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Opened the unit up and it was set for 0.9Vrms. Switched it to 2.0 just for the hell of it and the only difference is lower volume available.
i wish I could describe the poor sound quality. Its like the dynamic range and openess to the sound is squashed. no space between instruments and somewhat harsh. It is not distorted or noisey though.
The best i can come up with is the comparison to my motherboard's realtec soundcard. Sounds a lot like it.
If I were you, before spending money on new equipment, I would just check your gain staging. It's important to make sure that the signal going into the MiniDSP is approaching 0.9V (with the jumper set to 0.9V ofc), and that the 0.9V output from the MiniDSP is sufficient to drive the monitors. I'm not sure if you mentioned which monitors they are, but most should have adjustable input sensitivity.
And at what point and how are you controlling the volume?
I don't mean to come across as arguing with your perception of the sound btw. It's just that I don't think it's possible that you could be hearing the poor sound you're describing with the components properly gain staged (if that is possible in the first place).