adamdea;681841 Wrote: 
> 
> You will hear many people say different but frankly I would not bother
> if your hobby is listening to music; if on the other hand your hobby is
> pretending to be a software developer/audio engineer/hifi reviewer and
> you get nightly kicks from perceived differences in your hifi while
> playing the same track over and again, then by all means read on and
> follow the monkeys with the typewriters.

HAHA! thanks for the information.  I find it got a bit into the weeds,
for me personally, when it came to the daily tweaking posts.  I enjoy
the music but don't want to stick my head in a vice to get the perfect
sound.  Where does it end?  I want to set it and forget it.  My main
concern was whether to spend money on a DAC or just use the analog
outs, and achieve a more balanced audio and space, than my current CD
player which is a bit bright.  Having the Touch at stock settings then
to a DAC, is just the answer that makes the most sense to me. 

Another reason I looked into the SW tweaks initially was a descrepancy
in sound I experienced when listening to Sky.FM in 256k vs a lossless
rip of the exact same track on my own server.  Oddly, SKY.FM had more
fidelity on my 716V's which defies logic... mind you I listen to mostly
classic rock, etc. so SKY.FM could be streaming a remastered version of
the old CD I ripped.  So it may not even be an apples to apples
comparison. I thought initially it was a link in my chain, and I wanted
to see if any tweaks made a difference.

I think I am going to reset the Touch and look for a decent DAC
(<$1000), and be done with it.  Thanks for pointing me in the right
direction.


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