Again...the "audiophile" version of the Squeezebox, which will be sold through dealers, is due out in the not-too-distant future. I think this is a semi-open secret at this point. Salient items are a digital input, improved DAC, power supply,etc. I'm sure it will be in a sleek, sexy, metallic case, to help justify a far higher price point.
So, I guess what I'm saying is this: before spending hundreds or thousands on mods, why not wait a few months? In the meantime, the SB3 alone can be quite satisfactory. You won't be pulling out hairs over poor sound quality. Much of this is subjective, of course, but there are those on this forum, inlcuding me (please, no flames, no comments about my non-revealing system, etc.), who have found the differences between the SB3 and a high quality external DAC and the SB3 alone to be minimal. Ditto for power supplies. The differences ARE there, to be sure, but the price per square foot, as it were, is at Manhattan levels. So...if Slim Devices, who are obviously a bunch of very smart, very savvy, and very competent people, come out with an "audiophile" friendly version, I think it would be worth checking out. Fewer boxes, nicer design, equal or less money. -- highdudgeon SB3, Lavry DA10, Sony DVP 555es, Bel Canto Pre2, Carver Sunfire, Rane DEQ60L, Harbeth Monitor 40s, ACI Force subs ------------------------------------------------------------------------ highdudgeon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2195 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23948 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
