stop-spinning;603634 Wrote: > I have the opportunity of getting a good second-hand Squeezebox Duet - > are you saying that the Touch - 'sonically speaking via digital outs' > is significantly superior to the Duet? Should I save up for the Touch > instead? > > Also I notice that the Squeezebox does not use wireless N technology - > will their be a problem with buffering if I am streaming larger FLAC or > WAV files over wireless using the older 54mbs (at best) wireless G > protocol (I don't plan to use MP3's in order to get maximum sound > quality)?
1) the Touch CAN sound better into a DAC than a Duet - whether or not it DOES will depend on the DAC. As for "significantly" - that's a personal judgement; I would say the improvement possible with a Touch is noticeable but not life-changing. 2) Streaming FLAC or WAV (yuck) over G is not a problem. N is not necessary for audio streaming. You can stream multiple parallel flac streams over G. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... Touch(wired/XP) - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods) - Linn 5103 - Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Pekin Tuner, Townsend Supertweeters, Blue Jeans Digital,Kimber Speaker & Chord Interconnect cables Kitchen Boom, Outdoors: SB Radio, Harmony One remote for everything. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=84903 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
