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I am frustrated with the sound from my DAC

My DAC-IT by peachtree audio is sounding harsh in my rig now. I am comparing the sound of it to my Cambridge Audio DAC Magic plus with the two Wofson Chips inside it. The Cambridge Audio sounds good, smooth and nice. Anyone know what is inside the peachtree DAC IT. My Digital source is a cambridge audio DVD player. 540D. My next move will be to use my better sounding ARCAM CD player with the peachtee DAC and see if it is smoother sounding. My amplifier is Cambridge Audio. Sweet sounding one. Not a CX series, but sweet sounding. 
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tybinski
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Buy yourself a benchmark DAC 1 for 400 -500 dollars on the used market and see where that takes you. You can run your CD player through that as a transport provided you have either optical or BNC digital outs. I find their products to be transparent to the recording but with a warm analog like sound. Their later models also have USB inputs. 
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captelee
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iFi Pro iDSD DAC, best on the planet with a select-able tube stage and killer headphone amp. I just bought my 2nd one for my office rig, used at half price of new.
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cal3713
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@captelee I have an Audio Mirror T3-SE, but also really liked that iFi DAC too (over a PS Audio Directstream & Lampizator Amber 3, for example).  Glad to see some more people recommending it, it doesn't get enough press/attention.
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krell_fan1
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if you have if the budget consider the PS Audio DirectStream DAC. It converts digital to DSD, and then outputs analogue that sounds better than any record I’ve ever heard. Coupled with some good music playing software it’s beyond superb. 
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captelee
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@cal3713 you are correct about iFi.
Which iFi DAC have you tried?
The Pro iDSD has superior jitter and clock, which is what I feel really makes the sound stage. I listen to mostly rock and jazz and haven't found a better DAC, at any price point.
Even their Micro version is worthy at $500. I travel constantly for work and carry one with me.
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