mvalera;348132 Wrote: > Can't comment on the 1709, cause they don't have the D/A output specs, > but my 3808ci which costs 3x more has worse specs than the SB3 on the > D/A outputs: > > THD(+N?)3808ci: 0.008% or -81.9dB > THD+N SB3: 0.002% or -93.5dB > > SNR: wash between the two > > MikeMike, I have a 3808 too. I won't fight on the figures, because they don't mean much (THD comparison between an amp and a dac is irrelevant, we don't even know what they mean by "D/A output", do we ?), but I will just say this : The sound of the 3808 in "Pure Direct" through the DAC and the sound of the same "Pure Direct" fed by the analog outputs of the SB3 are completely different, on any kind of music. The other day, I was making some tests and I had plugged the analog SB3 , when my wife stepped into the room, looking for a book. After a minute or so she told me : "what have you done to the music ? It doesn't sound as usually...".
In my opinion, the difference in perceived quality of the 3808vsSB3 is about the same as the difference between a Benchmark and a SB3. About. Perhaps the Benchmark has a small advantage over the 3808, but it's not worth mentioning it compared to the price (and the other features) of this amp. I mean, since you owe a 3808 you should agree, I suppose. But, of course, all this reflects my sole opinion. Everybody listens music for oneself, has his/hers own standards of perceived quality and one should listen before deciding to buy. -- Themis SB3 - North Star dac 192 - Denon 3808 - Sonus Faber Grand Piano Domus ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Themis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14700 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=52848 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
