I am down to the last piece of the puzzle. I am very happy with the sound of my system at this point, so I’m not sure if the DAC needs to be improved on. What I am looking for is to hear those background subtleties in the music a little more pronounced. The strum of a guitar, the stroke of the piano keys, the clicks, ticks & tingles that accompany the music. I do here that now, I just wondered if there is a way to elaborate on those background sounds (details) a bit more.
@navyachts , looks like you are just about ready to chase your tail.... That gustard is about as good as it gets these days.
- Put your dac and ALL front end components on a AQ Niagara 5000 or 7000, which would be a higher return on investment upgrade w.r.t to subtleties pursued.
- Treat the room, not just put up a couple of panels for decorative purposes.
If that still didn’t cut it, it’s about time to discard brand loyalties, ditch whatever speaker you’ve got and start looking into "higher" resolution speakers.
Or...you could just have a couple of vodka shots/calm the squirrels in your head before listening (cheap fix).