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  1. Thanks for all your help so far. I have done a bit of research and found that adam AX series suffers from "port noise", as discussed here: http://www.gearslutz.com/board/so-much-gear-so-little-time/475807-new-ax-series-adam-28.html#post6019328 I THINK this is what I'm experiencing so I will ask Adam for a replacement. posting this for anyone who's experiencing similar problem. I'm still looking for a good dac/pre-amp combo. Right now I'm looking at the CA DacMagic Plus, which from early reviews, it's neutral on the warm side. I didn't like the DacMagic because it sounds quite clinical, even on the lush Adams.
  2. wgb113, What treatments are you talking about exactly? Something like sound proofing and foams? I think my listener placement is ok, the two speakers are about 3~4 feet apart and i'm 3~4 feet from both of them.
  3. Daren, I have played with the equalizer a bit and found that lowering the 125 and 64 by 4db helps more. Also checked for clip protection and there's none. Thanks for the tip on Emotiva, will look into it!!
  4. I started coming to CA daily since last year and I appreciate all the info here. I mainly go for the blogs and reviews here. Below is my setup right now: mac pro (2009) -> lifatec toslink -> PS audio digital link lll -> XLR -> adam a5x (on black granite + Mopad on eye level) Using itunes + amarra plugin playing mostly ripped wav / aiff Right now, I think the system is quite pleasing. But I found two problems. First, the bass can get very boomy. After a bit of research on the net, I decided to add the granite hoping that could solve the boomy-bass issue. But it didn't, though it helped a bit. This happened the first time when I was listening to Metallica's S&M album, during Master of Puppets, the bass got blurry and it fatigued my ears. Even though this only happens in maybe two or three songs out of all of my music, I would still like to fix it. Second, please let me know if my thinking is correct. It's recommended to keep the volume on max throughout the system and control the it on the power amp, which in my case on the a5x's, is that right? I'm playing with volume maxed in OSX and have to dial the a5x to the lowest to enjoy the music. Because my gf and I work in different rooms, from time to time, I need to turn down the volume so that we could talk. But the problem is, balancing the volume on the two monitors is a bit hard so I would like to end this once and for all by adding a pre-amp to the chain. Does this make sense to you guys? If so, which pre-amp, or even Dac/pre-amp combo would you suggest? I could sell the DLlll and get something else. My budget would likely be around $700 US. What would be my logical next step? Thank you for your help!!
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