I have been using the PS Audio DL lll for about 1 year now with my Ayre integrated and Ayre Cd. If anything th feed from my DL lll is a bit warm and smooth (and more powerful signal) than my CDP. The DL lll is fed from my Sonos via digital copper cable, and then out to the Ayre via balanced XLR cable. It is hard to do a/b testing against the Ayre CDP -- due to the power feed difference. I need to increase the volume on the CDP by 3-4 dB in order to match the DL lll. Has anyone else had this issue? Overall even with my Ayre solid state integrated the DL lll seems more warm and relaxed not harsh. Finally, there seems to be universal agreement that the DL lll does not do well with a USB connection -- and the copper seems superior to optical cable IMO. Shawn
tweaking the Dlink III
I've had the PS Audio Dlink III now for about a year and overall its a nice DAC,solid and detailed. Where it tends to be unsatisfying is separation of instruments in massed orchestra and with particular female vocalists such as the Cranberries, Sherry Crowe, Norah Jones and particular songs their singing becomes more of a shriek than music.... this I know is the DAC's fault because the issue disappears with the Oppo DV-970 analog outputs at the sacrifice of low bass and dynamics but is still there fed in the Dlink III as an A/B test.
Wondering if replacing the power supply caps in the Dlink III (NCD 12000uf 35v) with Mundorf Mlytic AG caps (10000uf 40V)would help this?
http://www.partsconnexion.com/capacitor_ele_mundorf_plugin.html
Anyone else swapped these to good result?
Wondering if replacing the power supply caps in the Dlink III (NCD 12000uf 35v) with Mundorf Mlytic AG caps (10000uf 40V)would help this?
http://www.partsconnexion.com/capacitor_ele_mundorf_plugin.html
Anyone else swapped these to good result?