My system consists of SB3 through an early Linn Numerik DAC, Unison Unico Amp and Dynaudio Focus 220 speakers. The system sounds extremely pleasant however I would describe the Linn DAC as warm and detailed but slightly lacking bass control and rhythm. I have experimented with a Theta DS Pro Progeny DAC which vastly improves the bass and soundstage imaging but sounds thin and unimpressive in the mid/upper mid range - so much so that backing drums and guitars fade so that it is a strain to hear them and piano is most unconvincing. This is strange since I had heard good reports of the Theta before trying though I suspect it has been designed to tame over bright forward systems, which mine is not.
What I really want is the bass, staging and rhythm of the Theta together with the warm detail of the Numerik. Does anyone have any ideas how I could achieve this? I had thought maybe of a later Numerik as I understand that the PSU was upgraded to overcome some of these issues. I would be grateful of any advice/past experiences of these or other products -- adrianh1960 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ adrianh1960's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5421 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23762 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
