I would try a dedicated streamer first with your present setup. I was using an iPad into the Dac on my preamp and bought a Rose 150b streamer dac and it was a night and day difference. My research and practical experience tells me you need a dedicated streamer.
Warming up digital in my setup
Here's my setup:
Hint6 (using embedded DAC)
Kef LS 50
PSA Subwoofer (x2)
DIY Mogami 4 wire speaker wire
Source: iPhone + Amazon Music HD + USB cable
I can't quite dial in the my digital setup with the above gear - hoping you can help. Bright glassy is what I get, but what I want is warm, organic, depth of sound. I'm able to achieve the latter using analog. Is it possible with the Hint6 DAC?
Here's some info on the DAC:
- ESS Sabre32 Reference DAC (ES9018K2M)
- Asynchronous USB 2.0 supports PCM up to 384kHz/32-bit
- USB input decodes Native DSD64, DSD128, DSD256 and DoP DSD