Different judgements about the sound character of the DG-58 may be due to the way of how one integrated it into the system.
a) not using the built in AD / DA, i.e. only digital in and digital out.
Inserting the DG-58 as EXT DSP of the DC-901 works well with me.
b) using the built in AD / DA, i.e. DG-58 between preamp and power amp.
I tried to feed the output of my phono preamp C-37 to the analog inputs of the DG-58 (still using the digital outputs to go to an external DAC).
I ended up using my Nagra VI as AD before feeding its digital output to the DG-58. IMHO the ADs of the Nagra VI result in a much more neutral, natural and transparent sound, no veil.
Did you guys use method a) or b)?
Martin
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