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which has no low frequencies to speak of, very small room, very insensitive speakers, SS amp... but is the only one that can play 24/88 files, DAC1 file sounds kind of "dated", as if it were recorded in a huge concert hall with tubed electronics and vintage microphones. Bass is very woolly, spreads all over the hall and the orchestra has some kind of "linking" which creates a decent illusion of musicians playing together, though there's something about the harmonics that I don't feel completely right.
On DAC2 things are cleaner, more "a la mode", so less linking between the members of the orchestra, less sense of togeterness, tighter bass, the harmonics sound righter to me in their proportion, but probably not in the way the spread over the image of the hall.

It's very difficult to me to make any valuable judgment and even more deciding which of two AD is keeping better the TU-X1's sound. If both performances were broadcasted from the very same venue and using the same equipment, then for tone and harmonic structure maybe I'd choose the DAC2, but for the capacity to portray a believable sense of space, then DAC1. Knowing the TU-X1 qualities and what makes it a very special piece of gear, in my opinion DAC1 preserves them better.
It will be very illustrative knowing Romy's take.

Regards,
A.

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