choose a DAC to complete my system



acoustic zen silver reference ii XLR interconnect
Cardas Clear speaker cable
wireworld platinum usb cable
Focal Electra 1038 be II
Pass labs X350.5
Pass labs Xp10 pre
Oppo BDP-105
PC computer

i'm not happy about the sound i'm getting
i'm not sure why.
maybe it's better to replace the PRE ?
maybe to get Apple computer to replace the PC?

for DAC i though about one of those:
Luxman DA-06 (Japan model cost $3000 but i don't know if it will work in the US? Japan using 100V
Meitner Audio MA-1 , found 6 month old.

or other models?

Thanks
pelo911

Showing 1 response by davide256

Pelo911,
the DAC is not your problem. Your cables have good reputation

If you are using a generic off the shelf, un-optimized PC then your sound will be incredibly mediocre for digital playback

Options
1) if computer savvy do the reading on computer audiophile site on how to build an optimized media server and follow through
2) if not your cup of tea buy an already built media server a la CAPS models

this will insure that you have mitigated to a high degree the multitasking contention and electrical noisiness of a commercial PC that holds you back from the better than CD/DVD performance you can get from a media PC via asynch USB to your Oppo player