Hi all,
I have a pair of ProAc D18 speakers for the past 2 years, while I absolutely love the music from it the overall tone seems to be a little bright. Some pieces of music can even be described as too harsh and unenjoyable to listen to.
I have always wondered if there is a weak link in my system and or my components just don't match.
The Proac d18 is paired with an emotiva xpa-2 amp, source is from my computer (cd quality flac files) to Oppo 105 aUSB DAC. I also have an Onkyo PR-SC5509 as a 'pre-amp' and to connect my other stuff.
I have wondered if my emotiva amp is the weak link and or the harsh sounding source. Or is it my Oppo player with the ESS Sabre DAC? Where I live is almost impossible to audition with the same equipment. I have auditioned the Caspian M2 using their own Roksan speakers and their CD player and it a totally different sound - actually my ProAc setup sounded far better.
My budget now allows me to upgrade a component in my system and I hope to make the sound more balanced and get ride of the brightness. However I will always use my computer as source as I found it to be the easiest way.
Thanks for your advise.
I have a pair of ProAc D18 speakers for the past 2 years, while I absolutely love the music from it the overall tone seems to be a little bright. Some pieces of music can even be described as too harsh and unenjoyable to listen to.
I have always wondered if there is a weak link in my system and or my components just don't match.
The Proac d18 is paired with an emotiva xpa-2 amp, source is from my computer (cd quality flac files) to Oppo 105 aUSB DAC. I also have an Onkyo PR-SC5509 as a 'pre-amp' and to connect my other stuff.
I have wondered if my emotiva amp is the weak link and or the harsh sounding source. Or is it my Oppo player with the ESS Sabre DAC? Where I live is almost impossible to audition with the same equipment. I have auditioned the Caspian M2 using their own Roksan speakers and their CD player and it a totally different sound - actually my ProAc setup sounded far better.
My budget now allows me to upgrade a component in my system and I hope to make the sound more balanced and get ride of the brightness. However I will always use my computer as source as I found it to be the easiest way.
Thanks for your advise.