Has anyone tried working with this combination? My Nait XS enters a "panic" mode where it protects itself and mutes everything every few seconds when playing through the Denafrips. They can't work together. Both working fine with other equipment, but this combination is an absolute no-go. Never ran into anything like this.
That's my suspicion too, but what's so special about these two combined? I also can't help but wonder how come this issue wasn't mentioned before. Am I the first to try this combination?!
Is the Aries ok with other amplifiers? Did you try all the amp’s inputs? My Pontus II works very well with my Naim pre-power amp, even using dac’s balanced outputs.
Both are working fine with other components. I tried two of the Nait's line input and had enough - It's not a pretty sight to see the amp panic.
Are you connecting cables to both the XLR and RCA outputs of the Ares at the same time? The outputs on the Ares (and other Denafrips DACs) are shared and not designed to have both XLR and RCA connected at the same time. If you're doing that then maybe it's causing the Naim to detect something is wrong.
Are the power cables to both devices connected to the same outlet / outlet strip / power conditioner?