What is your source? The jitter of the source is usually more important than the DAC. If you are using a Transport, this is likely the problem. Reclocking with a good resampler like the Synchro-Mesh can make all the difference. Here are plots of typical transport jitter: https://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=154408.0 Steve N. Empirical Audio |
What is your source? The jitter of the source is usually more important than the DAC. If you are using a transport, then this is probably the weak point. Reclocking with a good resampler like the Synchro-Mesh can make a huge difference, assuming that the DAC does not resist the reclocking. Jitter from a typical transport: https://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=154408.0 Steve N. Empirical Audio |
IMO, your weak link is your digital source. This is just as important as the speakers and their placement. I would not expect miracles from a $169 DAC and a cheap transport by itself. Time to upgrade if you want to get better SQ. Expect to spend $1K for a decent DAC and keep the transport, but change to a good BNC S/PDIF coax cable with RCA adapters and add a reclocker between the transport and DAC. I would not mess with acoustics until you do these things. Only then will you achieve a focused stereo image with vocalists not being 2 feet wide. Steve N. Empirical Audio |
