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[terrys999]

Hi all
Could anyone tell me why my new dac sounds flat?


I bought irdac 2 for my bedroom setup
I decided to hook up my irdac 2 to my cxa 80.

Using laptop and jriver.
Arcam informed me that the dac plays dsd native.
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This is the setup
Laptop to irdac 2 USB
 Changed settings in jriver to stream dsd native .
No dop.
JRiver tells me streaming no processing.

Arcam driver tells me all is fine.
Now when I compare the sound with Cambridge cxn,  it sounds flat.
Midrange isn't anywhere near the sq of the cxn.

I play dsd files from external hard drive to cxn, Cambridge told me the cxn uses built in dop.
Why would it sound so different??

Does dsd naturally sound flat played native???


If I flick between laptop , and cxn. The difference is night and day.
I thought dop was identical to native dsd.

Could it be that the irdac2 needs burn in??  Not sure that exists.
 Forgot to add.
Playing flac 192 through irdac 2 then to cxn, there's no difference in sq , so is  identical .
Just seems to be dsd.
Thanks in advance

[Fitzcaraldo215]

Ok, I know I should not, but here I am trying anyway.

First, in all the lingo, acronyms, model number cryptology, we have no idea what it is you are talking about.  duh?

Second, you are talking about totally subjective assessments of sound quality relevant to you and only you.  But, we cannot hear what you are hearing, prefer what you prefer, etc.

So, what does "my DAC sounds flat" actually mean?  What is your point?  I do not think you will get anything remotely resembling an answer here.  We have no clue.