I have the RME DAC... it is a so so DAC out of the box.
I had to upgrade the power supply, went to battery power, it made a pretty significant difference. Then I had to change the capacitors inside the DAC to some Audionote Kaesei capacitors. The stock sound is dry, lean, and too clinical. The caps gave it that analogue weight and texture.
I don't get the praise it gets on these forums to be honest, it was not something I would keep in it's stock configuration.... pretty meh to be honest.
I had to upgrade the power supply, went to battery power, it made a pretty significant difference. Then I had to change the capacitors inside the DAC to some Audionote Kaesei capacitors. The stock sound is dry, lean, and too clinical. The caps gave it that analogue weight and texture.
I don't get the praise it gets on these forums to be honest, it was not something I would keep in it's stock configuration.... pretty meh to be honest.