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Can a DAC sort out a flat\cold amp?

My pc is connected to an external sound card (scarlett 2i4 by focusrite). I bought the Yamaha a-s1200 & am really disappointed at the brightness & the lack of bass to the extend I prefer listening to my portable JBL boombox. I'm in no position to sell or trade this amplifier so I thought a DAC with eq may help the predicament. Since auditioning my equipment is not an option in my country I have no choice but to buy something purely on recommendations. I also thought about replacing the speakers but since I listen to soundcloud & youtube i really think upscaling & eq will be much more cost effective option in sorting out this issue & may give me the confidence to try a much more expensive speaker option. what would you recommend?

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stevewharton
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@orenm145 I concur with many others that have already stated that the amp is not the problem

In the interest of problem isolation, if you have not already done so, may I suggest you simply your build for a moment and validate the source of the problem

Take the PC and network out of the equation

What happens when you play the tuner, are you happy with the bass?

If so move up the food chain and connect an external CD player to the Yamaha and test

Those two tests should confirm if the amp is part of the problem

Best of luck

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