Phil, thanks for your rather sane response. I just want to agree with your point about appreciating the music more. I think this is true, and a similar thing happened to me when I started becoming more serious about (amateur) photography. I can't ever really go back to just taking snapshots, even though 99% of folks are happy with that level of "artistry". And for me, I'm not sure I'll ever go digital, as long as my trusty Nikon F4 has something to say about it (but this is a discussion better left for photo.net, not here).
Anyway, I do have an idea about the DAC/jitter/re-clocking thing. I agree that, theoretically, the transport shouldn't matter, if we assume data is data, bits are bits, and so on. The only "guess" (not that word again!) I have on the subject is that the components can actually interefere with each other and cause different amounts of jitter? For example, maybe the SB3 produces more RFI in the external DAC than your reference transport? Maybe, if you moved the SB3 and transport farther away from the DAC, you may hear a difference? This is way out of my league, but it's the only thing I can think of to explain the difference. -- ezkcdude SB3->Derek Shek TDA1543/CS8412 NOS DAC->MIT Terminator 2 interconnects->Endler Audio 24-step Attenuators (RCA-direct)->Parasound Halo A23 125W/ch amplifier->Speltz anti-cables->DIY 2-ways + Dayton Titanic 10" subwoofer He's not hi-fi, he's my stereo. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ezkcdude's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2545 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22301 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
