Actually, I do feel like I'm ahead of old analog (e.g. tape). I just use the ANALOG outputs of my digital Squeezebox. I tested all the Squeezebox outputs going into the same high-end digital amp. I found the analog outputs to sound better than the digital ones. I'd like to see what the analog output of a stock Squeezebox does against the analog output of your modded-Sony-DAC combination. It's too bad your Squeezebox mod was digital only. To me, digital S/PDIF doesn't sound right on two-channel signals.
Marley3;206395 Wrote: > The digital out volume was not set to fixed and the replay gain was not > disabled... I'll change those and try another critical listening > session. > > My modded Sony has an Audiocom Superclock 4 jitter reduction device > installed, so that may be making the difference. The Monarchy Audio > DIP may even the playing field in that regard... > > I really appreciate everyone's brainstorming. I can't thank you > enough. I never would have come up with these suggestions on my > own... > > It's funny to me how we all still work so hard to get digital to sound > as pure, pleasant, and emotionally involving as good old fashioned > analog. With all of today's technology, you would think we would be > way ahead of analog by now... -- tggreen ------------------------------------------------------------------------ tggreen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1948 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35803 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
