Could also be compression that is going on in the data path. Is there a control panel app for your soundcard? Some of them will do horrible things to "enhance" the sound by default that do nothing but muddy up the sound. I seem to recall creative doing this at one point with their sound cards. Good news is you've narrowed the problem down.
Otherwise, yes, an outboard USB dac with a build in headphone amp would serve you well. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ maggior's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9080 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97938 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
