The weakest link?

The weakest link is usually the owner himself and not the equipments. Equipments are passive and the owner is the mastermind behind all of them......

Cheers :) :) :) ...........

Maybe the electric power is a dirty mess? I was looking for the tube gear also above. Guess there is none.

Hi all, I would try 2 things; First, bypass the preamp using a passive volume control. If you like the change then look for a new preamp. If it sounds worse ,then start with replacing the interconnect between your transport and DAC. Try to barrow the passive volume control or even build a simple one . This should answer your question. In my setup the cable between my preamp and amp changes the sound like a tone control but the digital cable is my best guess as to where your problem is. I can not give you much advice on which digital cable will work best so try at least a few. Hope this helps.

Dredster, FYI, when the 750 is in passive mode it essentially is just a switch and a volume control. I like your suggestion about the digital cable!However, he should still try balanced, IMHO, owning some of the same gear our correspondent does. Ilike sugar's suggestions too.

Hello All
Thanks for all the help. I tried the xlr cables first and WOW!!!! that did it I hear stuff I have never heard before
But I have to agree with Edle alittle to. Thanks again Mark