-to-analog conversion. The sound is big, but Ares is nice and compact, just 2.4 by 8.4 by 9.9 inches (45 by 215 by 230 mm). The front panel has a large Standby button, then a row of much smaller digital input selector buttons for USB, coaxial and optical digital inputs, plus Phase and Mute buttons. A series of incredibly tiny and not-at-all-bright red LEDs indicate the selected source, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-quang-chau-tham-quyen-bang-tuong-5-ngay.html tour quảng châu] the sample rate and whether the converter is playing [ DSD files]. No remote is included. Judged from the outside it's a smartly designed, but no-frills basic black component, but I popped the cover and took a gander at what the Denafrips engineers crafted. The Ares doesn't use an off-the-shelf digital converter chip like most converters do. The Ares innards instead house a Denafrips designed discrete, high-precision [ resistor ladder] (R-2R) digital converter. I've never before seen one like that in a less than $2,000 converter. Ares decodes high-resolution PCM files up to 24 bit/384 kHz sampling rates, and up to 11.288MHz (4X) DSD native files. The internal power supply boasts a large custom-wound toroidal transformer and a bank of 72 small capacitors. Inside the Denafrips Ares digital converter Denafrips The rear end has a USB, two coaxial RCA and two optical digital input jacks; and stereo RCA and [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-quang-chau-tham-quyen-bang-tuong-5-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] XLR analog output jacks. The bottom panel has four rubber-tipped conical feet, and a slide switch to select 115- or 230-volt operation. Build quality feels robust, and the warranty runs three years. Listening to the Ares The Ares sound wasn't anything like any other digital converter I've tried at home; it had more body and dimensionality, and the sound broke free of my [/news/masters-of-reality-klipsch-forte-iii-speakers/ Klipsch Forte III] speakers. The music had more guts and power, sounding a lot more like LPs, or to put it another way, the sound of live music. To put the Ares in context I brought out a [ Schiit Bifrost Multibit] converter ($599), which sounded brighter and crisper, but more uptight, and dimensionally flatter than the Ares. With the Ares the sound opened up, it was effortless, the Ares let the music come through with greater ease. It was a bigger sound, with more soundstage depth, and low level, quieter, more subtle detailing was enhanced. This kind of resolution was unprecedented for the money. Next, I brought out a [/news/a-kinder-gentler-sound-for-digital-audio/ Border Patrol SE] tube digital converter ($1,350, £1,046 and AU$1,804). I love it for its sweet sound and soundstage depth, but the Ares' purity and superior clarity was in another league. The music popped into focus, as if veils had been lifted. The Border Patrol SE sound was gorgeous, but it sounded a tad sluggish after I spent some time with the Ares. Though I try to avoid using the term "musical" to describe the sound of components, that's exactly what made the Ares special. There was a live quality to the sound, more bounce to the rhythms, more visceral impact in the bass. I was shaken by this little converter, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-quang-chau-tham-quyen-bang-tuong-5-ngay.html tour quảng châu] the entry-level model from Denafrips. I hope to get my hands on one of its higher-end models in the coming months. [ Vinshine Audio] is the global distributor for Denafrips; all products are direct shipped from Guangzhou, China, to each customer. The [http://www.modernmom.com/?s=Ares%20current Ares current] price is $680 in the US, £550 in the UK and AU$980 in Australia. [#comments Comments] [/audiophiliac/ The Audiophiliac] [/topics/audio/ Audio] [/topics/home-entertainment/ Home Entertainment] [ Notification on Notification off TV & Audio]

China Stocks Close Firmer As Investors Eye Stimulus Plan

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SHANGHAI, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Chinese stocks ended higher on Thursday, led by consumer shares, as [http://ccmixter.org/api/query?datasource=uploads&search_type=all&sort=rank&search=investors%20cheered&lic=by,sa,s,splus,pd,zero investors cheered] news of Beijing's pledge to boost domestic consumption and promote an innovation-driven growth model to salvage a pandemic-ravaged economy. ** The blue-chip CSI300 index ended 0.7% higher at 4,927.99, while the Shanghai Composite Index climbed 0.5% to 3,363.09 points. ** The tech-heavy start-up board ChiNext and the STAR50 index added 0.9% and 1.2%, respectively. ** Consumer shares led the rally, with the CSI300 consumer staples index and the CSI300 consumer discretionary index rising 1.3% and [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-quang-chau-tham-quyen-bang-tuong-5-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] 1.6%, respectively. ** China will expand consumption of cars and consumption in rural areas, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-quang-chau-tham-quyen-bang-tuong-5-ngay.html tour quảng châu] according to a report by state broadcaster CCTV, citing a meeting of the country's cabinet chaired by Premier Li Keqiang. ** China will also promote the consumption of home appliances and catering, CCTV reported. ** Dual-listed Guangzhou Automobile Group Co Ltd rallied in both Shanghai and Hong Kong, leading the gains for carmakers. ** Adding to sentiment, President Xi Jinping said China would continue to cut its tariffs and expand imports of high-quality goods and services. ** Bucking the broad strength, securities firms fell, led by Haitong Securities Co Ltd falling 6.3% in Shanghai after Beijing alleged manipulation. ** Chinese investigations into last week's shock bond default by a state-owned coal miner widened on Wednesday with a regulator threatening to sanction Haitong Securities, one of the country's biggest brokerages, for alleged manipulation. ** Around the region, MSCI's Asia ex-Japan stock index was firmer by 0.51%, while Japan's Nikkei index closed down 0.36%. ** At 0711 GMT, the yuan was quoted at 6.572 per U.S. dollar, 0.2% weaker than the previous close of 6.559. ** As of 0712 GMT, China's A-shares were trading at a premium of 41.68% over the Hong Kong-listed H-shares. (Reporting by Shanghai Newsroom, Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips)

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