95bcwh Wrote: > So far, people who has listen to the Squeezebox with BOTH the upgraded > power supply and the stock power supply all concluded that the upgraded > power supply is "way better". Now, whether the extend of improvement > justifies the extra $1000 it's entirely up to individuals. > > On the other side of the fence, I have read that Slimdevices (and some > Squeezebox dealers) claimed that the power supply upgrade is not > necessary. But I have not read that they have actually do an A/B > comparison between the stock power supply and the upgraded one. So, all > I'm asking is, when you make a claim that the upgrade is unnecessary, > you have to be very specific in what you mean, is it: > > (1) The upgrade is unnecessary because there's no improvement in sound > whatsoever. > > (2) The upgrade is unnecessary because the price is too much to justify > the improvement.
OK, I'm with you now! The hi-fi industry is full of claims, so I wouldn't worry too much about what different parties in the industry claims. I would listen to any arguments thay may have, but not to definitive statements as to what is or isn't necessary. There isn't much proof of anything anywhere, so don't worry about it. Also, as someone else mentioned, people who spend $10k on CD players don't actually think $1000 for a power supply is expensive if it lifts the SB to the same level as $10k player. BTW, talking of "proof": Most $300 CD players measure about as well as a $10k CD player. Certainly any measurement differences do not account for the difference in sound quality. Clearly the industry doesn't at the moment have the tools for proving these things. -- P Floding ------------------------------------------------------------------------ P Floding's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2932 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22204 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
