ste1;555590 Wrote: > > Any ideas on why there would be a difference? My hypothesis include: > > Touch powering the harddrive introduces jitter/interference - or - > Touch powering the harddrive reduced current to the sp/dif output whic > hdoes something - or - > The proximity of a HDD emitting RFI is effecting something else in my > system Two other possibilities occur to me:
1. Ambient noise level of the spinning USB hard disk is degrading the listening environment. (This would only be a possibility if your SB server is in another room or is significantly quieter than the USB disk at your listening position). 2. Maybe you could simply be expecting a difference and therefore hearing one. The fact that you say you were hoping the USB setup would be better doesn't change the fact that sighted comparisons are vulnerable to expectation bias. -- cliveb Transporter -> ATC SCM100A ------------------------------------------------------------------------ cliveb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=348 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79770 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
