watchnerd
Grand Contributor
Hmmm ... so the source was digital converted to analogue in the Hegel, then converted back to digital in the Kii, DSP'd and finally DAC'd to analogue to feed the speakers - a very direct route ...
It's the same process that happens in most (not all) mixing studios.
Mic -> ADC -> DAW workstation -> interface DAC -> monitor control -> active monitors (which if newish, often have a DAC inside)