sosleepy;245532 Wrote: > Thanks for the suggestions so far. I'll give the preamp suggestion a > try when I get some free time in the next couple of days. My CD source > isn't anything to write home about- a Marantz DV7600 DVD/CD/SACD player. > It has more "oomph" than the squeezebox, but I know it isn't top of the > line either. I use the squeezebox way more than the CD player, and > generally use FLAC as my chosen source, though I don't discriminate > against MP3.How would you describe the 'oomph', in terms of tonality? More pronounced bottom end maybe? I'd suggest that the difference you are hearing is almost certainly DAC related.
I don't have any issues with the one built into the SB3, but choose to use a Shek D1 NOS unit, as I prefer a warmer, more laid-back sound. However, if I run it through my Beresford TC-7510 Mk6 DAC the combo sounds almost indistinguishable to my Naim CDX2 (sounds hard to believe but its true), which has been gathering dust since my SB3 arrived. I wouldn't view the SB3 as necessarily being the weak link in the chain, despite its budget status. I'd say you just need to find a DAC that offers the kind of presentation you like. -- david68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ david68's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12107 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40581 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
