New Pro - SQ for classical music

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To be more clear. If SAM helps you to get a more analogue sound, perfect. But have in mind the losses or better try the above test (SAM on/off) if there are any for you.

Thanks for the detail post @yabaVR. At the risk of disgressing, shall I say that I flabbergastedly discovered that my D's power socket was connected to a Devolo powerline adapter, remnant of a previous setup ? I immediately unplugged the Devolo and... suddenly the sound had become a little more precise.

I now need to try with SAM off.

But, where this post is not off topic, is why SAM would make Milstein's violon suddently less digital, especially since there is little bass.

 
You've got it.
At least one cause of poor sound. This powerline adapters produce a horrible amount of trash on the powerline. If you use some others in your house, I know it's uncomfortable, please try and pull them ALL out of the powersockets and listen again to your D. These poweradapters might be the main cause to your 'digital' sound no matter where they are pluged into the powerline. They are all connected when layed on the same phase (hence functioning    ). Even if you got a poweradapter pluged in upstairs, it is still on the same powerline and polluting your Devialet with digital trash.

That was my point with the pics. If you post some of your system we can more easily see the flaws in it and help you out of your 'digital disaster'  .

gui

But isn't the Devialet "Digital trash" anyway?