DACs and bass response?


I'm auditioning dacs in my system. One (COS) was way to analytical, overall, but had very tight bass. Another (Aqua La Voce) is what some would describe as "musical"  and sounds  terrific in all aspects except bass. My cdp alone does better in that regard. I have monitors and no subs. Can I expect that dacs that are hyper-detailed will also offer tighter bass as a rule?
stuartk
PS: I can report that the "dark" tonality I noticed in the system was solely due to the cheap Best Buy cable linking transport and re-clocker. As soon as I replaced it with a Blue Jeans coax, a veil lifted and the music immediately became noticeably cleaner and punchier.  

Great news, although it proves that maybe the reclocker is either not 100% immune to incoming jitter or poor signal integrity.  You would have to look with a scope to see which one is causing this.

I wonder if this would happen if it was powered from a Dynamo rather than the wall-wart or if the reclocker was totally isolated (no OTL mod)?

Steve N.

Empirical Audio

Krell DAC in my Vanguard Digital is phenomenal in all regards.  It comes with a superb preamp and amp as well. :)