I have been using Soundcheck's Toolbox 3.0 for a few weeks thought I should contribute some findings I have discovered.
1. I have an entry-level two channel system: Bolder Linear PSU -> Bolder digital modded Touch (hardwired) -> Coaxial SPDIF -> Cambridge DACMAGIC -> Onkyo A-9555 Integrated Amp -> Energy RC-70 three-way towers 2. Default TT 3.0 settings and buffer: The sound is more forward and aggressive compared to stock. The clarity is improved. The vocals are so clean that sometimes feel a bit thin. The details in high frequency is emphasized and sometimes a little too much which can cause some distractions when listening to music. I feel a bit fatiguing after a long listening session. 3. TT 3.0 with Logitech priority settings and a 20000 buffer: The sound is more laid back. The highs are smoother but felt kind of rolled-off. Sometimes I feel it's too smooth which takes the dynamics and livelihood of the music away and too analog. Some people with a bright system may like it more. 4. I changed the FLAC decoder settings to have it decoded by the Touch rather than the suggestion by Soundcheck to have it done on the server side. I found this change gave me more bass response and more dynamics. Plus I have some 24/96KHZ album wouldn't play with the PCM setting. 5. My final settings are TT3.0 with Logitech priority and 10000 buffer, plus FLAC decoded by the Touch. I feel the sound is like a midpoint between 2 and 3 and hit a good balance on my system. It is analytical enough but at the same time musical and non-fatiguing. I want to thank Soundcheck for his work and overall it is definitely an improvement over the stock Touch. I know some people here say there is no difference at all but for me and my wife (who used to play instrument in a classical band and has much better hearing than myself) the difference is not night and day but also not very subtle either. -- touchporter ------------------------------------------------------------------------ touchporter's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=54882 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94155
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