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Are all R2R dacs slow and soft?

I've tried a few.
Border Patrol, Sonnet, MHDT, Mojo, and a few others I can't recall. 
They all seem to have a slow, soft rolled off sound that lacked detail. The Mojo being the exception, but was still on the softer side. 

I'm now interested hearing the LTA Aero and the May Audio Spring. 
If anyone is familiar with these 2, is it more of the same, or do either one of these stand out from the rest of the crowd?

The reason I'm looking around is I have a PS Audio DirectStream MK2 with the Airlens, and it's very nice and super detailed, but on some recordings, it can be pretty unforgiving and bright. I'm looking to take the edge of without the sound turning soft and mushy, and lacking detail. 

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danmar123
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@audphile1 

Thanks for your answer. I’m pretty new to midfi streaming, so that’s why I asked that question. My router is in the basement & I ran an ethernet cable upstairs to my system. My other choice would to relocate my router upstairs & port my comp. & printer in the basement. Reason for my question. My wifi is so strong right now, but looking to get an Aurender N-200 to go into my Aero DAC that’s being built as we speak. So they have to be hard wired. (no wifi card)

19mmark19
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Venus 15th owner here - not slow nor soft.

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@danmar123 Aurender N200 is excellent. And it has a solid network improvement but…what the switch will give you is ability to implement a high quality Ethernet cable for your streamer. When I had the N200 I could hear differences between Ethernet cables. I used Purist Audio CAT7 Ethernet cable into N200. Then tried Audience Hidden Treasure and sold the Purist. 
I no longer have the N200 as I was able to eliminate it due to the high performance streaming card built into my DAC, but nonetheless try different cables on N200. 

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danmar123
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@audphile1 

I've been doing my homework since the summer. I have so many USB, Interconnect & power cables on on my lists, that's driving me crazy. (lol)

I do like your suggestion of the Audience cables, but I'm a big fan of ''OCC'', Neotech are on my top of the list for cables do to the OCC.

Happy New Year everyone!

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I am a huge fan of audience digital cables and I also love my Audience FrontRow speaker cables. Not a fan of their interconnects or power cables anymore. 
If you dismiss Audience Ethernet and Studio One USB cables you will be missing out big time. Don’t box yourself in. I’ve neotech interconnects and speaker cables. Good but not Audience FrontRow level by any stretch of imagination. 

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