Well it's just a guess but if you want your analog path to sound like the digital one (I'm not only talking about the volume) you have to make sure that both signals (the analog one coming from your RCA input stage and the "former" digital one coming from your DAC) are practically the same at...

Sorry in case I expressed myself unclear, I understood your concept of the two multiplexers. Concerning that I still see a problem of "equalizing" the analog output of your DAC and the RCA inputs the way that you can route one of the those two signals (with the analog relay mux) to the output...

@digger945: 1. Yes, I'm gonna do the soldering myself but I will order the PCBs because SMD-soldering get's much easier with a solder mask. 2. Budget is up to 1.5k€, shouldn't be the limiting factor 3. I estimate a project duration of up to 2 years. Don't get me wrong: I have a master's...

Hi there everybody, although this is my first posting here, I have been reading this forum quite intensively trying to absorb all the information on the presented DIY-projects... :-) Great jobs, fellows! As my Beyerdynamic DT880 doesn't sound that great on an AV-receiver (well, as...