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Best DAC for Meridian Sooloos

Which DACs pair well with Meridian Sooloos equipment?

My system is a Simaudio 650D, P-8 & W-8 plus Revel Ultimata Studio 2 speakers. Cable is all Cardas Clear with a top of the line MIT digital coax cable. Digital source is a Meridian Sooloos MC200.

I find the sound of the MC200 into the 650D to lack a little body, like there is a mid-bass dip that robs the music of some fullness and impact.

Any suggestions?
camb
audioengr
3,282 posts
 
Not sure a new DAC will solve this. It might be jitter from the Sooloos.

If you already have a decent DAC, it is not very expensive to try a reclocker first. This will often solve the problem.

Steve N.
Empirical Audio
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gshepardbuster
620 posts
 
FWIW the owners of the Sooloos/PWDII combos mentioned before are using the C15 control. I don't know if the C15 has a better clock than the MC200. If so it may be a clocking issue not a DAC issue.
camb OP
164 posts
 
Doesn't the "Lens" in the PWDII re-clock the digital stream?
camb OP
164 posts
 
Anyone tried re-clocking a Sooloos? Improvements?
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gshepardbuster
620 posts
 
I guess the clock is in the dac, so even if the DAC is not at fault the reclocking would be done by the PWD II. I wouldn't try and modify your Sooloos. I say buy the PWD II used and if does not do the trick then resell.
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