Another questionable part of this review, at least to me, is his assertion that upgrading the external power supply completely transforms the sound of the Squeezebox.
With the stock power supply, this reviewer finds the sound of the Squeezebox's analog outputs to be harsh and basically unacceptable. But with the Bolder modified Elpac, he says, "The difference in sound quality in this listening session was quite striking. Now the Squeezebox goes through a metamorphosis, and turns into a high quality digital component." Really? I believe that after-market power cords and external power supplies can make a difference in a good system, but my experience is that that difference is usually on the margin, improving what was already good, but not transforming the previously unacceptable. But what do I know? Before I got my DAC, I enjoyed the analog outs on the Squeezebox! -- corbey My two-channel system: - SB-3 through a CIAudio VDA-2 DAC (and using Nokia N800 as a remote) - Sony SCD-1 CD/SACD player - WyeTech Labs Jade tubed preamp - Chord SPM 1200C power amp - Basis 2001 turntable w/ Graham Arm & Lyra Helikon cartridge - Klyne phono stage - Proac 2.5 speakers ------------------------------------------------------------------------ corbey's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11286 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=38258 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
