Pale Blue Ego;265764 Wrote: > I can hear a difference, even when using an outboard DAC. I believe it > has to do with the SBR not having a display. I spent several days > listening to both the SB3 and SBR and in switching between the 2, I > always preferred the SBR. It seemed a little more dynamic and had a > quieter background. The differences were not huge, and both players > sounded good, just that the SBR was a little better.
Not saying you didn't hear what you heard...and this question isn't really aimed at you, PBE, but I'd love to understand the mechanism by which not having a display can make the same series of 1's an 0's more dynamic or have less noise. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103 - Linn Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Kimber & Chord cables ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43087 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
