It could be the digital cable. That's why there are so many out there. I have even read that long ones sound better than short ones. Try some easy stuff first before you start soldering into the unknown.
tweaking the Dlink III
I've had the PS Audio Dlink III now for about a year and overall its a nice DAC,solid and detailed. Where it tends to be unsatisfying is separation of instruments in massed orchestra and with particular female vocalists such as the Cranberries, Sherry Crowe, Norah Jones and particular songs their singing becomes more of a shriek than music.... this I know is the DAC's fault because the issue disappears with the Oppo DV-970 analog outputs at the sacrifice of low bass and dynamics but is still there fed in the Dlink III as an A/B test.
Wondering if replacing the power supply caps in the Dlink III (NCD 12000uf 35v) with Mundorf Mlytic AG caps (10000uf 40V)would help this?
http://www.partsconnexion.com/capacitor_ele_mundorf_plugin.html
Anyone else swapped these to good result?
Wondering if replacing the power supply caps in the Dlink III (NCD 12000uf 35v) with Mundorf Mlytic AG caps (10000uf 40V)would help this?
http://www.partsconnexion.com/capacitor_ele_mundorf_plugin.html
Anyone else swapped these to good result?