Iv'e actually used the SB and the TP's analog outputs into various headphone amps , using various Ic's all thru either Sen 650 or Sen 600 cans. I find the TP's dac rather lifeless and clinical and the Sb3's a little harsher and less "airy" compared to lets say my Jolida Jd100 used as a source. I have tried various dacs which I have borrowed in this regard too. I never level matched but the differences were discernable in respects that the level matching wouldnt have revealed , for EG the TP was definately extreme LF bass shy and had less "air" than the other dacs or the CDP at any level I listened at. Point is , I actually use the SB these days as the source for my headphone amp as it convenient , small and cheap and the differences in spending vast sums more on a digital cable and dac were not important to me. I have changed from an anal hardcore audiophile back to a more fogiving music lover.
-- Rodney_Gold Sb3/Z-sys RDP1/meridian DSP5500's TP/X-cans v3/Senns 650's TP/TACT 2.0/SCM 50a's TP/Meridian DSP5000's "The nicest thing about smacking your head against the wall is...the feeling you get when you stop" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rodney_Gold's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14618 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=59264 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
