OK I swapped back the ic's and there was no noticable difference, wishful thinking born out of desperation perhaps?
I think Mr Floding was closest to finding a solution..... my electric mains is poor... there may have been a ground loop, Ive got an old farmhouse badly in need of rewiring. Since going over to battery which ive cunningly hidden behind a bookshelf Im Amazed..no.. Stunned by my systems sound quality... STUNNED!!! 100+ hours solid focused listening in 2 1/2 weeks.... A very detailed warm analogue sound, and... this is the best part... its like been 17 again with my old Acoustic Research Legend record player, Music like a drug... CD after CD after CD ;) never background... that would be an insult. This is due mainly to the DAC which is IMO a GIANT KILLER. so to recap: Quiet 400gb laptop>>>Foobar2000>>>Asio4all>>>HagUSB>>>VDH carbon hybrid digital and analogue ic'>>>Altmann Attraction DAC>>>PP 22W Valve Amp>>>QED Silver biwire>>>Wharfedale Pacific Evo 30's = Sonic Aural Paradise. Jack. http://www.mother-of-tone.com/ http://www.hagtech.com/hagusb.html -- Lyonesse ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lyonesse's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5496 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24613 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
