snottmonster;625526 Wrote: > Really? I haven't seen any such definitive measurements, though as a new > guy around here I could quite easily have missed something. > > I did recently see some info that showed the buffer modification > changed the noise induced on the processor power supply (maybe even > earlier in this thread), but nothing that showed the change in noise > profile made any difference to the analogue output. That said, I'm 100% > convinced there are modifications that could improve SQ as yes - the > unit will always be a compromise when designed to a budget - but I've > yet to see any supporting evidence that these particular sofware > modifications make any difference or even credible theories that could > explain the claimed improvements, and so ridicule is an entirely > natural and, IMO, appropriate response > > So in all seriousness, please point me to any such measurements - I'd > be very interested to see them and the conclusions drawn.
It seems to me that the measurements Phil and John did (see post around #511 for what John did) show that the mods do have some measurable effect. Certainly it is possible the effects are audible, and we can imagine why these results might result in an audible difference. For me that alone would take the mods out of the realm of deserving ridicule. I have applied the mods (except for turning off the screen): I'm running wired anyway, and modded my Touch to remove the analogue outs, so the mods don't have any "cost" for me. I think they do make a small improvement - certainly not the dramatic kind that others have been reporting. But I could be imagining it - I certainly don't have the ability to run an objective test with my setup. -- firedog GIK Acoustics Room Treatments. Tranquil PC fanless WHS server running SqueezeServer; SB Touch slaved to Empirical Audio Pace Car; MF X-DACV3, MF X-150 amp, Devore Gibbon Super 8 Speakers; Dual 506 + Ortofon 20 (occasional use); sometimes use PC with M-Audio 192 as digital source. SB Boom in second room. Arcam CD82 which I don't use anymore, even though it's a very good player. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ firedog's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11550 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=84742 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
