I am simply answering the question, different dacs can produce different soundstage on same speakers/room/setup."Soundstage" is a function of speakers, the room and the recording... nothing to do with noise or harmonic distortion from a transparent DAC or amp. The job of such devices is to convert to analogue and amplify a signal. We listen to recordings with speakers, not amps or DAC's. If you are listening to a DAC, then you're listening to the equipment and not the music. No one here will ever suggest SINAD is the only metric to consider, however it is a great starting point.
Please try and stay on topic regarding the DX3, as "soundstage" discussion has nothing to do with a transparent DAC like the DX3.
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