@gnanasekhar ,Good to know that your issue is resolved. As a fun track, try to listen to "Jazz Variants" on your speakers.
@mozartfan,Have you personally listened to the ProAc D48Rs?
Unless you heard a component you cannot make judgements, because you are only "assuming". You must be aware that tons of DACs use the ESS SABER 9038 chips. Do they all sound the same? Looks like in your world, one size fits all :-) These D48s need room to breath and OP has taken steps to correct the issues that he had.
@mozartfan,Have you personally listened to the ProAc D48Rs?
Unless you heard a component you cannot make judgements, because you are only "assuming". You must be aware that tons of DACs use the ESS SABER 9038 chips. Do they all sound the same? Looks like in your world, one size fits all :-) These D48s need room to breath and OP has taken steps to correct the issues that he had.