ralphpnj;458800 Wrote: > I don't mean to be a pain in the neck, but just how exactly can the > S/PDIF output be "better" since if the device (whether the device is the > Classic or the Receiver or the Touch) is acting only as a digital > pass-through and the bits (the digital signal) are received exactly has > they were sent out from the server and are then passed along intact via > the S/PDIF output to an external DAC? Isn't that one of the primary > tenets of digital audio, that "bits is bits"? > > Of course other than the fact that the Touch supports and thereby > passes along high resolution files. The differences in the DACs I > clearly understand but not so the differences in the S/PDIF outputs. If > I'm mistaken then please correct me but in layman's terms, if possible.
I think this is the answer you're 'looking for' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=456536&postcount=5). It is why I posted Touch is better then Classic/Receiver using S/PDIF. And I agree that the Touch has a bunch of potential for being the transport for ones external DAC as the S/PDIF appears to be better then the Classic/Receiver and has native 24/96 support. -- iPhone *iPhone* Media Room: Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre MX-R Mono's, VeraStarr 6.4SE 6-channel Amp, Vandersteen Speakers: Quatro Mains, VCC-5 Reference Center, four VSM-1 Signatures, Video: Runco RS 900 CineWide AutoScope 2.35:1 Living Room: Duet, ADCOM GTP-870HD, Cinepro 3K6SE III Gold, Vandersteen Model 3A Signature, Two 2Wq subs, VCC-2, Two VSM-1 Kitchen: Squeezebox BOOM Bedroom: Second Boom Bathroom: Squeezebox Radio Ford Thunderbird: Duet, Mac Mini Ford Expedition: SB Touch, USB drive ------------------------------------------------------------------------ iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67711 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
