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    Please help: Unexpected distortion after upgrading DAC + speakers

    Thanks again for your reply — I really appreciate your suggestions, and no answer is too basic or repetitive. To update you on what I’ve tried so far: I played a FLAC file on YouTube, and it sounded distorted. I also tested a FLAC file through Foobar2000 (assuming I set it up correctly), and...
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    Please help: Unexpected distortion after upgrading DAC + speakers

    Thanks for your reply! I didn’t actually use Foobar2000 with the Logitech speakers — only with the new setup. Back then I mostly listened through Spotify or YouTube. So it’s possible that the difference in playback chain is also influencing what I’m hearing. Still, it’s interesting that the...
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    Please help: Unexpected distortion after upgrading DAC + speakers

    Thanks for your reply. I bought both the speakers and DAC through Amazon. It seems unusual that these items would be defective, but obviously possible.
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    Please help: Unexpected distortion after upgrading DAC + speakers

    Hi all, Thanks for reading my post. I recently upgraded from Logitech speakers to Edifier R1280DBs and added an iFi ZEN Air DAC via USB on Windows 10. Overall, sound quality is better, but now I’m hearing distortion across basically the entire frequency range for many songs. Some tracks sound...