perplexing- yet interesting as to why this would suddenly become so apparent to you. I do have a question though. When you set up your new transport did you set it up to run in “over sampling” mode?
How to proceed?
Removing my Aqua La Voce dac from my system has eliminated fatigue and reduced but not fully eliminated sibilance. Running my Jay’s CDT2MKIII into my Hegel H390’s onboard dac is definitely a more relaxed presentation but tonally leaner than I prefer. Some have suggested I swap out the Hegel, but first I’d like to try another dac.
What I’m unclear about is how to go about choosing another dac that will not duplicate the same drawbacks I’ve experienced with the Aqua. Are there details in the design or specs that can guide me in this regard? I'm unsure how to proceed.
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No. The display clearly indicates when oversampling is engaged. Out of curiosity I tried it when I was listening through headphones, tonight. Thin and harsh! Listening through phones with the Hegel dac is much clearer than with Aqua, which sounds very dark by comparison. My headphone setup is very modest- old Grado SR225 through Schiit Jotenheim but the difference is quite apparent
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Can you think of a less costly alternative to the Hurricane?
Yes, perhaps. Rather above my pay-grade, although I have experienced certain anomalies in the past that might be explained by this theory. My Empirical Audio re-clocker did not play nice with my Simaudio 260DT transport and more recently, a similar issue arose when I attempted to mate a Snake River Audio Boomslang coax cable with the Jay's.
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@stuartk less costly would be AQ Tornado. But I would start with the interconnects first. That would be your biggest improvement. One change at a time. |
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