Regarding DACs for the Squeezebox Touch, I am a new owner of one and trying to decide on whether a DAC is the way to go, as I am primarily running the analog out to my CA 650A to Focal 716V speakers. Do most people use the SBT stock and then send that signal to the DAC or is it tweaked via HW and SW first?
Does it make any difference one way or the other? I love the unit personally, found it a little muddy "out of the box" compared to that of my Cambridge 640C V2 when playing a CD of the same lossless music, but I applied the suggested toolkit 3.0 tweaks and find it comes far more in line with what I am accustomed to, perhaps more so, which is a plus. Unfortunately, after the tweaks, I lose some of the features that is nice to have, like the display screen. My thinking is that using a quality DAC, like the Moon 100D, will clean up the signal before it gets to the speakers regardless if any tweaks are applied, if it's bit perfect digital out. I am no expert on DACs, or Squeezeboxes for that matter, but a nudge in the right direction or clarifying where I am mistaken is appreciated, as I have 0 experience with external DACs, and the Touch, so I am trying to make an informed decision as to not potentially waste my money on redundancy. -- Munroe ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Munroe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=52982 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=92801 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
