highdudgeon;133836 Wrote: > Then why on earth are you remotely interested in the Squeeze Box? > Clearly, you disdain the product, you have no need or ability to take > advantage of its abilities, so why bother trolling this forum? > > Yes, I do think that an external DAC makes a difference. However, > read closely: I found the differences between a stock SB3 and and SB3 > with the mentioned units to be one of nuance. Very diserable, at > times, but hardly mentionable, at others. To me, the law of > diminishing returns applied. Besides, I didn't like the clutter of > multiple boxes. I made NO mention of it needing an external DAC. > That's in your imagination. JA used it as a transport WITH an external > DAC. > > Oh, and this: I happen to think that the stock SB3, with analog > outputs, is actually quite good. Not fantastic, to be sure, but good > enough to put CD players in the thousand dollar range to shame. > Believe it or not, CD players in that price range are more than good > enough for a lot of people. > > I will buy the Transporter for a few reasons: build quality, a DAC that > sounds like it could be even better than a Lavry -- which would raise > the level of "nuance" -- superb power supply, built-in attenuation, > which means safe operation without a line stage, adaptability to > 220/240, etc. > > Of course, I know you wrote this note simply because you like to bait > me, but there's an answer. I think you've gone a good job of showing > off your silliness. You think the SB3 is a piece of crap, you can't > use some of its more interesting features, but you're lonely or bored > enough to keep trolling this forum. Bon chance. PS, that was an > obvious type: I meant couch, obviously. I have no idea how you sit and > don't care. Like 90% or more of users here, my listening setup is in my > living room. That means actual furniture, sharing music with friends, > etc. Changing CDs is no ordeal, obviously; the SB is just wonderfully > convenient. Again, if you don't like or need the device, why do you > continue to post on this forum? This must be rather like your habit of > prowling through forums from which you've been kicked off and > periodically assailing forum members and owners with laughable vitriol.
George- I asked some simple question and you respond with a personal attack. I gave the SB to my son. He's an MP3 user and loves it. -- mauidan ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mauidan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1679 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26306 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
