I generally agree with Arni but would add that the room acoustics could also be making the sound bright...
Question: DAC too hot & want to add sub
I have just started to get into non-headphone listening and wanted to get some recommendations for my 2.1 setup.
My current setup -
Speakers: Ascend Acoustics 340se for L/R.
Transport: Sony dvp-s7000 > Coax
Dac: Highly Modified Zhoulo 2.5 > 6 Channel Direct (L/R)
Amp: Harmon Kardon AVR500
So far sounds great, really immersive but the DAC signal is alittle too "hot" and I dont get alot of play on the amp potentiometer. I also want to add a small sub (condo listening).
Questions:
1. Would a preamp able to attenuate a "hot" Dac?
2. What is the recommended method of adding a sub?
So far I think its:
A. Add preamp which has sub out and can cut low frequency to main speakers. Like Parasound 2100 but a variable crossover for main would be great.
B. Use sub's own crossover and match the cut off frequency of the main speakers. This also presents many options, as I am bypassing the AVR's digital controls; I cannot set main speakers to small/large and am not sure if the sub pre-outs also work on the AVR/amp. Worst case I can use sub's speaker inputs from amp to sub then to main speakers which would filter out the low frequency.
C. Buy/build active crossover.
Budget is around 500-700.
Any advise much appreciated.
My current setup -
Speakers: Ascend Acoustics 340se for L/R.
Transport: Sony dvp-s7000 > Coax
Dac: Highly Modified Zhoulo 2.5 > 6 Channel Direct (L/R)
Amp: Harmon Kardon AVR500
So far sounds great, really immersive but the DAC signal is alittle too "hot" and I dont get alot of play on the amp potentiometer. I also want to add a small sub (condo listening).
Questions:
1. Would a preamp able to attenuate a "hot" Dac?
2. What is the recommended method of adding a sub?
So far I think its:
A. Add preamp which has sub out and can cut low frequency to main speakers. Like Parasound 2100 but a variable crossover for main would be great.
B. Use sub's own crossover and match the cut off frequency of the main speakers. This also presents many options, as I am bypassing the AVR's digital controls; I cannot set main speakers to small/large and am not sure if the sub pre-outs also work on the AVR/amp. Worst case I can use sub's speaker inputs from amp to sub then to main speakers which would filter out the low frequency.
C. Buy/build active crossover.
Budget is around 500-700.
Any advise much appreciated.