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    Bright sound with Zuma and ASUS Xonar audio card I built the CAPS v3 Zuma server earlier this year according to spec, with the following exceptions: (1) omitted the SOtM tX-USBexp is a USB 3.0 PCI express card and instead installed an ASUS Xonar Essence STX PCI express audio card, and (2) installed Windows 7 rather than Windows 8. I'm using the coaxial digital output from the ASUS card in pass-through mode to an external DAC (Simaudio MOON 300D). JRiver indicates bit-perfect delivery of digital file, and the DAC indicates the appropriate frequency of the signal. The choice of installing the ASUS card is because it has an analog-to-digital converter that I use to digitize my LP collection. My problem is that the audio played by this system is overly bright and lacks bass (playback through Simaudio MOON i7 integrated and Sonus Faber Auditor M speakers). I've tried the various drivers (ASIO, WASAPI, etc.) with equivalent results. Any thoughts on why the sound is too bright and how to remedy the problem?
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    Hi. I built the CAPS v3 Zuma server earlier this year according to spec, with the following exceptions: (1) omitted the SOtM tX-USBexp is a USB 3.0 PCI express card and instead installed an ASUS Xonar Essence STX PCI express audio card, and (2) installed Windows 7 rather than Windows 8. I'm using the coaxial digital output from the ASUS card in pass-through mode to an external DAC (Simaudio MOON 300D). JRiver indicates bit-perfect delivery of digital file, and the DAC indicates the appropriate frequency of the signal. The choice of installing the ASUS card is because it has an analog-to-digital converter that I use to digitize my LP collection. My problem is that the audio played by this system is overly bright and lacks bass (playback through Simaudio MOON i7 integrated and Sonus Faber Auditor M speakers). I've tried the various drivers (ASIO, WASAPI, etc.) with equivalent results. I would appreciate your thoughts on why the sound is too bright and how to remedy the problem. Thanks for your help and thanks for providing a fantastic website.
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