More expensive DAC the answer?


I am still trying to get a decent sound quality out of my system. Currently I am running an Audio Engine DAC and not really happy with sound quality. Would investing in a more robust DAC be of benefit?
mfdamon
have to agree with the suggestions for a good tube amplifier with your  Klipsch speakers. 

What is your source?  The jitter of the source is usually more important than the DAC.

If you are using a transport, then this is probably the weak point.  Reclocking with a good resampler like the Synchro-Mesh can make a huge difference, assuming that the DAC does not resist the reclocking.

Jitter from a typical transport:

https://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=154408.0

Steve N.

Empirical Audio

What is your source?  The jitter of the source is usually more important than the DAC.

If you are using a Transport, this is likely the problem.  Reclocking with a good resampler like the Synchro-Mesh can make all the difference.

Here are plots of typical transport jitter:

https://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=154408.0

Steve N.

Empirical Audio

Sounds first like a speaker placement/room treatment issue.  You need to experiment with that--and optimizing that--before shelling out more money on gizmos.