Mike Hanson Wrote: > I hope no one jumps to the conclusion that the SB2's internal DAC is > unacceptable. I agree. My opinion is mearly based on *my* own experience with the SB2 on *my* listening room system. On my other system it is more than acceptable. And I'm sure it also is on many many other systems.
Mike Hanson Wrote: > The moral of the story here is don't assume that you MUST have an > external DAC to appreciate the SB2 in an "audiophile" system. You > might save yourself a bit of money. I'll agree but... the above depends on some subjective variables. First, each person's definition of an "audiophile system" may vary. Second, my definition of external DAC is a dedicated box in which the sole purpose is to convert digital input (coming from a source CD) to analog line level output. So internal DACs of receivers, sound cards or any other devices with more than a simple DAC function don't count. And finally, kronos did ask -"to give us your impressions on the ANALOG output of the squeezebox 2 compared to your *hi-end hi-fi set-up*"-. I can't possibly imagine how the SB2's internal DAC and analog section can be expected to perform at the level required in a hi-end system. Even in my non hi-end system, the difference is obvious. Therefore, I would say that an external DAC is, in fact, a MUST to appreciate the SB2 in a hi-end audiophile system. If it's not a hi-end system then perhaps not. It still depends on the system though (like in my case). But like I said previously, this is all subjective. There is no right or wrong. Just varying opinions based on varying experiences. -- Aylwin _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
