Yeah, the problem I run into there is that my preference is to control the volume from my computer. Ideally, that puts the PA3 around 50 - 60% and the computer around 20% nominal.
So my inclination would be to return the D10 and get a different balanced DAC. But since that means the E50 if I...
You know... the noise was so prominent on the speakers that I didn't think to give that a try.
Sure enough, with the volume and gain maxed on the L50 and the digital volume on the source down to 4/100, there is a faint click there, too, Both channels, with what sounds like the same amount to my...
I recently replaced my old Topping AIO DAC / headphone amp / speaker amp with a somewhat unusual Topping stack.
So right now, I'm running a D10 Balanced DAC, L50 headphone amp, and PA3s speaker amp, with balanced connections from the DAC to the L50, and from the L50 to the PA3s.
For whatever...