jimi00;342312 Wrote: > I'll revive this thread once again beacause I have had the occasion to > compare the analog output of my good old Slimp3 with a brand new SB3. > Even if the parts and numbers should give a clear advantage to the > newer model, all I can say is the Slimp3 wins hands down. The sound > stage is more open and instruments sound like they are supposed to. > Worse even, on lossless files, the Slimserver feeds transcoded mp3 to > the Slimp3 which still sounds better than the SB3 natively playing > lossless. > When I come to think about it, why should a Crystal DAC Chip be any > worse than the cheapo Burr Brown DAC on the SB3? > In a nutshell, does technology have ears?
Welcome to dreamland :o) The SB2 or 3 beats the SB1 for sound quality. How do you know that the instruments sound like they are supposed to? were you there when the recording was made? Yes the BB chip outperforms the Crystal chip. Oh and MP3 is better than lossless...we've been there - recently. I respectfully suggest you look at the rest of your gear. Then do some SERIOUS double-blind tests and report back. Sorry if this sounds like a rant (it isn't meant to be). Your opinion is perfectly valid - I'm just responsing with mine, is all. -- 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 + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods)- Linn 5103 - Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Kimber & Chord cables Outdoors: Boombox+Creative Sub (If I remember to turn it on...) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=4862 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
