AudioJosh
Established Member
Hi,
I'm having a bit of a head scratcher here...
Some of my music is sounding a bit distorted when I play it through Apple Music or my CD player (Marantz CD6005). Not all tracks mind, just a select few.
However the same tracks sound fine through Spotify, which is a relief (sort of) as it rules out it being my speakers.
I reckon I've narrowed it down to the DAC I'm using, a Schiit Bifrost 2 (amazing DAC otherwise). When I plug the CD player directly to the amp theres no distortion on selected tracks. Still, it confuses me why certain tracks play fine through Spotify and not through Apple Music when I'm using the Macbook as the source into the DAC. I've tried a different Macbook with a different USB cable but still the same issue.
Anybody else experienced this kind of thing? Any tips?
I got the DAC second hand annoyingly. Hopefully I can get the warranty transferred if it is the DAC.
I'm having a bit of a head scratcher here...
Some of my music is sounding a bit distorted when I play it through Apple Music or my CD player (Marantz CD6005). Not all tracks mind, just a select few.
However the same tracks sound fine through Spotify, which is a relief (sort of) as it rules out it being my speakers.
I reckon I've narrowed it down to the DAC I'm using, a Schiit Bifrost 2 (amazing DAC otherwise). When I plug the CD player directly to the amp theres no distortion on selected tracks. Still, it confuses me why certain tracks play fine through Spotify and not through Apple Music when I'm using the Macbook as the source into the DAC. I've tried a different Macbook with a different USB cable but still the same issue.
Anybody else experienced this kind of thing? Any tips?
I got the DAC second hand annoyingly. Hopefully I can get the warranty transferred if it is the DAC.
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