JJ4SDR wrote:The "Bias" is set to OFF in my case as I guess I somehow took "Bias" for Phantom voltage which I presume is totally incorrect.
No, not incorrect at all. They are functionally the same thing. "Bias" tends to refer to lower voltages from 3 to 8VDC necessary to run electret mic elements, while "phantom" tends to refer to 48VDC to run professional grade condenser mic elements, but essentially the same thing. Of course a condenser mic designed for 48V isn't going to run very well at 3 or 8V, and an electret element designed for low voltage will be damaged by 48V.
If this is indeed false, then that likely explains some of the issues that I am encountering.
Again, not false, but it still doesn't explain any of the issues you are having.
To that point, you really should have made this post in your other topic that already addresses the issues you are having. Go back to that topic and read what I posted and maybe act on some of those suggestions. Post your results in that topic.
Oh, and when monitoring my audio I won't be able to use the high-quality headphones as I do when on VAC1. I don't think the perceived audio has anything to do with the other pair of "cans" (plugged into the front of the ANAN 7000 DLE MKII) that I use now that I feed audio straight into the LINE IN (L) on the back of the ANAN. Those "better" headphones are also plugged into a linear headphones amplifier, using balanced cables from the headphones.
Not sure I entirely follow this discussion but it has nothing to do with this topic and is therefore worthy of it's own.
My own thread drift: that people look for an existing, relevant topic to add on to is a laudable thing, but sometimes I think people try too hard. If existing topics are not a perfect fit, don't hesitate to create a new topic, preferably in the right sub-forum, at least