@djones51, I'm glad you brought up the issue of the source, too. Having little to no information about it, I've considered the 2014 Apple MacBook I'm using to feed the DACs as suspect. I use an AudioQuest Cinnamon USB cable as the interconnect. I stream using Tidal and play my collection of FLAC files using VOX. Could either the computer or the apps be another source of grain and/or edgy-ness? Of particular note, the output volume of each app is set to around the 40%-50% mark in order to be able to turn the DACs up to above the 12 o'clock position. Is this considered bad form?
I've also heard that dirty power can be a limiting factor for DACs in particular, but for me it's just conjecture at this point. I have no real-world experience regenerating power in any of my systems to know definitively whether or not it's really beneficial, and if so, to what degree. I'm willing to take the word(s) of those who have gone to that length, however, with only the tiniest of grains of salt.
I apologize to those of you following along if this thread is turning into a free-for-all of topics. But at the same time, so many of these issues are related, so please mention anything that is relevant to the core issue of these two DACs. Thanks!
I've also heard that dirty power can be a limiting factor for DACs in particular, but for me it's just conjecture at this point. I have no real-world experience regenerating power in any of my systems to know definitively whether or not it's really beneficial, and if so, to what degree. I'm willing to take the word(s) of those who have gone to that length, however, with only the tiniest of grains of salt.
I apologize to those of you following along if this thread is turning into a free-for-all of topics. But at the same time, so many of these issues are related, so please mention anything that is relevant to the core issue of these two DACs. Thanks!