Recently picked up a PWD MKII from original local owner. The DAC powers up. I have been able to load different updates. When connected to a transport the signal locks with the green light indicated. I’ve tried various inputs as well which all lock but same issue. Ive also tried both single and balanced outputs.
The issue is the sound is very weak and a little distorted. On my system feeding into a ModWright LS 36.5, Pass X250 to Wilson WP’6’s I have to push the preamp to about 12:00 on the volume knob to get the sound to be noticeable so Im definitely cranking it up. On my DSD MKI Im doing good to get my preamp up to 10:00 as that’s too loud for me so I know it’s not the rest of my system. By noticeable I mean very faint.
I feel it’s not getting the gain to drive the analog out as something has been cooked, output device? Before I send in to PSA I’m hoping someone on here has had a similar experience and what they did for the fix. Open to suggestions. I feel fairly confident it’s the analog board. Both transformers seem fine.
Thanks,
Jim