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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?
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randy-11
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BTW, there are many different ways to implement ESS series chips, so can't just look at the chip used and say it sounds a particular way.

Then there is the circuit layout, the section of and matching of various discrete components, etc.

all can have effects on SQ - not like a speaker, but something you can hear in a spendy system
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