@thyname I did come across ONE post where someone switched from a Diablo 300 to a Vitus to get a more full sounding midrange. I’ve not heard anyone else have this complaint however with this amp - have you? Not sure if that guy was using the Diablo 300 DAC module though, and maybe that was part of his issue. I’ve read some posts where people upgraded to a standalone DAC from the Diablo 300 and they say they lost a “nervousness” and “edge”. To me that sounds more likely?
I should stress that my issue only manifests on harsher recordings. I have absolutely zero complaints with most music - 90% of what I play sounds fantastic. But I’m willing to give up a small degree of performance for my system to be a bit less sensitive to more abrasive material where the midrange is rather hard in the recording itself. That U2 song, Walk On, is a good example. The next track on that album, Kite, is another great example, maybe even better. Incredibly raw recording with intentional bluntness, that just becomes too blunt in the upper mids when my PhoenixUSB Reclocker is in the mix. And I’m fairly certain it’s not the reclocker’s fault.