I think I follow that. However, if you keep going with it, it is mostly relevant if you listen to it in the mastering/mixing room it was used in with the attendant gear (speakers, amps, etc.).
Sounds like you really need to get yourself one of those P.M. DACs and let us know how it goes. Hope you like AES-EBU 
. I’ve never seen or heard one. Heard OF them, but as they were $20k back in the day when Money was Worth Something, they were not common. I clicked on one of the mastering studios in the long list that uses (or used) them, and got a 404, which may tell you something.