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Changes in DAC Presentation - Need Advice

Hey all, I recently purchased a Denafrips Terminator II, and ever since I've noticed that some days the sound is sweet and natural, and other days it is forward and bright. I've even heard the sound change mid-song. Could this be due to fluctuations in my line voltage? Any other reason this may be happening?

System:

Mac Mini running Roon core

Sonore ultraRenu

Denafrips Terminator II

Pass XP-12 Preamp

Odyssey Audio Kismet Monoblocks

Focal Sopra 2

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vanson1
126 posts
 

I would switch one component at a time if possible to isolate the offending piece. 

 

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audioman58
4,409 posts
 

As I said earlier the Term-2 has a Loong breakin and dies change up until over 600+ hours .

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lordmelton
1,070 posts
 

If you are not using XLR connections on your pre-amp maybe give that a try, because many of these new dac companies favour XLR, but I'm still sure it's a break-in issue.

buddyboy1
106 posts
 

For $200 from Audio Advisor.... I picked up a Audio Quest PQ2 Power conditioner...It changed the sound dramatically on my 10 K rig. Best upgrade and affordable. You could have surge problems which this unit will also take care of.

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audioguy85
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Get a Border Patrol Dac, made in USA. Sophisticated choke input, tube rectified power supply, produces the most natural, un-digital sound possible. The BorderPatrol DAC uses a R2R DAC chip with no over-sampling and no digital filtering. It is available in several upgrade tiers depending on your budget.

https://www.borderpatrol.net/dac/

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