My first reaction was similar to Al's. If the only thing you changed was the DAC...
Why would you not have heard that same harshness in the upper mids under the old setup? The only conclusion one could arrive at is that the PS Audio DAC was somehow smoothing things over. I would not look to a cable for the fix.
Might be helpful to try another DAC before introducing two new unknowns into the system .
Why would you not have heard that same harshness in the upper mids under the old setup? The only conclusion one could arrive at is that the PS Audio DAC was somehow smoothing things over. I would not look to a cable for the fix.
Might be helpful to try another DAC before introducing two new unknowns into the system .