Input/Output line level transformers for digital glare

Gents;

thanks for for all the info on the options 

I still notice all the outboard Dac's, good ones, I think 
still have output transformers vs other methods

i also see the transformer guys;  lyndall & Jensen advertise the output transformers as smoothing of digitis?

jeff

Erik & Atmosphere;

I might be nuts!
You guys had a few questions:
speakers: Thiel 
I've upgraded all the cables, power and amps
All changes were smoothing, way less glare,and detail adding to the positive 

and!

I went from cd ( Mac mini) to Tidal and Amarra with parametric eq
My pants fell down over the improvement in quality of the streaming  recording from ripped crap cd's!!!!

Anway, I've tried to look at improving the Dac and preamp.

All the tubed preamps I've listened to have been marginal improvement in digital glare, so next thought is DAC 

Ive read a few reviews and listened to DAC's that have seemed to offer digital glare improvements on the 80's compressed rock that is my "test"( it's always on the cymbals sounding like they are " hissing" at me)
All good albums sound real smooth to me on my system (Peachtree DAC)

so, My dilemma is maybe not solvable?

My "test " is a Rush song called " Red Barschetta" that I found great on a lp in the treble & cymbals, but streaming or cd, nope!

So, I continue my search and incessant questions!     I am nuts!

Dac's I've listened to so far: Metrum, Exogal, benchmark, Lavry, and next Lampizator Atlantic, I'm hoping 
preamps: Conrad Johnson, Primalyna, arc, etc

Crazy Jeff

Guys:

I have Amarra and have Dirac room correction, so covered the tone down the Jim Thiel "Thiels"
The Red Barshetta note is true on source quality!!!!!   Big differences especially since going to Tidal and hearing differences

Other Nasty recordings in the " screaming edge" frequencies that my stupid hearing magnifies are:  Foo Fighters The Pretender & Bob Dylan Like a rolling stone & CCR Commotion

Ive heard the music on lots of systems and compared some to the vinyl ( great turntables(
vinyl is always, always clear and clean with no " fuzzy hiss" that I hear
stupid hearing and it's accents

The only exception is. Full Bricasti system with Tidal speakers;  So far

I must be doomed, until I give up on Digital or run across $100k fun money

jeff