If you want to increase the brightness then get something really inexpensive, no tubes in the output stage, and preferably 10 or more years old. That was a prominent quality of early DACs and a quality that *all* modern DACs strive to avoid. Most people generally don't like brightness in a source component, as it leads to listening fatigue (when it can be tolerated at all).
I'd also consider looking elsewhere in improving your system. It sounds like you know that it's missing something, but maybe you can't put your finger on it. Maybe you want more detail (not the same as brightness) or less warmth in the midrange or more punchiness in the bass. If you really want to tip up the top end, the surest way is through different speakers. -- JJZolx Jim ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39892 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
